SOLVE-CHD PhD Scholarship 2023

Description:

This scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance to a PhD student to undertake research in the cardiovascular rehabilitation and secondary prevention fields as part of an NHMRC Synergy Grant. The aim of SOLVE-CHD is to transform post-discharge secondary prevention and reduce the burden of heart disease by decreasing deaths, hospitalisations and costs via a program of work that integrates data, technology, partnerships and capacity building. This scholarship is funded by an NHMRC Synergy Grant entitled Solving the long-standing evidence-practice gap associated with cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (SOLVE-CHD).

Eligibility criteria for SOLVE-CHD Ph.D. Scholarship:

• Applicant should have applied for admission or be enrolled to study full-time in a PhD at the Faculty of Medicine and Health. If you have an unconditional offer of admission or are currently enrolled to study part-time and will change to full-time enrolment prior to the scholarship commencement you will also be eligible.
• Must be willing to conduct research into cardiovascular rehabilitation and secondary prevention fields.
• Candidate must be primarily supervised by one of the chief investigators from SOLVE-CHD team member.

Value of the scholarship:

All succesful applicants of SOLVE-CHD PhD Positions for International Students will receive $32,000 per annum for three years from the University of Sydney which cannot be extended.