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
Funding Round
Applications are welcome throughout the year and will be reviewed on the following dates:
- 4 April 2019
- 5 July 2019
- 10 October 2019
Your Donations at Work
The Mito Foundation has funded work in the following areas:
Matt Bird – Neuropathogenic mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction
Marris Dibley – Functionalism of mitochondrial Complex I accessory subunits in health and disease
Sophia Frentz – Neuropathogenic mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction
Thomas Jackson – Investigating Pathogenesis Associated with Dysfunctional Mitochondrial Protein Import
Minal Menezes – Gene discovery and functional studies of the mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders
Hayley Mountford – Using Massively Parallel Sequencing to understand the genetic basis of mitochondrial disorders: a population-based approach
Michael Nafisinia – Identification of novel pathogenic mutations in genes causing inborn errors of metabolism including mitochondrial and Mendelian disorders using next generation sequencing
Abena Nsiah-Sefaa – Mitochondrial Protein Complex Interactions and their Importance in Human Mitochondrial Disease Pathogenesis
Benjamin Padman – The spatiotemporal characterisation of signalling pathways in mammalian mitophagy
Kara Perks – Impaired gene expression causes mitochondrial disease
Paula Woodbridge – Investigation of the pathogenic effects of mutations in the polymerase gamma gene
For More Information and How to 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.