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Grants and scholarships

We award trainees and doctors with funds they can use for research, study, travel and activities worldwide that support RANZCOG’s work promoting excellence in women’s health.

For doctors in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

Applications for the 2024 round of Women’s Health Foundation research scholarships, fellowships and travel grants have closed.

*GPPTSP applications will close on Sunday 28 July 2024 at 11.59pm (AEST).

General Practitioner Procedural Training Support Program (GPPTSP)
Are you a rural or remote GP? Find out how this Department of Health funding can assist you to complete the 鶹ֱAssociate Training Program (Advanced Procedural).
Arthur Wilson Memorial Scholarship
Researchers within five years of a Masters or PhD can apply for $60,000 over two years to support research into any aspect of O&G, and related disciplines.
Glyn White Research Fellowship
Victorian-based researchers within five years of a Masters or PhD can apply for up to $25,000 to support research into perinatal medicine.
UroGynaecological Society of Australasia (UGSA) Research Scholarship
Early-career Fellows and F鶹ֱtrainees undertaking a research project in the field of urogynaecology can apply for funding of up to $20,000.
鶹ֱNSW State Committee Travelling Scholarship
Two $10,000 (or one $20,000) awards are available to New South Wales-based trainees for the purpose of travelling to train in a developing county in the Asia-Pacific region.
鶹ֱNSW State Committee Trainee or Fellow Research Grants
New South Wales-based early-career Fellows and F鶹ֱtrainees can apply for research funding. These three grants promote academia as a career pathway.
Robert McInerney Medical Project
F鶹ֱTrainees and Fellows as well as other health professionals, scientists and community working in Women’s Health can apply for $50,000 over two years to conduct research into an area relating to Women’s Health.
Miriam O’Connor Travelling Scholarship
Victorian F鶹ֱtrainees and Fellows can apply for a $24,000 scholarship to undertake volunteer work or training in specific regions.
Mary Elizabeth Courier Research Scholarship
Australian and New Zealand medical graduates within 5 years of gaining a Masters PhD or F鶹ֱcan apply for $40,000/year ($120,000 in total) for research into gynaecological cancer or high risk pre-cancerous lesions.
鶹ֱQLD State Committee Research Grant
Registered and financial F鶹ֱTrainees and early career Fellows who reside in Queensland can apply for $10,000 to promote academia as a career pathway.
Mizuno-Ratnam Young Gynaecologist Award
鶹ֱFellows and F鶹ֱtrainees under 40 years of age can apply to be funded to attend the biennial AOFOG Congress.

The 鶹ֱWomen’s Health Foundation also administers a variety of scholarships that are offered on a rotating basis. This includes the following scholarships (not offered in 2024, please check this page for availability in early 2025).

Fotheringham Research Fellowship
Early-career 鶹ֱFellows and Advanced F鶹ֱtrainees can apply for $50,000 over two years to support research in all aspects of O&G, and related disciplines.
Ella Macknight Memorial Scholarship
Researchers within five years of a Masters or PhD can apply for $50,000 over two years to support research into any aspect of O&G, and related disciplines.
Robert Wrigley Pain Research Scholarship
Early-career Fellows and Advanced F鶹ֱtrainees can apply for $12,000 of funding per year over two years ($24,000 total) for projects that contribute towards the improved treatment of pelvic pain.
Brown Craig Travelling Fellowship
Early-career 鶹ֱFellows and Advanced F鶹ֱtrainees can apply for one of two $5,000 travel Fellowships for study or presentation of a scientific paper in O&G.
Mercia Barnes Research Grant
Emerging and early career researchers in Aotearoa New Zealand, undertaking a research project in the area of O&G and/or reproductive health, can apply for funding of up to $40,000.
Jean Murray Jones Scholarship
This scholarship provides up to $90,000 in financial assistance to a Western Australian-based 鶹ֱFellow or F鶹ֱtrainee to undertake training or professional development in women’s health outside Western Australia.

For First Nations trainees

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Trainee Scholarship
Are you an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specialist trainee, prevocational doctor or medical student? Find out how you can apply for a scholarship to attend 鶹ֱscientific meetings.

