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
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…
Massively Parallel Sequencing to understand the genetic basis of mitochondrial disorders
PhD Top-up Scholarships
$22,500 AUD
01/09/2011 → 01/06/2015
In Australia, on average, one child a week is born with a mitochondrial disorder. For many of these patients the…
Impaired gene expression causes mitochondrial disease
PhD Top-up Scholarships
$10,500 AUD
01/08/2014 → 01/02/2018
Did you know that our cells actually switch genes on and off at certain times, depending on input from their…
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…
Investigation of the pathogenic effects of mutations in the polymerase gamma gene
PhD Top-up Scholarships
$90,000 AUD
01/02/2010 → 01/02/2014
Mitochondrial dysfunction causes a range of early-onset neurological conditions and contributes to neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson Disease. The mechanisms…
Funding Round and Applications
Quarterly Funding Round Dates
January
Open: 16/12/2019
Close: 13/01/2020
July
Open: 15/06/2020
Close: 13/07/2020
April
Open: 16/03/2020
Close: 13/04/2020
October
Open: 14/09/2020
Close: 12/10/2020
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.