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Travel Grants
JDRF offers travel grants to young researchers throughout Australia in order to strengthen the knowledge of type 1 diabetes knowledge amongst the research community.
The Program
The Macquarie Group Foundation Diabetes Research Innovation Partnership aims to advance the level and impact of type 1 diabetes research in Australia. The Young Scientist Research Travel Grants are funded by the Macquarie Group Foundation as part of this partnership. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) invites applications from young researchers for grants of up to $2,500 to allow travel to research institutions or scientific meetings, for the purpose of furthering the researcher's expertise in the study of type 1 (juvenile) diabetes.
Eligible candidates for both forms of Travel Grants will be:
- Medical, science or allied health graduates who are undertaking type 1 diabetes research
- Researchers in the early stage of their career (eg PhD students or not more than 5 years post-doctoral)
Applicants for both forms of Travel Grants must also be:
- Australian citizens; or
- Permanent residents currently residing in Australia; or
- Temporary residents holding JDRF research awards who are currently working at an Australian institution.
The scientific meeting/research visit planned by the applicant must focus on one of JDRF's research goals:
- To restore normal blood glucose levels
- To prevent and reverse complications
- To prevent type 1 diabetes
Your Application
Please submit one of each of the following documents as a part of your application. These include:
If you have trouble downloading this form, please email info@jdrf.org.au for an electronic copy.
Please note, all applications MUST include:
- Name of intended research laboratory/institution, or scientific meeting.
- Short lay description of the purpose of travel and its relevance to type 1 diabetes (maximum 1 page). This description must be easily understandable to the lay person.
- Curriculum vitae including date of birth, residency status and publications (max 4 pages).
- Copy of abstract submitted to scientific meeting;
- Budget (not to exceed $2,500 for researchers or $2000 for allied health and nursing professionals) and details of approaches to other sources of travel funds.
- Evidence of invitation to travel or copy of registration papers for scientific meeting.
- Letter of support from your supervisor commenting on your work, commitment to type 1 diabetes research, and the scientific benefits of the travel/visit (max 1 page).
- Name of institution to which cheque should be made payable.
Applications are to be emailed as one document in MS Word format to info@jdrf.org.au by the closing date.
Applicants also need to mail a copy of their application with any additional documents which cannot be emailed to:
Travel Grants
JDRF
PO Box 183
St Leonards NSW 1590
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2009 Timetable for JDRF Travel Grants
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| Round 1 Jan 2009 |
Round 2 Apr 2009 |
Round 3 Jul 2009 |
Round 4 Oct 2009 |
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| Applications Called (flyer issued) | Fri 9 Jan | Fri 3 Apr | Fri 3 July | Fri 25 Sept |
| Closing dates for applications | Fri 6 Feb | Fri 1 May | Fri 3 Aug | Fri 23 Oct |
| Applications sent to PAP and LRP | Fri 13 Feb | Fri 8 May | Fri 7 Aug | Fri 30 Oct |
| PAP responds to chair | Fri 13 Mar | Fri 5 June | Fri 4 Sept | Fri 27 Nov |
| PAP chair advises JDRF of PAP rankings | Fri 20 Mar | Fri 12 June | Fri 11 Sept | Fri 4 Dec |
| JDRF emails LRP with PAP scoresheets | Fri 20 Mar | Fri 12 June | Fri 11 Sept | Fri 4 Dec |
| LRP Teleconference | Mon 6 Apr | Mon 29 June | Mon 28 Sept | Mon 14 Dec |
| Board Approves Grants | Fri 17 Apr | Fri 10 July | Fri 2 Oct | Fri 18 Dec |
| Announcement and cheque sent | Fri 18 Apr | Fri 11 July | Fri 9 Oct | Fri 25 Dec |
| Travel Grant Recipients Round One 2008 | ||
| Applicant Name | Institution | $ Amount Funded |
| Lin Perry | University of Newcastle | 1846 |
| Catalina Palma | Prince of Wales Hospital | 2500 |
| Melinda Coughlan | Baker Heart Institute | 2500 |
| Xiaoyu Wang | University Of Sydney | 2500 |
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Audrey Koitka |
Baker Heart Institute | 2500 |
| Saparna Pai | University of Queensland | 2500 |
| Stephanie de Dios | University of Melbourne | 2500 |
| Rebecca Stokes | Garvan Institute of Medical Research | 2472 |
| Travel Grant Recipients Round Two 2008 | ||
| Applicant Name | Institution | $ Amount Funded |
| Karly Sourris | Baker Heart Institute | 2500 |
| Mia Akerfeldt | Garvan Institute of Medical Research | 2500 |
| Steve Gao | University of NSW | 2500 |
| Emily Tu | Centenary Institute | 1000 |
| Kristy Hatherly | University of Sydney | 2000 |
| Travel Grant Recipients Round Three 2008 | ||
| Applicant Name | Institution | $ Amount Funded |
| Sotoodeh Abhary | Flinders University | 2200 |
| John Schenken | University of Newcastle | 2500 |
| Roby Jose | James Cook University | 2500 |
| Travel Grant Recipients Round Three 2008 | ||
| Applicant Name | Institution | $ Amount Funded |
| Siska Sumual | Kolling Institute of Medical Research | 2500 |
| Colleen Elso | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute | 2362 |