The TRI Foundation Sponsorship awards are designed to offer students and early career researchers support for their ongoing career development. This includes the opportunity to travel nationally and internationally for activities that facilitate career development, such as attending or presenting at conferences. Applicants are required to demonstrate how travelling to the location of these events can assist their careers in other ways, such as networking opportunities and visiting other institutes in the same location to make connections with researchers in your field.

Applications are invited from enrolled students and early career researchers based primarily at the Translational Research Institute who wish to travel for career development purposes.

 

Successful applicants will receive awards up to the value of:

•     $2500 for overseas travel opportunities (up to 2 grants per round); and
•     $1500 for Australia and New Zealand-based travel opportunities (up to 7 grants per round).

Download the application form. To apply, send the completed application form to the TRI Foundation by 5pm, Friday 22 November 2024: [email protected].

 

The TRI Foundation Travel Scholarship recipients will be announced at the below event:
Wednesday 11 December | 2:45-3:45pm | TRI Seminar Rooms 2003 & 2004
TRI Ambassador and Foundation Board Chair Emeritus Professor Ian Frazer will announce the 2024 winners of the TRI Foundation Travel Scholarships. Everyone is welcome to attend.
 

Terms and Conditions

• There are a limited number of TRI Foundation Travel Scholarships available, and some applicants may not be awarded funding.
• Assessment and awarding of the grants is managed by the Translational Research Institute on behalf of the TRI Foundation.
• Applications close 5:00pm, Friday 22 November 2024.
• TRI Foundation Travel Scholarships will not be offered for activities retrospectively.
• Payment may not be made until evidence of expenditure or completion of your activity is received by the TRI Foundation.
• The privacy of personal information will be protected in accordance with the TRI Privacy Policy.
• The activity being funded must take place in 2025.
• Applicants must be an enrolled student or ECR (<5 years post PhD) primarily based at TRI.
• A statement of support from your research supervisor or research group leader must be included in your application.
• Confirmation of registration must be provided before awarded funds can be transferred.
• Funds are to be used for costs directly associated with the activity such as registration fees, travel and accommodation.
• A travel report must be submitted within 1 month of completing the activity, and may be used by the TRI Foundation or TRI for marketing and promotion purposes.
• In the event a successful applicant is unable to attend their planned activity, the TRI Foundation must be notified as soon as possible. Depending on the circumstances, the successful applicant may be required to repay any grant received.