The Mito Foundation offers PhD Top-up Scholarships in an attempt to attract Australia’s best young scientists to the field of mitochondrial disease (mito). By encouraging scientists at the beginning of their career, the goal is that they will make their careers in mito research.
The Mito Foundation supports students by providing a flexible scholarship program. Recipients of these scholarships may investigate a range of different areas and all have one ultimate goal – to be part of the solution in finding a cure and effective treatment for mito.
Mito Foundation PhD Top-up Scholarships “top-up” researcher’s existing National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australian Research Council (ARC) or similar scholarship. Mito Foundation PhD Top-up Scholarships comprise two components:
- a top-up amount of $3,000 per year
- a travel allowance of $3,000 per year
Funded PhD Top-up Scholarships
Differentiate human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) models of mitochondrial disease to a cardiomyocyte cell fate in order to facilitate preclinical treatment studies and investigation of the underlying cellular mechanisms of disease in a clinically relevant cell type
PhD Top-up Scholarships
$15,750 AUD
08/03/2019 → 19/09/2021
Despite a number of treatments showing potential benefit, there are none currently certified for clinical use when it comes to…
Determining the genetic basis of Leigh Syndrome
PhD Top-up Scholarships
$5,347 AUD
01/10/2013 → 01/10/2016
The most common childhood mitochondrial disease presentation is Leigh syndrome, which is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with an onset that…
The spatiotemporal characterisation of signalling pathways in mammalian mitophagy
PhD Top-up Scholarships
$6,912 AUD
28/05/2014 → 14/04/2015
Ben’s project aims to characterise the physiological relationship between form and function in mitophagy. Mitophagy is a quality control process,…
Investigating cell type specific mitochondrial protein import in health and disease
PhD Top-up Scholarships
$11,250 AUD
13/04/2020 → 14/01/2022
Mitochondria are the structures that produce energy for our cells. They also detoxify waste, produce cellular building blocks and regulate…
Neuropathogenic mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction
PhD Top-up Scholarships
$45,000 AUD
01/07/2014 → 23/07/2017
Existing treatments for mitochondrial disease (mito) only alleviate symptoms rather than addressing their underlying cause. Scientists like Sophia Frentz are working…
Funding Round and Applications
Quarterly Funding Round Dates
January
Open: 14/12/2020
Close: 18/01/2021
July
Open: 14/06/2021
Close: 16/07/2021
April
Open: 22/03/2021
Close: 16/04/2021
October
Open: 13/09/2021
Close: 15/10/2021
Application Eligibility
1. Research must be focused on primary mitochondrial disease.
2. All application information must be submitted.
Apply
Click below to download our information and application form.
To apply, complete the form and send it to the Mito Foundation Grants Officer via grants@mito.org.au.
Please call (02) 8033 4113 if you have any queries.