OCHRe News
6 May 2025
Dear OCHRe Members and Friends
We wish you a safe and happy weekend. If you have news you would like to share, please send it through to the team at ochre@uq.edu.au by Wednesday 2pm AEST.
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National Health and Medical Research Council
Postgraduate Scholarships 2025
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Postgraduate Scholarships scheme funds successful applicants to attain a research based postgraduate degree – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or a Research Masters Degree.
Minimum data due| 14 May 2025 5:00 pm (ACT local time)
Application closes| 4 June 2025 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time)
For further information, click here.
Auora Foundation
Education and Employment opportunities
The Aurora Education Foundation is an Indigenous organisation that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to realise their full education and employment potential.
We walk with students through our interconnected programs, advancing Indigenous educational and employment success.
Aurora’ Pathways Portal – a one-stop shop for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholarship resources and opportunities nation-wide.
Aurora’s Internship Program - paid internships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with a network of host organisations across the country. The program includes up to $900 per week and up to $3,800 for travel and accommodation for away-from-home internships. Inquiries to Internships@aurorafoundation.com.au
Aurora International Scholarships and Study Tour – Aurora administers the Roberta Sykes and Charlie Perkins Scholarships. These support postgraduate level study at international universities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students or recent graduates. We work closely with students thinking about applying. This includes specific assistance in how to approach the scholarship application process and international study tours, so students can meet with peers and past scholars from across the country, and experience international universities first-hand before they apply. Inquiries to StudyTour@aurorafoundation.com.au
For any general information about any of our programs please contact info@aurorafoundation.com.au Alternatively, touch with all the latest opportunities with Aurora by signing up to our newsletter
Webinars, Workshops and Professional Development
ALIGN (Australian Alliance for Indigenous Genomics)
Launched ALIGN’s Online Course - Genomics Our Way | An Introduction to Genomics Research with Indigenous Australians
ALIGN were able to develop and deliver this first-of-its-kind course through the ALIGN network, the OCHRE network, with financial support from the Australian Academy of Science–Theo Murphy Initiative (AAS-TMI).
What’s next?
Register now and take the course! https://indigenousgenomics.com.au/courses/genomicsourway/
Please share it with your colleagues, networks, and communities.
Follow the new ALIGN LinkedIn business page and help us amplify the campaign.
Tell us what you think - we’d love your feedback and reflections once you’ve completed the course.
‘Genomics Our Way’ is more than a course—it’s a statement about how genomics research with Indigenous Australians should be done.
Melbourne Academic Centre for Health (MACH)
EMCR Research Design Webinar Series
Our third webinar is presented by Methods and Implementation Support for Clinical and Health (MISCH) on Statistical Significance vs. Clinical Significance.
This seminar delivered by biostatisticians from the Methods and Implementation Support for Clinical and Health research (MISCH) Hub will cover statistical significance and clinical significance. We will discuss common misconceptions about p-values, provide advice on how p-values and confidence intervals can be interpreted and discuss the importance of being mindful of clinically important differences when planning health research, as well as interpreting research findings.
Date: Wednesday 14th of May
Time: 12.30 – 1.30pm
Presenters: A/Prof Karen Lamb (MISCH) and Phoebe Fitzpatrick (MISCH)
Location: Online For further information, click here.
Connecting Hearts & Minds | Webinar
Partnerships with Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Services
Date: Tuesday 27th May 2025 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Presenters: Paul Hussein & Dr. Poornima Ramamurthy from Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Services
Join us for a webinar featuring Paul Hussein and Dr. Poornima Ramamurthy from Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Services, where they will share their expertise on building meaningful partnerships with Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Services.
Zoom link: https://georgehub.zoom.us/j/83432259548
Communicate Study Partnership | Hosted by Menzies School of Health Research
First Nations Health Communication Symposium | Stories that matter: reflecting and collaborating for change
If you would like to present at the Symposium, please submit the following form and return to communicatestudypartnership@menzies.edu.au by Friday 16 May 2025.
