Scholarships / Grants
ANZSGM SCHOLARSHIP
2010 APPLICATIONS WILL BE SOUGHT FROM ADVANCED TRAINEES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR.
The ANZSGM Scholarship is provided by the Society to promote overseas work experience for Advanced Trainees in Geriatric Medicine, who are members of the Society, and to promote and foster, in Australia and New Zealand, future excellence in clinical geriatrics and research.
The fund is primarily intended to assist members who are advanced trainees at the time of application in undertaking overseas positions.
The funds may be used for any purpose which facilitates travel, relocation or employment expenses to an overseas site. Priority will be given to trainees undertaking research, because research positions are less likely to be less well remunerated.
The current value of the ANZSGM Scholarship is $10,000.
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2010 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Call for projects
Alzheimer's Society and the Bupa Foundation are offering £1.5m for project grants over two or three years. Applications are invited for individual applications of between £100,000 and £750,000.
Registrar The Bupa Foundation, Bupa House, 15-19 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2BA
Tel: 020 7656 2591 Email: bupafoundation@bupa.com
Further information www.alzheimers.org.uk/research and www.bupafoundation.co.uk
For further information download here
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Alzheimer’s Australia Research (AAR) would like to announce the 2010 Dementia Grants Program.
This year, AAR is proud to offer a range of grants, such as:
New Researcher Grants
- 5 AAR Dementia Research Grants of $25,000
- 2 Hazel Hawke Research Grant in Dementia Care of $25,000
- 1 Hunter Research Grant into the Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease of $25,000
Travel Grants
- Rosemary Foundation Travel Grant of $15,000
Postgraduate Scholarships
- 1 AAR Postgraduate Scholarship in Dementia ($30,000 per year for 3 years)
Postdoctoral Fellowships
- 2 AAR Postdoctoral Fellowship in Dementia ($45,000 per year for 2 years with payments matched by applicants’ institution)
Applications for all awards close Monday 12 April 2010.
Application forms and further information can be found at http://www.alzheimers.org.au/content.cfm?topicid=250 .
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Churchill Fellowships 2010
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give”
Sir Winston Churchill
ANZSGM members who wish to further their knowledge in a particular area that requires overseas travel should consider applying for a Churchill Fellowship.
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Your research can be in almost any area as long as it would yield a positive benefit for Australians and you are willing to communicate your findings.
Further information and application forms are available from the website:
http://www.churchilltrust.com.au/
Applications open 1 November 2009 and close 26 February 2010.
Some relevant Sponsored Fellowships for 2010 include:
Churchill Fellows’ Association of SA Churchill Fellowship for any topic. |
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Bob and June Prickett Churchill Fellowships for an aspect of health of Australians. |
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Bob and June Prickett Churchill Fellowships for the treatment of prostate cancer. |
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Bob and June Prickett Churchill Fellowships for organ and tissue donation. |
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Dr Dorothea Sandars Churchill Fellowship for the study of medical and veterinary parasitology or Parkinson's Disease or advances in medicine in general. |
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Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee Churchill Fellowship for the study or update of skills for the enhancement of the delivery of palliative care. |
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Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee Churchill Fellowship for the study of an issue in the field of ophthalmology |
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Dorothy and Brian Wilson Churchill Fellowship for the study of issues relating to community service or social welfare. |
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Jack Brockhoff Foundation Churchill Fellowship for projects in the fields of Health and Social Welfare. |
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James Love Churchill Fellowship for any field in Queensland. |
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Leslie (Les) J. Fleming Churchill Fellowship for the study of oncology and for cancer research. |
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Monash University Churchill Fellowship for the study of an aspect of university management. |
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Mr and Mrs Gerald Frank New Churchill Fellowships for the establishment of a register specifically for Dementia / Alzheimer sufferers and / or to train carers. |
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NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust Churchill Fellowship for the study of road safety. |
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Sir William Kilpatrick Churchill Fellowship for a project dealing with any general health issue. |
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Vincent Fairfax Ethics in Leadership Foundation Churchill Fellowship for ethics and leadership. |
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Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Churchill Fellowship to study any topic in relation to Australians in their advancing years. |
Viewing the website will give you an indication of the breadth of subjects studied by previous Churchill Fellows as well as their reports.
Good luck with your application.
Sean Maher
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ANZSGM-Lundbeck Fellowship - not offered in 2010
The ANZSGM-Lundbeck fellow for 2009 is Associate Professor Renuka Visvanathan, Director of the Aged and Extended Care Service at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide.
The Fellowship, which is entirely non-promotional, is funded by Lundbeck and involves a week long course at the Lundbeck Institute in Skodsborg, Denmark on Dementia and Late Life depression, with a small number of other delegates from Australia and New Zealand and groups from four other countries. Following the Institute course, the Fellow is subsidised to attend a centre of excellence in Geriatric Medicine in Europe. Dr Visvanathan is planning to spend her second week visiting the Clinical Gerontology Unit at King’s College Hospital, London, hosted by Professor Stephen Jackson.
Dr Visvanathan, the sixth Fellow, from the Society to be selected, is congratulated on her selection and we look forward to seeing a report of her Fellowship in a subsequent edition of the Newsletter. The Fellowship is available to full members of the Society who are within ten years of receiving the FRACP.