Grant

Graham Burrows Travelling Scholarship

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for applications

Applications open

1 Dec 2025

Applications close

27 Jan 2026

Benefit amount

Up to $3,000

Eligible study level

Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Graham Burrows Travelling Scholarship is offered to PhD students, in the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Melbourne, providing the opportunity to present their research at an international meeting.

About the donor

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.

Benefits

This scholarship provides a one-off payment of $3,000.

Amount:

Up to $3,000

Duration:

One-off

Quantity:

Approximately 3

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered or this scholarship, you must be a PhD student of the Department of Psychiatry intending to present your 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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Application

How to apply

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 27 January 2026, 11:59 pm.

Please email the Department of Psychiatry Department Coordinator: psychiatry-admin@unimelb.edu.au.

Submit an application

Status:

Open for applications

Applications open:

1 Dec 2025

Applications close:

27 Jan 2026

  • Previous Recipients:

    • 2025 Dr Chiranth Bhagavan, Leah Hudson, Connie Tse
    • 2024 James Agathos
    • 2023 Elysha Ringin, Lu Zhang
    • 2022 Hope O'Brien
    • 2021 Not awarded
    • 2020 Divyangana Rakesh
    • 2019 Dr Terence Chong

The information listed here is subject to change without notice. Where we have listed information about jointly run scholarships programs, please also see our partners' websites. Information describing the number and value of scholarships awarded is indicative.

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