University of Queensland Poche Centre
Pathways Program to a PhD: Doing Research for Mob
Ever thought about further studies to expand your career opportunities in the health and wellbeing space? Are you working in the health and human services industry and looking for a change or a new challenge? Do you want to learn about doing research with your community? Have you ever wondered about research and what's involved in a PhD?
Then UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Pathways Program to a PhD is for you.
To register your interest in the next Pathways Program to a PhD, which will be held on 19-21 August 2025, please complete the Pathways to a PhD expression of interest form.
When: 19 - 21 August 2025
Where: The University of Queensland, St Lucia and Toowong Campuses.
If you would like to learn more, contact poche.hdr.pathways@uq.edu.au.
Link to website here.
Child and Adolescent Health Services (CAHS) WA
Research Skills Seminar Series 2025
CAHS offers a range of research skills seminars throughout the year. You can attend in person or online.
Some of the topics include: Ethics Processes for Clinical Research in WA, Research Governance , Addressing the most common MRFF criteria, Introductory Biostatistics, Conducting Systematic Reviews, Rapid Critical Appraisal of Scientific Literature, Involving Aboriginal Communities in Research
Check out the full program for the year here.
Invitation to EMCRs to attend one day workshop – Intellectual Property Strategy
Delivered by FB Rice in Collaboration with ASHRA
The Australian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator is joining with leading Australian Intellectual Property firm, FB Rice, to provide a full day workshop on intellectual property strategy and patents. This workshop will provide tailored advice to support EMCRs in protecting their research innovations, avoiding disclosures, and building a patent portfolio to attract investors.
The workshop will be held at the FB Rice offices in Melbourne CBD on Monday the 19th of May 2025. Workshop sessions will include seminars, Q&A panels, and the opportunity to seek individual advice from patent attorneys.
The session is suitable for EMCRs from across the ASHRA network, with capacity for 25 people. EMCRs who have attended previous ASHRA translation and commercialisation workshops are welcome to attend as we seek to build the ASHRA EMCR network.
WHAT | Intellectual Property Strategy Workshop
WHERE | FB Rice Offices, Melbourne CBD
WHEN | Monday the 19th of May 2025
COST | Free. Travel expenses (flights and one night’s accommodation) will be covered for those attending from outside of Melbourne.
If you would like to attend, please contact zclayton@georgeinstitute.org.au with a brief description of how this workshop may be of interest to you and confirmation of your status as an EMCR.
Events & Opportunities in 2025
see www.ochrenetwork.org/events
AIATSIS Summit
(Australian Institute Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies)
2 – 6 June Darwin
Voices of Empowerment: Strengthening our Future
The AIATSIS Summit provides a unique forum for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, leaders, and youth along with Academics, Native Title stakeholders, legal experts, GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) sector and government representatives to come together and collaborate on the issues that matter most to First Nations peoples.
For further information and to register, click here.
CSANZ (Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand)
4th Indigenous Cardiovascular Health Conference 2025
17 – 19 June Sydney
Travelling Fellowships available to First Nations people | closes 12 May
Lowitja Conference | 16 – 19 June
KAURNA COUNTRY ADELAIDE SA
Our 4th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference 2025 theme is Strong, Fearless, Together and honours the legacy of our co-patron and namesake, the late Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG.
Start planning now!
For further information and to register, click here.
OCHRe Convocation | 29 – 30 October Brisbane
Voices of Country: Research, Resilience and Renewal
Indigenous Allied Health Australia
24 – 26 November | Sunshine Coast
Tradition to Transformation: Leading in Allied Health
For more information and to register, click here.
CATSINaM Regional Congress | 2 – 4 July | Waibene, Qld
REGIONAL CONGRESS 2025
Nursing Zageth Midwifery Dorge. | The Power of Bringing your Practice Home
For further information, click here.
10th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium
8 – 9 October | Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
Research from the heart – shaping rural & remote health futures’
If you have research findings to share, this is your opportunity to contribute to a movement dedicated to improving rural and remote health in Australia.
Presentation Opportunities: Find the Right Format for You
Indigenous Allied Health Australia
2025 National Conference
24 – 26 November - Sunshine Coast
Tradition to Transformation: Leading in Allied Health
For more information and to register, click here.
