SCI PhD Top-up Grant available
The Spinal Research Institute (SRI) is excited to announce the Associate Professor Doug Brown AM SCI PhD Top-Up Grant. The grant will be awarded to a PhD student undertaking spinal cord injury (SCI) research at an Australian university.
This offering furthers the SRI’s commitment to support emerging and early career researchers to build SCI research capability and capacity, with the ultimate goal of improving the lives of people with SCI.
The grant is named in honour of SRI founder, Associate Professor Doug Brown AM, to recognise his more than 40 years of dedicated work in the field of SCI treatment, care and research, and his commitment to supporting emerging researchers in this field.
The value of the grant is $10,000 a year for up to three years. The objective of the grant is to:
- provide financial support for a PhD student to allow them to focus their efforts on full-time research,
- raise the profile of a PhD student’s research, both nationally and internationally, and
- build capability and capacity in the SCI research field.
In addition to funding support, the SRI may at its discretion provide additional non-financial support, such as advice and assistance with consumer engagement, as determined through consultation with the grant recipient.
Applications are open 9 September – 5 October 2025.
The SRI supports diversity in culture, nationality, gender, and ability.
Researchers with lived experience of SCI are encouraged to apply.
