Postgraduate Scholarships

The Heart Foundation offers Postgraduate Scholarships in biomedical, clinical and public health disciplines for research relevant to cardiovascular disease and its related disorders. These scholarships are for nursing, medical, science and other relevant graduates seeking support for full-time research studies leading towards a PhD at an Australian university or institution.

Applicants for Heart Foundation Postgraduate Scholarships must meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the instructions below. Postgraduate Scholarships are awarded for up to three years in duration.

Stroke Foundation co-funded Postgraduate Scholarships

The Heart Foundation and the National Stroke Foundation are partnering to offer funding for Postgraduate Scholarships for research into the prevention, causes, diagnosis, treatment and long term support for stroke.

These scholarships will only be awarded to postgraduate students to support study towards a PhD. Scholarships of up to three years in duration will be awarded. Part-time applicants will also be considered, a separate application is not required for part-time awards.

If you wish to be considered for a Stroke Foundation Co-funded Scholarship, please indicate this by ticking the relevant box on the Postgraduate Research Scholarship Application Form.

Important Information

Please note there have been significant changes to the instructions and application forms for Heart Foundation Postgraduate Scholarships.  These changes came into effect for the 2010 funding round onwards.

A summary of the major changes are as follows:

• The application forms are now separated into two parts; Part A and Part B.
• All the supporting documentation required must be included as two separate PDF files (Supporting Documentation File 1 and Supporting Documentation File 2)
• Referee reports must be included with the application as part of Supporting Documentation File 2.
• Only those applicants who have yet to commence their PhD (or an equivalent degree) or who have completed less than 12 months of work towards their PhD at the time of application are eligible to apply for a Heart Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship.
• All applications for extensions must be submitted by September 1st each year, and applicants must be within three years of the original starting date of their PhD. Extensions are only available for a maximum of six months and all requests must be approved by the Chair of the Heart Foundation Scholarships Committee and the National Director – Research Program.

Information for applicants

Closing date
Applications for Postgraduate Scholarships in 2013 must be received by 13 July 2012. 

Forms

Postgraduate Scholarship Application Form Part A
Postgraduate Scholarship Application Form Part B

Postgraduate Scholarship Referee Report

Information for currently funded scholars

Postgraduate Scholarship Progress Report - Download

Please note: After each calendar year of funding, scholars have until 31 March the following year to submit a Progress Report.

Postgraduate Scholarship Extension Request - Download

Expenditure - Acquittal Form - Download 

Please note: This form should be completed and returned to the Heart Foundation as soon as possible after 31 December of the year in which the award is tenable. This report is to be received by the Heart Foundation Research Office no later than 31 March.

Acknowledgement of the Heart Foundation in papers

Scholars are expected to make the results of their research available through the usual scientific channels.

Where research supported by the Heart Foundation is published or receives media publicity, this support must be acknowledged and one copy of any reprints or published papers is to be provided to the Heart Foundation Research Program.

Acknowledgements should worded as such:

“[Title] [Surname] was supported by a Scholarship ([Award Reference No.]) from the National Heart Foundation of Australia.”

Where applicable, co-funding partners must also be acknowledged.

Heart, Lung and Circulation is the affiliated journal of the Heart Foundation and welcomes the submission of publications arising from Heart Foundation funded research.

For any further information, please contact the Research Program on (03) 9321 1581.