Multiple PhD Scholarship Opportunities in the Field of Child Onset Disability
Thinking of enrolling in a PhD?
- Looking to join a thriving international team of researchers, parents and clinicians?
- Seeking experienced, dedicated and passionate supervisors?
- Keen to work in a vibrant and supportive environment with like-minded PhD candidates?
If you are an innovative, bright, independent person committed to enquiry and learning, read on to find out about four exciting and diverse PhD scholarships in the broad field of child-onset disability.
Opportunity 1: ENVISAGE-Service Providers.
Full-time scholarship (domestic students only) to co-design and evaluate workshops for child-onset disability service providers that align with the ENVISAGE-Families program. ENVISAGE stands for ENabling VISions and Growing Expectations. ENVISAGE-Service Providers aims to increase knowledge of, attitudes towards, and self-efficacy to apply evidence-informed holistic, strengths-based, function-promoting, and family-centred approaches, and to support the translation of these key ideas into clinical practice.
The applicant will join a vibrant and active team of researchers with diverse backgrounds from Canada (in collaboration with CanChild) and Australia.
Supervisors: Prof. Christine Imms, Dr Sarah Knight, Rose Babic
Scholarship from: Melbourne Disability Institute
Enrol at: University of Melbourne (Domestic students only)
For more information: Go to PhD Scholarship Opportunity at MDI
Applications close: 11.59pm AEST, Sunday 18th April 2021
Opportunity 2: Evaluation of involvement of people with cerebral palsy in CP-Achieve research.
Part-time scholarship (domestic students only) to evaluate the processes, authenticity and impact of involving adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy and their families as research partners and team members in the research activities of CP-Achieve. These stakeholders are involved in advisory groups, as researchers and on working groups to inform the methods, implementation and outcomes of research with the aim of enhancing the rigour and translation of research.
The applicant will join a vibrant and active multidisciplinary team of PhD and post-doctoral researchers, committed to advancing a range of research activities aligned with CP-Achieve.
Supervisors: Dr Margaret Wallen, Prof. Christine Imms
Scholarship from: Australian Catholic University
Enrol at: Australian Catholic University (Domestic students only)
For more information: Go to Research Scholarships at ACU and select: “Specialist research area: Evaluation of involvement of people with cerebral palsy in CP-Achieve research.”
Applications close: 9.00am AEST, Monday 19th April 2021
Opportunity 3: Building supportive environments for adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy.
This research aims to investigate factors that may impact the transition to adulthood and identify modifiable barriers and facilitators to goal achievement for young people with cerebral palsy. Part of this program will involve developing and testing educational lifestyle modules that may assist young people with cerebral palsy maximise their participation in life activities. We anticipate recruiting two high-quality allied health, nursing, psychology or medical professionals into these PhD positions. Lived experience or professional experience of disability is desirable.
The applicant will join a vibrant and active multidisciplinary team of PhD and post-doctoral researchers, committed to advancing a range of research activities aligned with CP-Achieve.
Supervisors: Prof. Prue Morgan, Dr Stacey Cleary
Scholarships from: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Enrol at: Scholarships (domestic students only) will be awarded on a competitive basis and are conditional upon acceptance into a PhD program by a tertiary institution.
For more information: Go to Current Opportunities with CP-Achieve.
Applications close: 11.59pm AEST, Friday 16th April 2021
Opportunity 4: Improving the mental health of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy.
Mental health problems and participation restrictions are frequently reported for young people with disabilities. There is little information on the long-term relationships between mental health and participation in the presence of child-onset disability, or about how mental health is affected by services provided for these children and families.
This scholarship is offered in collaboration with our Swedish research partners who have an aligned program of work led by Prof. Mats Granlund.
The applicant will join a vibrant and active multidisciplinary team of PhD and post-doctoral researchers, committed to advancing a range of research activities aligned with CP-Achieve and the CHILD research group.
Supervisors: Prof. Christine Imms, Prof Dave Coghill, Dr Robbie Eres
Scholarship from: CHILD Research Group; Swedish Research Council
Enrol at: The University of Melbourne (Domestic students only)
For more information: Go to Current Opportunities with CP-Achieve.
Applications close: 11.59pm AEST, Sunday 18th April 2021