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Australian Training Fellowship for ATSI Health Research
General Information
The fellowships are offered to persons who wish to make Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research a significant component of their career. This Fellowship is available to graduates in all health- related fields. Priority will be offered to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
The objectives of these fellowships differ only from those of the Council's other Fellowships in the specific focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health research training be it any of the research disciplines.
At the discretion of the Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships Committee the application may be transferred to the Biomedical, Clinical Research or Public Health Fellowship categories.
Applicants may apply simultaneously for both Australian-based and Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowships in this Priority Area. Separate applications are required.
Successful applicants will be referred to as NHMRC Training Fellows in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply, applicants must hold a doctorate in a health related field of research or have submitted a thesis for such by 31 December of the year of application. Applicants should have demonstrated an interest in, and ability to pursue, a career in research and be currently engaged in such activities. At the time of application, applicants should not have more than two years' postdoctoral experience from the date that the doctoral thesis was passed.
For Australian-based applications in years 1 and 2, applicants should nominate a Department (preferably institution) and research group other than that where the applicant's doctoral qualifications were obtained. Any deviation from this condition must be presented with full justification in the application. It is the intention of these fellowships to provide different training from that experienced during the PhD. Other than in exceptional circumstances a proposal in which the department, supervisor and research group remain unchanged will be ruled ineligible or severely penalised.
Applicants must be Australian citizens, or be graduates from overseas with permanent Australian resident status, not under bond to any foreign government.
Applicants should provide a specific study plan within the clearly defined area.
