National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Scholarships

The NHMRC offers scholarships to support outstanding health and medical graduates early in their career, so they can be trained to conduct research that is internationally competitive and develop a capacity for original independent research within Australia. This funding opportunity is only available to domestic graduate research students.

Stage 1: Applicants intending to apply for a NHMRC scholarship must meet the internal deadlines set by both NHMRC and Monash University. Minimum data must be entered in NHMRC’s granting system Sapphire by 8 May 2024. Note: Failure to meet this deadline will result in the application not proceeding.  

Stage 2: Applications must be submitted by the Monash closing date of 29 May 2024. The earlier closing date allows us time to check your application to ensure it is complete.

Applicants must

• be undertaking a higher degree by research (i.e. a PhD or a Research Masters degree); coursework degrees do not qualify as higher degrees by research 
• ensure a complete application is submitted, including supervisor report and other documents required to conduct a complete assessment of an application 
• not have previously received an NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship 
• not be a recipient of an Australian Government funded stipend such as a Research Training Program (RTP) stipend at the time of application, during peer review, or for the duration of the grant, if accepted 
• not exceed 12 calendar months of full-time equivalent enrolment for a PhD degree, or six calendar months for a Research Masters degree, up to 31 December in the year of application 
• include a proposal for a research project based in Australia; elements of the project can be undertaken outside Australia (e.g. data gathering) but the CIA, supervisor and project must be all Australian-based and located at an Australian institution 
• apply under the Research Stream that their research proposal aligns with.  

See application details, eligibility, and more information about the NHMRC scholarships here. Applicants are required to read all relevant reference material available via GrantConnect prior to lodging an application.

Contact

Admissions Team, Monash Graduate Research Office | mgro-apply@monash.edu

SF-CaMM Careers Pathway Forum - Personal journeys of SF-CaMM clinician scientists

This interactive 1hr forum will provide a unique opportunity to hear the personal career journeys from a panel of Sub-Faculty of Clinical And Molecular Medicine (SF-CaMM) clinician-scientists from diverse career stages and clinical specialties. 

Each speaker will share their personal thoughts on navigating the challenging career path of a clinician-scientist, including strategies to deal with the challenges in transitioning from a clinician-student to an independent clinician-scientist.

• Date: Friday 26 July
• Time:12pm-1pm
• Registration link
• Delivery mode: Hybrid (In-person / Online) Event
• Venue: Block E, Monash Medical Centre, Surgery Seminar Room (5SS08)
  
• Zoom link
• Event flyer

Our speakers

Professor Eric Morand, Dean of the Sub-Faculty of Clinical and Molecular Medicine (SF-CaMM) and Head of Rheumatology at Monash Health. Eric is an established physician scientist whose research focusses on clinical outcome measurement and biological profiling in systemic lupus erythematosus and the actions of glucocorticoid induced proteins on the immune system. 

Associate Professor Kirsten Palmer, Head of the Maternal Fetal Medicine unit at Monash Health and a NHMRC emerging leader (EL2) who leads the Maternal and Perinatal Medicine Translational Research group at SCS. Kirsten is an emerging clinician scientist whose research focuses on translating promising new therapeutics for disorders of placentation including pre-eclampsia. and fetal growth restriction 

Dr Rimma Goldberg, a Gastroenterologist at Monash Health, and a Research Fellow at School of Clinical Sciences. Rimma is an up-and-coming clinician scientist whose research focuses on adaptive and innate immunity in inflammatory bowel disease and developing novel cell-based therapies for disorders such as Crohn’s Disease.

Program Outline

Each presentation will be limited to 10 mins, addressing aspects of the following points or questions.

• Outline your professional career training trajectory as a clinician-scientist.
• How did you set up your research team/research lab?
• What were the key challenges you have faced?
• What were the key opportunities that have helped your career?
• How do you manage your time between the clinic and the lab?
• How did you plan your research goals to support their career progression in both clinical and academic spheres.

The presentations will be followed by a lengthy 30 min Q&A session to maximize discussion between the speakers and the audience. Audience members can also submit questions via the chat function on Zoom during the presentations.  

Contact

Dr Joohyung Lee | E: sf-camm.gradresearch@monash.edu or joohyung.lee1@monash.edu | T: +61 431 749 005