Indigenous Program – Davison Family Grant

Before applying, please refer to the: 

- Learning and Development Grant policy (PDF 288.7KB)

- Davison Family Grant guideline (PDF 110.21KB)

To be eligible for this grant, you need to be:
- a junior doctor intending to undertake postgraduate surgical training

AND

- be registered to practise as a doctor in Australia
- provide confirmation of eligibility for membership to the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA).

The grant funds costs associated with undertaking postgraduate surgical training including course fees. 

The activity for which funding is being sought must commence after the grant application closing date but prior to the end of the following year (the grant year).

Your application is to include:
- your career and employment details
- your activity proposal including details of your activity, how your activity will benefit your professional development and contribute to improving Australian and/or Aotearoa New Zealand surgical standards and knowledge base, activity dates, expected outcomes and your proposed costs
- statements addressing your aspirations, interest in pursuing a surgical career, relevance to current stage of training or medical career, and current and future commitment to Māori or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, along with your commitment to inspiring, leading and mentoring other young doctors to become Indigenous surgeons
- evidence of eligibility for membership to Te ORA or to AIDA
- evidence of registration as a medical doctor in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand.

Selection
Written application will be reviewed by members of the Indigenous Health Committee and AIDA and may include members of the Board of Surgical Education, Prevocational and Skills Education Committee and Fellowships Services Committee. Mr Ian Davison is an observer. Selection is based upon your activity proposal including the expected outcomes and proposed costs of your activity, statements addressing your aspirations and commitment to pursuing a surgical career, how the activity will help you towards a surgical career, how you have contributed to or are currently contributing to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health or Māori health and how you will contribute in the future and your commitment to inspiring, leading and mentoring other young Indigenous doctors to become future surgeons. Preference may be given to applicants who are members of AIDA.

Payment
Payment is made directly to the recipient by 1 March in the grant year (following receipt of a valid invoice when requested by the Scholarships and Grants Team).

All grant recipients will be required to provide an activity report at the end of the grant year when requested by the Scholarships and Grants Team.