Sidney Myer Health Scholarships

Beginning in 2008-2009 the Sidney Myer Health Scholarship Program provides three-year scholarships for PhD students in the areas of community based and public health research.

The aim of the Program is to enhance the career development of medical science, nursing and allied health professionals and to address public health issues in local and regional communities across Australia.

Twelve scholarships have been awarded for PhD research beginning in 2009, of which four are full scholarships to the value of $37,500 per annum and eight are top up scholarships of $11,683. These scholars are also in receipt of a PhD scholarship from the National Health and Medical Research Council. Host universities receive a travel allowance of $5,000 per annum to cover travel costs associated with the research, for the scholar and his or her supervisor.

Two full scholarships are given in partnership with IOR Group Limited to support research that addresses the harmful effects of alcohol in populations and local and regional communities across Australia.

The Sidney Myer Health Scholarship Program awarded scholarships (including travel allowance) totalling $303,464 in 2008-2009.

The first scholars awarded Sidney Myer Health Scholarships are:

Carrington Shepherd - Curtin University of Technology
Socio Economic Gradients in Western Australian Indigenous Child Health

Karen Block – University of Melbourne
Refugee Youth, Social Inclusion and Health

Alisa Pedrana – Burnet Institute
The Epidemiology of HIV Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Victoria

Carlie Jones – Curtin University of Technology
Development and Implementation of a Physical Activity and Nutrition Program for Mothers with Young Children

Annemarie Wright – University of Melbourne
Labels Used by Young People to Describe Mental Disorders, Their Determinants and Impact of Stigma on Help Seeking

Gemma Carey – University of Melbourne
Grassroots to Government; Investigating Social Inclusion, Health Promotion and the Not-for-profit Sector

Susan Jacups – Charles Darwin University
The Evaluation of Mosquito Control Efforts in Northern Australia and the Region for the Prevention of Mosquito-borne Diseases

Therese Kearns – Menzies School of Health Research
Beating scabies and strongloiedes in Galiwin’ku

Amy Morgan – University of Melbourne
Promotion of Self-help Strategies for Sub-threshold Depression via the Internet: Randomised Controlled Trial

Caroline Lodge – University of Melbourne
A Longitudinal Study of Wheeze Asthma and Lung Function from Birth to 10 years in a High Risk Cohort

Michael Livingston – Turning Point (University of Melbourne)
Liberalising Liquor Licensing – Implications for Alcohol Related Harm
Sidney Myer and IOR Group Health Scholarship

Anne-Marie Laslett – Turning Point (University of Melbourne)
Alcohol and Child Maltreatment Through the Windows of the Child Protection System and a National Survey
Sidney Myer and IOR Group Health Scholarship