Rural Health Research Scholarships
Background
Professor Timothy Skinner moved from the University of Copenhagen to La Trobe University in December 2019. As part of the establishment of his new research program and group, La Trobe University is offering two prestigious scholarships, to be awarded to outstanding applicants who are interested in any of the following research areas:
Benefits of the scholarship include:
- diabetes prevention and management
- willpower beliefs
- sleep, depression, disadvantage and health
- communication and language use in health care.
Benefits of the scholarship include:
- a La Trobe Research Scholarship for three and a half years, with a value of $28,092.00 per annum, to support your living costs (2020 rate)
- a fee-relief scholarship for up to four years to undertake a PhD at La Trobe University
- opportunities to work with La Trobe’s outstanding researchers, and have access to our suite of professional development programs.
- If you decide to work in the area of diabetes, you will be working closely with the Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, based in Melbourne CBD.
Are you eligible to apply?
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must:
- a Masters by research degree in a relevant discipline completed within the last ten years assessed at a La Trobe Masters by research standard of 75 or above; OR
- an Honours degree, Masters by coursework or ungraded Masters by research degree completed within the last ten years where you achieved a weighted average mark of 70 or above across any coursework subjects; AND
- any of the following assessed at a La Trobe Masters by research standard of 75 or above:
- a research thesis of approximately 15,000-20,000 words; or
- the degree includes a written research component comprising at least 3/8 of one year; or
- you are the lead author of a peer-reviewed publication or other research published within the last ten years.
How to apply
- Initially contact Prof Skinner by email, (t.skinner@latrobe.edu.au) attaching you CV and your areas of research interest
- no research proposal is required
- shortlisted applicants will be required to attend for an interview assessment
- review details on how to apply for candidature.
The University will carefully review your application and consider you for this scholarship. You will be advised of an outcome by the of April.
Who to contact for further information
Professor Timothy Skinner, grs@latrobe.edu.au