Australian Diabetes Society

ADS Awards and Grants

ADS Travel Grants to Christchurch for 2007 ASM

A number of Travel Grants will be awarded to junior investigators who have an abstract accepted for presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the ADS in September 2007 in Christchurch, New Zealand. The number and size of grants will be determined according to the number and suitability of applications and the funds available. Applications will be prioritised using abstract review scores. It is anticipated that the awards will represent a substantial contribution to the individual's travel costs to the meeting.

Application should be made in writing to the Honorary Treasurer, Australian Diabetes Society, 145 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 by Friday 6th July 2007. Applications can also be submitted by email to sneylon@racp.edu.au. The successful applicants will be advised in writing about one month prior to the meeting. Eligibility is as follows:

A financial member of the ADS for 12 months at the time of application
In training for a higher degree eg. PhD, MD, fellowship or medical specialty.
Supported by a statement from the candidate's supervisor or department head indicating the nature of their present position and the availability of other sources of financial support for their travel to the Meeting.

Note: Applicants must not be in receipt of a travel grant from any other body to attend the ADS meeting or a meeting in association with the ADS meeting.

ADS-Servier National Diabetes Strategy Grants
in Memory of Barry Young

The ADS Council is pleased to again call for applications for the ADS-Servier Diabetes Grants in Memory of Barry Young. These grants have been made possible by the generosity of Servier Laboratories Australia which has strongly supported the National Diabetes Strategies for many years.

Consistent with the focus of ADS and Servier, the grants will be for clinical projects that involve improvement of patient care consistent with the aims of the National Service Improvement Framework for Diabetes as paraphrased below:

Prevent and limit the progression of diabetes
Slow the onset of complications
Reduce preventable hospital admissions
Reduce variations in care between clinicians and health services, across metropolitan, rural and remote settings and in care provided to disadvantaged groups

Preference will be given to projects with potential applicability to diabetes care throughout Australia.

The value of the grants will vary depending on need but it is anticipated that the average grant will be for $20,000. Three to five grants will be awarded in this round.

The committee established to review and choose the successful grants will include:
	The President (Chair) and Treasurer of ADS A nominee of Servier Two ADS members with experience in clinical projects A nominee of ADEA A nominee of Diabetes Australia
Grants may be sent out for expert review if necessary. Grants are to be submitted to the ADS either by post or email to:
	Ms Suzie Neylon Executive Officer Australian Diabetes Society 145 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Email: sneylon@racp.edu.au
2007 Applications have Closed These grants are offered annually with the call for applications usually early in the year. Grants are to be submitted in a simple format but must include:
	Background; Aims; Methods; Contribution to improved patient care expected; Assessment plan for project; Ethics approvals (if relevant); Detailed Budget

Grants must be NO longer than four A4 pages with a minimal font size of 12

A brief report on the outcome of the work (which may be posted on ADS website) must be submitted to ADS and awardees are expected to present their work at the annual ADS or ADEA scientific meetings.

The successful applicants will be announced at the ADS and ADEA annual scientific meeting.

2008 Lilly Partnership in Diabetes Research Awards

$150,000 will be awarded in grants for Australian research during 2008.

The Australian Diabetes Society invites applications from Australian healthcare clinicians and researchers for the 2008 Lilly Partnership in Diabetes Research Awards. These will be awarded on merit as assessed by a panel of leading Australian Diabetes Reserachers under the auspices of the Australian Diabetes Society.
Applications close Friday 6th July 2007

See attached flyer for key criteria (PDF: 322KB)

Application form (Word file: 42KB)
To complete the the application form you will need to download and save the Word file onto your computer. To do so, RIGHT-CLICK on the link and select “Save Target As…” or “Save Link As…” from the pop-up menu and choose a place to save it on your computer.
Once you have completed the application form, save the document again before returning it to the ADS.

Kellion Award

Provided by the Kellion Foundation and the ADS for an Australian who has made an outstanding contribution in diabetes research, clinical or service areas in Australia. The recipient of the Award delivers the Kellion Plenary Lecture at the ADS Annual Scientific Meeting.

Recipient of the ADS Kellion Award for 2006: Professor David James

Recipient of the ADS Kellion Award for 2005: Professor Mark Cooper

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