Dinning Memorial Neurosurgical Scholarship (DMNS) 2024

Purpose

The purpose of the DMNS is to advance the clinical skills or research skills of a younger neurosurgeon with an emphasis on overseas contact by encouraging trainees and newly graduated neurosurgeons to travel:

• to attend major overseas meetings linked with a period of observation or work in overseas neurosurgical units or research facilities
• to learn new surgical skills and techniques
• to an overseas laboratory to expand and collaborate on research work for 1-3 months to attend a skills course not available in ANZ.

Applications for DMNS will open April and must be submitted by the closing date of 1^st July to the NRF

Full Details Here

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NRF Vacation Scholarships

What is the Scholarship? These Scholarships provide a stipend of $300 per week to support an undergraduate medical or biomedical science student to undertake a neurosurgical in Stroke / TBI/SCI (Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury), Parkinson’s and Brain Tumour Research in a research laboratory experienced in this area. The research project runs for 6 to 8 weeks over the Summer holiday period (during their break from undergraduate studies), with the student working full-time during this period.

3 scholarships in Brain Tumour Research

3 scholarships in Neurosurgical Research - Stroke / TBI/SCI (Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury) and Parkinson’s Research

Closing date: 5pm Friday 13th September 2024

For further information, and to submit application contact the Neurosurgical Research Foundation:

Phone: (08) 8371 0771, or email at ginta.orchard@nrf.com.au

Ginta Orchard, Executive Officer

Vacation 2024 NRF Application Form .docx (67 KB)

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NRF Neurosurgical Research Grants

NeuroSurgical Research Foundation Research, Neuro Research Personnel and Equipment Research Grants 2024

The NeuroSurgical Research Foundation (NRF) supports research following its inception by Dr Trevor Dinning and Professor Donald Simpson in 1963. The mission of the Foundation is to promote, foster, develop and assist the study of all matters related to neurosurgery by encouraging, stimulating and aiding research and investigation, engaging public interest and cooperation with other research organisations.

This funding seeks to support research into head injury, intracranial haemorrhage, neurodegeneration, sciatica, spinal cord injury, stroke and brain tumours.

Funding this year is available for research donations for clinical and basic science research, including consumables and treatment equipment in three categories for neurosurgical research in SA:

1. General neurosurgical research grants - up to the value of $50,000, closing date 1st July.
2. Equipment grants - for neurosurgical research up to the value of $50,000, closing date 1st July.
3. Neuro project personnel research grants - up to the value of $50,000, EOI closing date 1st June.

Please find below a copy of the guidelines for applicants and an application form:

NRF GUIDELINES 2024

NRF 2024 Neurosurgical Research Application Form

NRF 2024 Equipment Grant Application Form

NRF 2024 Neuro Project Personnel Application Form

For further information, contact the Neurosurgical Research Foundation:

Phone: (08) 8371 0771 or email at ginta.orchard@nrf.com.au

Ginta Orchard, Executive Officer