Research Awards

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

1. Seek advice

Intending applicants are strongly advised to discuss their plans with their supervisor in order to obtain appropriate advice prior to submitting the application.

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2. Assess Eligibility

Applicants should assess their eligibility by referring to the conditions for the award.

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3. Nationality

Applicants must be Australian citizens or hold permanent Australian resident status.

4. Career Stage

The majority of awards are designed for candidates at an early stage in their careers.

5. How to apply

Applications must be submitted on the official form (faxed copies are not eligible).
Relevant forms are downloadable from www.gesa.org.au.

Completed forms should be submitted by the required closing date to the:

Gastroenterological Society of Australia
145 Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000

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6. The Application Form

All detail is to be provided in the relevant box.
All dates are to be in day, month, and year format (eg 1 Jan 2008).
Applications must be presented in a minimum of Times Roman 11 Font.

7. Attachments (where applicable)

Evidence of Australian residency status.
Certification of medical/professional registration in Australia.
Required clearances from ethics committees.
An academic transcript.
Budget outline.

Applicants who have overseas degrees should have these accredited by the Department of Education, Science and Technology. If this is not completed at the time of application then both the /head of Department and the Head of the Institution should certify that the degree in question is authentic and accreditation will be undertaken by the Department of Education, Science and Technology.

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8. Additional Reports

The applicant is responsible for providing a full copy of the completed application, with the relevant blank report form, to the supervisor at the proposed institution.

The completed form must be included with the application.

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9. Clarification of Specific Questions on the Application Form

Requested Scholarship Tenure

If already enrolled for the higher degree for which scholarship support is sought, reduce the period of support requested by the period of equivalent full-time pre-enrolment up to December 2008.

Australian Residency

If applicable, a copy of the appropriate certificate must be enclosed.

Current Qualifications/Professional Registration

Indicate your current qualifications and attach copies of certificates if necessary

Medical applicants must provide a copy of current registration in an Australian State or Territory.

Title of Proposed Study

The title should describe what you want to achieve in your research training (the maximum number of characters is 112 including spaces).

Administering Institution

The full name and full address of the institution responsible for administering the grant must appear here.

While there may be instances where the research is carried out in more than one location, there can be only one administering institution for each award.

Summarise Undergraduate Performance

Do not include a full C.V (unless requested) but do include an official academic transcript and the institutional key grading system used as an attachment at the end of the application. In addition, formally list University medals and non-University prizes.

Research Experience

Where the applicant has completed a research-orientated/based degree such as Honours, Masters or B.MedSci etc, they should indicate the duration, amount of research compared with coursework and whether it was full-time, part-time and/or concurrent with another degree.

Publications

The applicant's publications should be listed as:

Refereed journal articles (indicate clearly whether published or in the press).
Other articles, reviews, book chapters etc.
Case Reports.
Patents.
Refereed journal articles in which the work of the applicant is acknowledged.

Please use the format shown below and include all authors, full title, journals, volume, first and last page numbers, and the date of publication.

Example

Bloogs A, Smith B, Applicant, Jones D. Studies on how best to get a Scholarship. J Appl Sci 10: 1-15 (2005)

Career Chronology

Please provide a summary of complete career chronology from beginning of tertiary studies: include all periods of employment and courses of training or study, and indicate full or part-time (F/T, P/T) beside the year.

Research Project, Aims, Background, Proposed Research Program, Significance, References

The proposed research program, including references, should not exceed the two pages provided in the form. The proposal should be made up of Aims, Background, Proposed Research Program (briefly mention proposed technologies), a statement concerning the significance of the proposal, and References (a few critical references only - journal references, no titles).

Additional Report: Supervisor for the Project

The supervisor is to complete the form provided in the application package. The form must be returned with the application.

Signatures

The application is invalid without the signature of the applicant. Additionally, the application will not be considered without the signatures of the intended supervisor, Head of department and head of administering institution.

The Society accepts as the Head of Institutions the Registrars of Universities or university research offices, the Directors of Independent Institutes, and the Managers/Secretaries or Medical Superintendents of Hospitals.

Clearance Requirements

Detailed instructions regarding ethics clearance requirements, including species listings, categories of animal experiments, description of the ethical implications of human/animal experimentation, are available from the NHMRC website www.nhmrc.gov.au

Funds for awards will not be released by the Society until all clearances are submitted.

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