(Round 2)
NEXGEN are pleased to announce the launch of Health Research Experience Scholarships Program (Round 2)
2025 as part of our OCHRe NEXGEN Hub.

 For this round, NEXGEN Hub will offer 12 Health Research Experience ScholarshipsProgram (Scholarships) valued at $10,000 each. These Scholarships will provide opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders enrolled in an undergraduate degree (including Honours) or a postgraduate coursework program, to gain or enhance their research experience and skills.

The offer will be offered exclusively to Investigators (CIs and AIs) named on the
NHMRC Targeted Call for Research application (APP 2005944: OCHRe).

This is a continuous Open Round which opens on 9 March 2025  and
closes on 30 September 2025 or when all Scholarships have been awarded, whichever is the sooner.

Thank you for your interest in our program, and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Documents are available for download via the following links.

Scholarship FAQ

Scholarship Activities Application Form

Maali Hub - HDR ‘Top-Ups’ Round 1

Applications for Round 1 are now open for financial Top-Ups to support Indigenous Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students enrolled in Higher Education/Research institutions represented within OCHRe .

The Maali Hub, a component of the OCHRe network, has the responsibility of distributing these scholarships.  

Scholarships offered include:

$10,000 one off ‘Top-up’ payments
$5,000 one off travel grant payments 

If you wish to be considered, please review the Funding Guidelines and then complete the Funding Application form.

Please submit your application to maali-hub@unimelb.edu.au no later than 5pm on Friday, 14 March 2025.

To be considered for a Top-Up Scholarship please complete this form AND provide supporting documents where relevant.

Submissions will only be accepted via maali-hub@unimelb.edu.au. Please refer to the Maali Hub Research Support Funding Guidelines regarding the funding source, eligibility criteria and submission procedures.

You can download a PDF application form via the button below.

Download the Recipient Final Report Form: Here

Download the Funding Guidlelines HERE

The Maali Hub Indigenous EMCR Health Research Related Support Fund is available to support Early to Mid-Career Researchers with project costs, health research related training, international and national conferences.

This is a continuous Open Round which opens on 1 March 2025  and closes on 30 November 2025.

Research support funding offered includes:

$10,000 Research support costs
$5,000 Training

$5,000 International conference attendance

$2,500 National conference attendance 

If you wish to be considered, please review the Funding Guidelines and then complete the Funding Application form.

Please submit your application to maalihub@ecu.edu.au.

Download the Guidlelines HERE

10 – 12 June 2025 Adelaide Convention Centre

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Scholarships for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

The Public Health Association Australia (PHAA) is offering scholarships to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to attend the Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference (CDIC), to be held in Adelaide, South Australia from Tuesday 10 to Thursday 12 June 2025.

The conference theme is 'Future directions for immunisation and communicable disease control: embracing ideas, innovations and improvements'. The conference will provide an opportunity for practitioners, policymakers and researchers to gather and share their knowledge and ideas, make new connections and reinvigorate existing collaborations to and work together to formulate new ways to address the challenges facing us for communicable disease control in 2025.​

Eligibility 

To be eligible, applicants must be individuals who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

Key Dates

Applications open Thursday 31 October 2024.

Applications close at 11:59pm AEST, Wednesday 9 April 2025.

The successful applicant(s) will be notified by mid-April 2025. ​

The University of Queensland

Building the next generation of Indigenous scholars

The PhD program will foster the future generation of promising Indigenous researchers trained through the Centre’s comprehensive Indigenous leadership, mentorship and capacity building program. The Indigenous Futures Centre provides the ideal opportunity to build strength and research capacity by supporting next generation of Indigenous scholars with the support of the current Indigenous thought leaders.

For expressions of interest or questions, contact Arielle at ifc.graduatestudy@uq.edu.au

The University of Melbourne (UoM)

Two exciting PhD scholarship opportunity aligned with an MRFF funded project to foster a healthy start to life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. This opportunity is only for domestic applicants with valid working rights.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are automatically eligible for UoM PhD scholarship stipend of $52,300 pa. Additionally, a top-up of $15,000 (+$5,000 travel support) pa funded by the Relighting the Firesticks project will be offered by the Indigenous Health Equity Unit, for a total of $72,300 pa.

For more information, click  here.

Start Date | Tue Oct 01 2024

Honours, Master’s or PhD Opportunity for First Nations person

The Healthy Skin team are looking for an Aboriginal person keen to do a Honours, Master's or PhD to join their team on an exciting project in the Boorloo (Perth) area!

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Gillian Woods, Aboriginal Community Project Coordinator, at gillian.woods@thekids.org.au, or Professor Asha Bowen, Team Lead, on asha.bowen@thekids.org.au.

Closing Date: 1 month - Telethon Kids reserve the right to hire prior to the closing date.