We are excited to announce that applications are now open for our PhD scholarships and our Honours/Masters scholarships to support students pursuing type 1 diabetes research.
If you're interested or know someone who might be, find out more HERE
Applications close Monday 16 October at 4pm AWST.
Inaugural honours recipients Peter Delaney & Venus Cahusac de Caux
Earlier this year we announced our inaugural scholarship recipients.
The recipients of the Centre’s first round of Honours Scholarships were awarded to two emerging students from across Australia and New Zealand.
These scholarships, consisting of a $5000 award, are designed to develop and support their type 1 diabetes (T1D) related research as part of their Honours degree.
Congratulations goes to:
Peter Delaney, an Honours student at the University of Western Australia, for his Honours project 'Investigating vitamin D levels during pregnancy and the first year of life and the risk of developing islet autoantibodies in Australian children who are at risk of type 1 diabetes' He will be supervised by Dr Aveni Haynes from Telethon Kids Institute.
Venus Cahusac de Caux, an Honours student at the University of Otago (New Zealand), for her Honours project 'The Co-Pilot trial – Closed Loop in children and youth with type 1 diabetes and high-risk glycaemic control.' She will be supervised by Dr Martin de Bock and Dr Ben Wheeler.
First published Wednesday 6 September 2023.