For international O&G trainees and affiliates

Mukhtiar Raghbir Sidhu 鶹ֱAsian and Pacific Developing Countries Education Grant
Citizens and residents of developing Pacific or Asian countries, who are trainees enrolled in an OBGYN training program can apply to participate in a 1-4 week clinical observership in any tertiary OBGYN department in Australia or New Zealand.
鶹ֱInternational Fellowship program
Early-career O&G specialists and advanced trainees from Asia-Pacific countries can apply to participate in a one-week intensive at an Australian hospital, and attend the 鶹ֱAnnual Scientific Meeting.
鶹ֱPacific Scholarship (State and Territory Committees and Te Kāhui Oranga ō Nuku)
University of PNG and Fiji National University O&G trainees, and recently-graduated O&G specialists can apply for 鶹ֱPacific Scholarships to attend 鶹ֱevents in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
鶹ֱPacific Affiliate member CPD Scholarship
Pacific Affiliate members can apply for this scholarship to attend the 鶹ֱAnnual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Australia.
鶹ֱBrian Spurrett Fellowship
Pacific doctors and nurses can apply for this Fellowship to participate in CPD (usually to attend the 鶹ֱAnnual Scientific Meeting in Australia).
鶹ֱAcademic Fellowship
Newly-appointed O&G academics at University of PNG and Fiji National University may be nominated for a 鶹ֱAcademic Fellowship by their Heads of O&G.
鶹ֱBook Prize
Recent graduates of University of PNG and Fiji National University Master of Medicine (O&G) and Diploma of O&G courses may be nominated for the 鶹ֱBook Prize by their Heads of O&G.

There are also a variety of 鶹ֱand external scholarships that are offered on a rotating basis. This includes the following scholarships (not offered in 2024, please check this page for availability in early 2025).

The Anatomy of Complications Workshop Pacific Scholarship
Current or recently graduated Master of Medicine (O&G) trainees from an eligible Pacific medical school may be nominated to attend the Anatomy of Complications Workshop (ACW) in Perth, Western Australia, with free registration, and funding for travel and accommodation.

For high school students

Liam and Frankie Davison Award
Senior secondary students resident in Australia or New Zealand can apply for the $1,000 Liam and Frankie Davison award for outstanding achievement in literary writing on women’s health.

For training sites

Specialist Training Program (STP) funding
A funding initiative from the Department of Health to establish and support a variety of new training posts in expanded settings.

Frequently asked questions

Can scholarship funds be used for salary supplementation?

Yes – the proposed use of funds is one aspect of the project that the assessment committee will examine as part of the assessment process. The Deed of Agreement relating to 鶹ֱFoundation scholarships states that:

“Scholarship/Fellowship funds may be used for any of the following areas in part or in full:

Salary of the scholar

Salary of a research assistant for the project

Consumables

Conference attendance

Other expenses (excluding infrastructure) – to be stated in expenditure statement.”

You should also refer to the individual conditions of the scholarship(s) you are applying for. These are available in the application pack.

Is a one year research project completed part time over two years eligible for a scholarship with a one year tenure?

Applicants may apply for funding for a project running longer than the scholarship term, however they should note the stipulation in the assessment policy that: “Applications from researchers whose projects can reasonably be expected to be completed within the tenure of the scholarship, fellowship or grant for which they are being considered for possible award will be given preference over those that exceed the tenure of the award.”

Can I apply for more than one scholarship in a year?

Applicants may apply for more than one scholarship, but may not submit applications for more than one research project or more than one travel placement in any one year. Applicants should also check the individual scholarship eligibility conditions before applying.

Can I apply for a travel scholarship if I do not have a confirmed attachment/placement?

Unfortunately we are unable to accept travel scholarship applications without a confirmed attachment/placement.

When will I hear back about my application?

Recommendations on scholarship recipients are made at the Research Grants Committee meeting which is held in the last week of September. Following this, the recommendations need to be ratified, which can take several weeks. Applicants should expect to receive notification of the outcome of their application by mid to late October.

Conflict of interest definition

The 鶹ֱpolicy on conflicts of interest is consistent with the published guidelines of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). A Conflict of Interest is defined as:

1

Direct involvement in the application as an investigator at any level (high)

2

Direct or potential involvement due to a personal financial interest in the outcome of the granting process (high)

3

Personal involvement as a scientific or departmental/institutional colleague (high)

a)

student/supervisor relationship with any of the applicants during the past five years

b)

Departmental conflicts are defined as a colleague within an identifiable organisational group from which joint benefit may follow award of the grant i.e. members of the same research institute or affiliated university department, faculty or hospital

4

Perceived involvement due to a family/personal relationship, either currently or in the past (high)

Updated
28 November 2024
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OUR AWARDEES

Our scholarship and grant recipients have used their funding for travel and research to pursue a wide range of professional development opportunities all over the world, all with the shared goal of excellence in women’s health.