The Crohn’s & Colitis Australia IBD PhD Scholarships are created to address the CCA strategic priority of building inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) research capacity in Australia whilst we search for a cause or cure for IBD. The award is designed for candidates at an early stage in their careers, for example (but not confined to) graduates in any health care discipline or science who are seeking to pursue doctoral studies.
Crohn's & Colitis Australia Inflammatory Bowel Disease PhD Scholarship
Prior to applying, please read, understand, and agree to all the requirements listed in the CCA IBD PhD Scholarship Application Information document.
To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant must:
• be an Australian citizen or hold permanent Australian resident status;
• have completed degree or higher degree studies and be eligible for PhD candidature; and
• outline a research proposal that specifically applies to patients with IBD.
• Not hold another concurrent scholarship (other concurrent applications with no known outcome are acceptable)
Preference is given to proposals that align with the priority areas of CCA as listed below:
• Cause or cure
• Diagnosis
• Prevention
• Better disease management and improved wellbeing
• Epidemiology
However, the Scientific, Medical and Quality of Care (SMQOC) Advisory Committee reserves the right to evaluate each application on a case-by-case basis. The decision of the CCA board is final.
For more information on priority research areas identified by people living with IBD and health professionals please read CCA’s IBD Research Priorities report.
To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant must:
• be an Australian citizen or hold permanent Australian resident status;
• have completed degree or higher degree studies and be eligible for PhD candidature; and
• outline a research proposal that specifically applies to patients with IBD.
• Not hold another concurrent scholarship (other concurrent applications with no known outcome are acceptable)
Preference is given to proposals that align with the priority areas of CCA as listed below:
• Cause or cure
• Diagnosis
• Prevention
• Better disease management and improved wellbeing
• Epidemiology
However, the Scientific, Medical and Quality of Care (SMQOC) Advisory Committee reserves the right to evaluate each application on a case-by-case basis. The decision of the CCA board is final.
For more information on priority research areas identified by people living with IBD and health professionals please read CCA’s IBD Research Priorities report.
Applicants are required to complete the official application form. Your application, excluding the required supporting documentation, should not exceed a total of 15 pages. Please adhere to word number specifications if indicated.
Your application must be received by either post or e-mail no later than October 14 2022. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
The application form requires the following information to be provided:
- Personal Details
- Academic Details
- Citizenship
- Health Professional Registration (if applicable)
- Other Scholarship Funding
- Research Experience
- Career Goals
- Publications
- Career – Chronology from Beginning of Tertiary Studies
- Research Project Details
- Confidential Academic Referees
- Supervisor
- Research Office Contacts
- Research Clearance Requirements
- Certification by Head of Department
- Certification by Head of Administering Institution
- Checklist of Application Requirements
Confidential Academic Referee Reports
As part of your application, you are required to nominate two academic referees. Following the shortlisting process, CCA will contact the nominated referees for preferred candidates to obtain a confidential academic referee report. This report will be due to CCA by no later than Friday 19 November 2022 for your application to progress for consideration. Your referees will be required to send these reports directly to CCA.
Review Panel
Applications will be reviewed by an independent panel of assessors, selected by the SMQOC Advisory Committee. The panel shall make a recommendation to the CCA Board who will make the final decision.
Reporting Requirement for Successful Scholarship Recipient
A requirement of the successful Scholarship recipient will be to provide the CCA Board with a concise summary of their progress in each calendar year of the scholarship tenure. Report forms will be provided by CCA.
Late or non-submission of these reports will result in stipend payments being withheld by CCA.
The CCA Board shall have the right to publish or use in such a manner as they see fit, any such report, in whole or in part, providing due acknowledgement of the source is made.
To download and complete the form, click here.