The Daley Family Scholarships are Top-up Scholarships that will honour Mr Thomas Daley who has left this gift in his will to support candidates in the medical research area.
The particular focus for recipients will be in the research of Streptococcus A, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Ross River Virus or Meningitis, as they undertake a PhD at Griffith University.
To be eligible to be considered for the top up scholarship the applicant must
- be an Australian Citizen
- be undertaking or planning to undertake a PhD project in medical research
- have completed, or expect to complete, a bachelors degree with honours equivalent to first class honours or a Masters degree (AQF Level 9) incorporating a significant research component of a standard comparable to a bachelor honours degree or be regarded by Griffith University as having an equivalent level of attainment in accordance with the HDR Scholarship Procedure. For further information on the eligibility requirements for the program refer here.
- be awarded an Australian Government RTP Stipend Scholarship, Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Griffith University Indigenous Australian Postgraduate Research Scholarship (or equivalent)
Preference will be given to candidates that will be conducting research in Streptococcus A, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Ross River Virus or Meningitis.
The scholarship recipient will receive a top up scholarship of $20,000 per annum for up to three years.
To be eligible to receive the top up scholarship you must also apply for and be awarded an Australian Government RTP Stipend Scholarship or Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (or equivalent). The 2023 Griffith University Indigenous Australian Postgraduate Research Scholarship has an annual stipend of $50,000 for a period of up to four years of full-time study.
Applications are currently closed.
Interested applicants must follow the process for submitting an online application for a research program, which also includes a section for scholarship application.
To be considered for this scholarship please submit a 300 word statement about yourself and your personal ambitions with your online application and state in the scholarship section that you are applying for The Daley Family Scholarship. A list of finalists will be reviewed by a panel compromising of:
- The Dean, Griffith Graduate Research School (or nominated representative).
- Panel members nominated by the Dean GGRS.
Applicants are asked to note that the donor, or a nominee of the donor, will receive details of the shortlisted applications