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: 21/01/2022
July
Close: 15/07/2022
April
Close: 19/04/2022
October
Close: 14/10/2022
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
Impaired gene expression causes mitochondrial disease
Scholar: Kara Perks
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
Scholar: Sophia Frentz
Existing treatments for mitochondrial disease (mito) only alleviate symptoms rather than addressing their underlying cause. Scientists like Sophia Frentz are working…
Gene Discovery and Functional Studies of the Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Disorders
Scholar: Minal Menezes
Mitochondrial respiratory chain (RC) disorders are among the most common inborn errors of metabolism with an estimated incidence of 1…
The spatiotemporal characterisation of signalling pathways in mammalian mitophagy
Scholar: Benjamin Padman
Ben’s project aims to characterise the physiological relationship between form and function in mitophagy. Mitophagy is a quality control process,…
Identification of novel pathogenic mutations in genes causing inborn errors of metabolism
Scholar: Michael Nafisinia
There are over 1,500 genes involved in the normal functioning of the mitochondria. So far, only about 250 genes have…
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