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JDRF/Macquarie Group Foundation Travel Grant Program

JDRF, with the support of the Macquarie Group Foundation, offers travel grants to early-stage researchers, and to allied health and nursing professionals, to support the development of expertise in the field of type 1 diabetes research in Australia.

JDRF and the Macquarie Group Foundation support excellence and innovation in research in the field of type 1 diabetes through the Macquarie Group Foundation Diabetes Research Innovation Partnership. The partnership aims to advance the level and impact of type 1 diabetes research in Australia.

The Early-Stage Researcher Travel Grants and The Allied Health and Nursing Travel Grants are funded by the Macquarie Group Foundation as part of this partnership.

JDRF invites applications for grants of up to $2,000 for domestic travel or $4,000 for international travel to research institutions or scientific meetings, for the purpose of furthering the applicant’s expertise in the field of type 1 diabetes.

Early-Stage Researcher Travel Grants

This program is designed to support medical or science graduates in the early stages of their research career (eg current PhD students, or not more than five years post-doctoral). The applicant must be committed to the mission of JDRF to prevent, treat and cure type 1 diabetes and its complications, and demonstrate relevance to one of JDRF’s therapeutic areas: Beta Cell Therapies, Immune Therapies, Complications Therapies or Glucose Control.

Allied Health/Nursing Travel Grants

This program is designed to support allied health or nursing professionals, or allied health or nursing students enrolled in a post graduate program, whose work/research will impact on the lives of people with type 1 diabetes and their carers and families. The applicant must be committed to the mission of JDRF to prevent, treat and cure type 1 diabetes and its complications, and demonstrate relevance to one of JDRF’s therapeutic areas: Beta Cell Therapies, Immune Therapies, Complications Therapies or Glucose Control.

The term 'allied health' refers to health professionals usually considered part of the diabetes management team – i.e. diabetes educators, dieticians, psychologists, social workers, and podiatrists. In addition other allied health professionals who are considered relevant to the management of type 1 diabetes, such as exercise physiologists, occupational therapists and pharmacists, will also be considered.

Eligibility

Applicants must be

  • Australian citizens, or;
  • Permanent residents currently residing in Australia, or; 
  • Temporary residents holding JDRF research awards, currently working at an Australian institution.

Note that previous winners of this award are eligible to reapply.

Applications

Applications remain open year round, and are considered in four funding rounds throughout the year. Travel must be taking place after the date of cut off for consideration. Timelines for 2012 funding rounds are as follows:

  Cut off for consideration Announcement of Awards
Round 1 Friday 3rd February
 Friday 13th April
Round 2  Friday 27th April Friday 6th July 
Round 3  Friday 19th October Monday 24th December 

Details of application requirements can be found on the relevant application form.

Applications are to be e-mailed as one document in MS Word format to travelgrants@jdrf.org.au.

Please note - JDRF may reject applications that do not meet the above requirements. Incomplete applications will NOT be accepted without prior discussion with JDRF staff. JDRF will not accept applications for meetings/visits that have already occurred.

Early-Stage Researcher Travel Grants – APPLY NOW
Allied Health/Nursing Travel Grants – APPLY NOW

Contact JDRF Travel Grant Program administration on travelgrants@jdrf.org.au or 02 9020 6121 for more details.

Travel Grant Recipients 2011
Recipient Institution Amount Awarded ($)
Bo Wang
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Research Institute
3742
Louise Dunn The Heart Research Institute
3028
Jenny Cheng
University of New South Wales
1100
Kim Cheng Garvan Institute of Medical Research 3020
Ria Arnold University of New South Wales 4000
Jeng Yie Chan Garvan Institute of Medical Research 4000
Jessica Stolp Garvan Institute of Medical Research 2578
Bernice Tan Garvan Institute of Medical Research 1500
Michelle Ashton St Vincent's Institute 2635
Mathew Jenkins University of Melbourne 2515
Anna Pham The Children's Hospital at Westmead 4000
Peta Phillips Westmead Millennium Institute 3255
Nathan Zammit Garvan Institute of Medical Research 3425
Miranda Coleman University of Queensland Diamantina Institute 4000
Helen McGuire Garvan Institute of Medical Research 1542
Jacqueline Schiesser Monash University 3862