Rowan Nicks Russell Drysdale Fellowship in Australian Indigenous Health and Welfare - 2008
Do you want to make a difference in Australian Indigenous Health?
The Rowan Nicks Russell Drysdale Fellowship is designed to support individuals wanting to make a contribution in the area of Australian Indigenous Health and Welfare. The Fellowship particularly aims to support the development of workers and future leaders in Australian Indigenous Health and Welfare.
Australian Indigenous people are strongly encouraged to apply.
The Fellowship is open to Australian citizens or permanent residents who have appropriate prior experience and/or education and wish to:
- undertake approved programs / activities OR
- further education OR
- a research project.
The Fellowship could take the form of:
- a salary for a period of up to 12 months in the first instance at a level commensurate with the Fellow's experience and qualifications; OR
- a stipend and/or payment of course-fees to undertake approved training, education or research.
The Fellowship is awarded initially for a period of up to 12 months with possibility of renewal for up to a further period of 12 months. Applications are now open for 2008
Closing date: Monday 3 September 2007
Contact Louise Lawler,
RNRD Fellow
School of Rural Health
Faculty of Medicine
University of Sydney
11 Moran Drive
Dubbo NSW 2830
Phone: +61 2 6885 7944 (Friday)
Mobile: 0418 251 864
Fax: +61 2 6885 7979
Email: llawler@med.usyd.edu.au
Nicks Drysdale Application Form
Aboriginal Study Grants
Notices have been sent to the Deans of the Dental Schools advising that :
Applications are open for the 2007 ADA Study Grants for Aboriginal Dental Students of $2,000.00 each, five of which Grants are awarded each year.
Each applicant must, of course, be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Applications must be on the appropriate form available from ADA Inc. and/or the Deans of the Dental Schools. The closing date for applications is March 30, 2007.
Applications are considered by a panel consisting of the Federal President of the ADA [or his/her nominee], the Federal Vice President, and the Chief Executive. Successful candidates will be notified by the end of April 2007.
Study Grants for Dental Students from Rural and Remote Regions
Notices have been sent to the Deans of the Dental Schools advising that :
Applications are open for the 2007 ADA Study Grants for Dental Students from Rural and Remote Regions of $5,000.00 each. Three Grants are available this year; one each to selected students respectively residing in a rural/remote region of Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia. [In 2008, four Grants will be available to students residing in rural/remote regions of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory.]
Each applicant must comply with criteria set out in the Guidelines which are available, together with appropriate Application Forms, from the ADA Inc. and/or the Deans of the Dental Schools.
The closing date for applications is March 30, 2007.
Guidelines for the ADA Graduate Student Scholarship
ADA Inc.
Wednesday, 5 March 2007
Notices and copies of the Guidelines for the ADA Graduate Student Scholarships have been sent to the Deans of the Dental Schools at the Universities of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Queensland and Western Australia advising that :
Applications are open for the 2007 Graduate Student Scholarships of $4,000.00 each, one Scholarship being available to each of the above Dental Schools. The School may choose to nominate one person or several recipients to share the Scholarship.
These Scholarships are restricted to graduate students in specialty training programmes to enable them to travel interstate to complete components of their course work. The Scholarships are not available for overseas travel.
The graduate students must be members of the ADA Inc.
Applications must be supported by a recommendation from the relevant Dean with details of disbursement of the funding.
The Scholarships are available throughout the calendar year.
Australian Dental Association Study Grants for Dental Students from Rural and Remote Regions
ADA Inc
Saturday, 13 May 2006
The Australian Dental Association is proud to announce that the winners of its inaugural Australian Dental Association Study Grants for Rural and Remote Students.
The successful applicants were:
Ms Gareema Prasad [student at Melbourne Dental School], from the Northern Territory
Mr. David Furney [student at Griffith University School of Dentistry], from New South Wales;
Ms Michelle Chamberlain [student at Adelaide Dental School], from Victoria; and
Mr. Timothy Long [student at Griffith University School of Dentistry] from South Australia.
Dr Bill O’Reilly, one of the Selection panel stated,” The calibre of the applicants was outstanding. The winners were successful from a high class field of very worthy students. Congratulations must to all the Applicants for their efforts”
The successful applicants will be granted their Awards at ADA events in their State.
