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 and Report Templates
Quarterly Funding Round Dates
January
Close: January 20 2023
July
Close: TBD
April
Close: TBD
October
Close: TBD
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.
Report Templates
If you are a Mito Foundation grant recipient, please use one of the following report templates and email the completed report to grants@mito.org.au.
Funded PhD Top-up Scholarships
Functionalism of mitochondrial Complex I accessory subunits
Scholar: Marris Dibley
Marris Dibley is exploring what can go wrong inside the tiny machinery of the mitochondria. Marris is a PhD candidate…
Massively Parallel Sequencing to understand the genetic basis of mitochondrial disorders
Scholar: Hayley Mountford
In Australia, on average, one child a week is born with a mitochondrial disorder. For many of these patients the…
Neuropathogenic mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction
Scholar: Sophia Frentz
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
Scholar: Paula Woodbridge
Mitochondrial dysfunction causes a range of early-onset neurological conditions and contributes to neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson Disease. The mechanisms…
Determining the genetic basis of Leigh Syndrome
Scholar: Nicole Lake
The most common childhood mitochondrial disease presentation is Leigh syndrome, which is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with an onset that…