PhD Scholarships Program
The Leukaemia Foundation is helping more medical and science graduates pursue a research career in blood cancer by combining resources and working in partnership with HSANZ to co-fund PhD scholarships.
These prestigious doctoral scholarships are awarded to Australian applicants who demonstrate outstanding merit in blood cancer research. They are open to all areas of Australian research in blood cancers and blood cancer related disorders.
Applicants’ work must align with a least one of the Leukaemia Foundation’s four research priorities:
- Understanding the biology of blood cancers.
- Diagnostics and prevention.
- Therapies and care options.
- Implementation science.
The PhD scholarship program offers applicants – early career scientists, allied health care professionals, nurses and haematologists – a three-year scholarship with annual funding of $48,000 (a total of $150,000 per scholarship).
The PhD scholarship program is administered by HSANZ and uses its existing grants review and selection process with representation from the Leukaemia Foundation.
The selection criteria used by the HSANZ is based on National Health and Medical Research Council scoring.
For information on the next round of applications– visit www.hsanz.org.au/scholarships-and-awards.
Last updated on April 4th, 2025
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