Fellowships

Introduction | List of fellowships | Aims and eligibility of fellowship program | How to apply | Who to contact

Introduction

As a result of generous donations and bequests the faculty is able to offer the following fellowships to talented researchers.

List of fellowships (with closing dates)

• David Bickart Clinician Research Fellowship (closing date 31 October 2007)
• Anne Marie Mankiewicz-Zelkin Fellowship (closing date 31 October 2007)
  
• Sir Randal Heymanson Foundation Fellowship (closing date 31 October 2007)
• Ronald Phillip Griffith Fellowship (closing date 31 October 2007)
• CR Roper Fellowship (closing date 31 October 2007)
• Annie S Glover Fellowship (not available until 2009)
• R Douglas Wright Fellowship (closing date 31 October 2007)
• William Collie Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (not available unitl 2009)

A traveling Solander fellowship is available under the Universitas 21 program.

Aims and eligibility of the fellowship program

Faculty fellowships are considered highly prestigious awards that have fostered the careers of many successful researchers. They are among the most important mechanism available to the faculty to provide transitional support for emerging independent researchers.

Although the fellowships are awarded primarily on the basis of merit, all else being equal, they can also provide an opportunity to promote strategic areas of research within the faculty. The scoring of candidates follows the principles used in assessment of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Career Development Awards.

Ideally, the candidate will generally have up to10 years of postdoctoral experience and is seeking to establish a long-term career at the University of Melbourne. Allowance will be made for clinical researchers where specialist training has delayed or coincided with the postdoctoral training period. The fellowships are expected to predict success in obtaining a nationally competitive fellowship, or an academic appointment at the University of Melbourne.  This award is not an initial research appointment. Other than in exceptional circumstances applicants will have at least 3 years since the award of their PhD.

Although a prior overseas postdoctoral experience will generally be an advantage, this is not compulsory. Applicants who are already employed at a level equal to, or more senior than, the fellowship being sought are less likely to be successful than someone of equal merit but appointed at a lower level.

The candidate's track record will contain clear evidence of internationally competitive research excellence with a strong potential to develop themselves as self-directed health and medical researchers either independently or as a member of a research team. In the latter case the research must be clearly identifiable with the fellow. The applicant's record will be judged relative to opportunity, taking into account career interruptions for family commitments or other reasons.

Although not mandatory, it is expected that applicants will have submitted an application for a NHMRC Career Development Awards, Research Fellowship or equivalent.

How to apply

The following application form can be used to apply for one or more of the above listed fellowships. Application form [PDF 65k] [Word 145k].

Who to contact

Joan Vosen
Scholarships and Trusts Officer

Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Level 4, 766 Elizabeth St
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010 Australia

tel: +61 3 8344 4019
fax: +61 3 9347 8939
email: jyv@unimelb.edu.au