Key scholarship details
Application status
Not open yet
Applications open
20 Nov 2023
Applications close
28 Jan 2024
Eligible study level
Graduate research
Eligible student type
Domestic and international students
Eligible study stage
Current study
Benefit duration
One-off
Summary
Professor Graham Burrows AO (1938-2016) was a mental-health clinician, researcher, mentor, and advocate. In addition to his role as an academic at the University, Prof. Burrows was the Director of Psychiatry at Austin Health. He was actively involved in the Australian Medical Association, and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, as well as numerous international organisations, including The International Society for the Investigation of Stress. Prof. Burrows advocated strongly for the mentally ill, and published over 743 scientific articles, as well as authoring or co-authoring more than 104 books/chapters during his career. He was the first psychiatrist to be awarded the Doctor of Science Degree in 2004 at the University of Melbourne. The Graham Burrows Travelling Scholarship commenced in 2018.
The Graham Burrows Travelling Scholarship was established to support a PhD student, in the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Melbourne, providing the opportunity to present their research at an international meeting.
Benefits
2024 only - 2 scholarships to the value of $5,000 each
Duration:
One-off
Eligibility and selection criteria
Eligibility
The award is open to a PhD student of the Department of Psychiatry, to present their research at an international meeting.
Selection criteria
Selection will be based on an applicant's:
- Potential to make a significant contribution to mental-health research and approaches
- Capacity to communicate complex ideas and theory, and the ability to undertake research in a clinical setting.
The selection of applications for the award is undertaken by an assessment committee.
Conditions
- Travel must be undertaken in the year that the scholarship is awarded.
- The scholarship recipient will be required to make a presentation and submit a written report on the outcomes of their scholarship.
Study level:
Graduate research
Student type:
Domestic and international students
Study stage type:
Current study
Study area:
Health
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How to apply
Please apply using the attached template: Link here
Closing date for applications: Sunday, 28 January 2024 at 11.59pm
Please email the Department of Psychiatry Department Coordinator: psychiatry-admin@unimelb.edu.au.
Status:
Not open yet
Applications open:
20 Nov 2023
Applications close:
28 Jan 2024
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