The Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre; A Breakthrough T1D Global Centre of Excellence, (“the Centre”) based at the The Kids Research Institute Australia and Perth Children’s Hospital in Western Australia is an integrated clinical and research centre conducting research into childhood diabetes.
Our goal is to improve the lives of all young people living with diabetes, their families and community by bringing together research, education and clinical care. The Centre is supported by five national and global institutions/hospitals (Perth is the lead site) and aims to encourage new and innovative research, researchers and translation ideas and projects.
The Centre has established Top-up PhD awards with the purpose of providing additional support to exceptional PhD students who are undertaking their research in type 1 diabetes-related fields and who have been awarded a Research Training Program scholarship or equivalent. Up to three Top-up PhD scholarships will be available in this round.
Successful applicants will receive:
- AUD$15,000 per annum for up to three years full-time, consisting of
- AUD$2,000 for research-related costs and
- AUD$13,000 to be used at their discretion.
Further details on this award and the application process are available within the below document. If you have any questions about this award, please email JDRF.GlobalCoE@thekids.org.au
Applications close 19 December 2025 no later than 4pm (AWST).
Find out more and apply in the links below: