Grants & Awards

AUSTRALIAN DIABETES SOCIETY EARLY CAREER FELLOWSHIP

This is a call for applications for a 1 year “bridging” fellowship sponsored by the ADS.

Amount: $70,000 for one year plus a travel allowance of up to $5,000.

Eligibility Criteria:
• Must be ADS member for at least 1 year at the time of accepting the award.
• The applicant can be 0-5 years post-doc as of 1st December 2008.
• The fellow must take up a position in Australia for the duration of the award.
• The project must be diabetes related.

Conditions of award:
• Award of PhD is not required at the time of application but PhD must be awarded by the time of commencing the award.
• The award cannot be held in conjunction with another major fellowship. If the highest ranking applicant is successful with another fellowship application, they must notify ADS. The next suitable candidate will be offered the award.
• ADS reserve the right not to award the fellowship if there is no applicant of sufficiently high standard.
• The fellowship must commence by June 30th 2009.
• The fellow must present their work at the 2010 ADS Annual Scientific Meeting.
• The fellow must acknowledge ADS in publications related to the work.

Applications close: 10 October 2008

You can apply for the fellowship online or download and complete the Early Career Fellowship Application Form This alerts the ADS that the applicant has put in an NHMRC training fellowship and wishes to be considered for the ADS Early Career Fellowship.

ADS-Servier National Diabetes Strategy Grants
in Memory of Barry Young

The ADS Council is pleased to again call for applications for the ADS-Servier Diabetes Grants in Memory of Barry Young. These grants have been made possible by the generosity of Servier Laboratories Australia which has strongly supported the National Diabetes Strategies for many years.

Consistent with the focus of ADS and Servier, the grants will be for clinical projects that involve improvement of patient care consistent with the aims of the National Service Improvement Framework for Diabetes as paraphrased below:

  1. Prevent and limit the progression of diabetes
  2. Slow the onset of complications
  3. Reduce preventable hospital admissions
  4. Reduce variations in care between clinicians and health services, across metropolitan, rural and remote settings and in care provided to disadvantaged groups

Preference will be given to projects with potential applicability to diabetes care throughout Australia.

The value of the grants will vary depending on need but it is anticipated that the average grant will be for $20,000. Three to five grants will be awarded in this round.

The committee established to review and choose the successful grants will include:

Grants may be sent out for expert review if necessary.

Grants are to be submitted to the ADS either by post or email to:

Ms Suzie Neylon
Executive Officer
Australian Diabetes Society
145 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Email: sneylon@racp.edu.au

2008 Applications Closed on June 6
These grants are offered annually with the call for applications usually early in the year.

Grants are to be submitted in a simple format but must include:

Grants must be NO longer than four A4 pages with a minimal font size of 12

A brief report on the outcome of the work (which may be posted on ADS website) must be submitted to ADS and awardees are expected to present their work at the annual ADS or ADEA scientific meetings.

The successful applicants will be announced at the ADS and ADEA annual scientific meeting.

Kellion Australian Diabetes Society Award 2008

The Kellion Foundation and the Australian Diabetes Society invite applications for the Award for an Australian who has made an outstanding contribution in diabetes research, clinical or service areas in Australia.  This is an annual award and commenced in the year 2000.

Nominations are now called for this Award which will be considered by a review committee consisting of prominent Australian diabetes researchers with the power to co-opt international referees.  Nominations may be self-initiated, initiated by colleagues or by organisations.

The recipient of the Award will be required to deliver the Kellion Plenary Lecture at the Australian Diabetes Society/Australian Diabetes Educators Association Annual Scientific Meeting to be held at the Melbourne Convention Centre 27-29 August 2008.  The Award will include a return business class airfare to the meeting, accommodation for the duration of the meeting, registration, and a commemorative plaque.  There is also a $5,000 honorarium.

Nominations should include a letter (not exceeding 2 pages) clearly stating the basis of the nomination and a full curriculum vitae.  Nominations made in the previous 3 years have been retained and will be considered also.

Nominations for 2008 closed on Friday 4 April 2008.

Ms Suzie Neylon
Australian Diabetes Society
145 Macquarie Street
SYDNEY   NSW   2000
Fax:  02-9251 8174
Email: sneylon@racp.edu.au 

Further enquiries can be directed to Ms Suzie Neylon, Executive Officer, Australian Diabetes Society on (02) 9256 5462 or email sneylon@racp.edu.au.

Previous recipients of this prestigious award include:  Len Harrison (2000), Don Chisholm (2001), George Jerums (2002), Paul Zimmet (2003), Tim Welborn (2004), Mark Cooper (2005), David James (2006) and Ted Kraegen (2007).

ADS Travel Grants to Melbourne for 2008 ASM
(Applications for 2008 have now closed)

A number of Travel Grants will be awarded to junior investigators who have an abstract accepted for presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the ADS in August 2008 in Melbourne.  The number and size of grants will be determined according to the number and suitability of applications and the funds available.  Applications will be prioritised using abstract review scores.  It is anticipated that the awards will represent a substantial contribution to the individual's travel costs to the meeting. 

Application should be made in writing to the Honorary Treasurer, Australian Diabetes Society, 145 Macquarie Street, Sydney  NSW  2000 by Friday 20th June 2008.  The successful applicants will be advised in writing about one month prior to the meeting.  Eligibility is as follows:

1.   A financial member of the ADS for 12 months at the time of application
2.   In training for a higher degree eg. PhD, MD, fellowship or medical specialty.
3.   Supported by a statement from the candidate's supervisor or department head indicating the nature of their present position and the availability of other sources of financial support for their travel to the Meeting.

Note:  Applicants must not be in receipt of a travel grant from any other body to attend the ADS meeting or a meeting in association with the ADS meeting.