Australian Rotary Health Regional Coordinator Briefing

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Australian Rotary HealthA National Community
Service Programme

• Vice Chairman PDG Noel Trevaskis

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What is Australian Rotary Health? One of the
largest independent health research funds in
AustraliaA Registered Charity
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Programmes2009 Funding Allocation
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Programmes2009 Funding Allocation
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Programmes2009 Funding Allocation
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Programme Details

• Mental Health Grants
• Grants for research into mental health for up to
  three years per project
• Up to 65,000 per annum
• Ian Scott Scholarship
• Named after founder
• Provides support for PhD students conducting
  research into mental health
• 26,000 per annum

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Programme Details

• Post Doctoral Fellowships
• Three on offer, Royce Abbey, Geoffrey Betts and
  Colin Dodds Postdoctoral fellowships
• 75,000 per annum
• Mental Health Evaluation Grants
• Research projects designed to evaluate and
  improve the quality of existing mental health
  services
• Up to 60,000 per annum

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Programme Details

• Funding Partners PhD Scholarships
• Can be on any area of health or medicine
• Jointly funded between Rotary Club, ARH and a
  University
• Three year commitment of 25,000 per annum
• Rotary Club 10,000, University 9,000 and ARH
  6,000

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Programme Details

• Funding Partner Research Grant
• Can be on any area of health or medicine
• Minimum of 30,000 maximum 60,000
• Jointly funded between Rotary Club ARH
• Rural Health Evaluation Grants
• Designed to improve the quality of existing
  services or to evaluate new evidence based
  services
• Up to 40,000 per annum

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Programme Details

• Rural Medical Scholarships
• Give an incentive for students to complete at
  least one year in a rural area
• 5,000 per annum
• Parnell Rural Nursing Scholarships
• Give an incentive for nursing students to
  complete their 3rd year major clinical placements
  and graduating year in a rural / remote area
• 12,500 per annum

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Programme Details

• Indigenous Health Scholarships
• To provide scholarships for Indigenous
  Australians who can then use their education to
  benefit other Indigenous people
• Joint funded between the Rotary Club and the
  Commonwealth Government
• 5,000 per annum

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YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS FORUMS
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Supporting healthier minds, bodies and
communities through research, awareness and
education