Australian Indigenous Doctors Association
27 – 29 November - ICC Sydney • Gadigal Country
Evoking Sovereignty, Honouring Country, Nurturing CommunityFor more information, click AIDA 2025 Conference
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SING Australia | Summer Internship for Indigenous Peoples in Genomics
University of Queensland Poche Centre
Pathways Program to a PhD: Doing Research for Mob
Ever thought about further studies to expand your career opportunities in the health and wellbeing space? Are you working in the health and human services industry and looking for a change or a new challenge? Do you want to learn about doing research with your community? Have you ever wondered about research and what's involved in a PhD?
Then UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Pathways Program to a PhD is for you.
To register your interest in the next Pathways Program to a PhD, which will be held on 19-21 August 2025, please complete the Pathways to a PhD expression of interest form.
When: 19 - 21 August 2025
Where: The University of Queensland, St Lucia and Toowong Campuses.
If you would like to learn more, contact poche.hdr.pathways@uq.edu.au.
Link to website here.
University of Queensland Poche Centre
Pathways Program to a PhD: Doing Research for Mob
Ever thought about further studies to expand your career opportunities in the health and wellbeing space? Are you working in the health and human services industry and looking for a change or a new challenge? Do you want to learn about doing research with your community? Have you ever wondered about research and what's involved in a PhD?
Then UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Pathways Program to a PhD is for you.
To register your interest in the next Pathways Program to a PhD, which will be held on 19-21 August 2025, please complete the Pathways to a PhD expression of interest form.
When: 19 - 21 August 2025
Where: The University of Queensland, St Lucia and Toowong Campuses.
If you would like to learn more, contact poche.hdr.pathways@uq.edu.au.
Link to website here.
Child and Adolescent Health Services (CAHS) WA
Research Skills Seminar Series 2025
CAHS offers a range of research skills seminars throughout the year. You can attend in person or online.
Some of the topics include: Ethics Processes for Clinical Research in WA, Research Governance , Addressing the most common MRFF criteria, Introductory Biostatistics, Conducting Systematic Reviews, Rapid Critical Appraisal of Scientific Literature, Involving Aboriginal Communities in Research
Check out the full program for the year here.
Invitation to EMCRs to attend one day workshop – Intellectual Property Strategy
Delivered by FB Rice in Collaboration with ASHRA
The Australian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator is joining with leading Australian Intellectual Property firm, FB Rice, to provide a full day workshop on intellectual property strategy and patents. This workshop will provide tailored advice to support EMCRs in protecting their research innovations, avoiding disclosures, and building a patent portfolio to attract investors.
The workshop will be held at the FB Rice offices in Melbourne CBD on Monday the 19th of May 2025. Workshop sessions will include seminars, Q&A panels, and the opportunity to seek individual advice from patent attorneys.
The session is suitable for EMCRs from across the ASHRA network, with capacity for 25 people. EMCRs who have attended previous ASHRA translation and commercialisation workshops are welcome to attend as we seek to build the ASHRA EMCR network.
WHAT | Intellectual Property Strategy Workshop
WHERE | FB Rice Offices, Melbourne CBD
WHEN | Monday the 19th of May 2025
COST | Free. Travel expenses (flights and one night’s accommodation) will be covered for those attending from outside of Melbourne.
If you would like to attend, please contact zclayton@georgeinstitute.org.au with a brief description of how this workshop may be of interest to you and confirmation of your status as an EMCR.
GRANT CONNECT
All Australian Government grant opportunities are advertised on Grant Connect including NHMRC, MRFF, ARC and many other grants. Below are some current opportunities.
For current list of all grants on Grant Connect click here.
CHM – 2025 Cardiovascular Health Grant Opportunity
The MRFF Cardiovascular Health Mission aims to make transformative improvements in cardiovascular health and stroke management for all Australians.
Minimum data due | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) 16 July 2025
Application closes | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time). 13 August 2025
For further information, click here.
DAACM – 2025 Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Grant Opportunity
The objectives and outcomes of this grant opportunity align with the Roadmap and Implementation Plan for the Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission.
Minimum data due | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) 23 July 2025
Application closes | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) 20 August 2025
For further information, click here.
Rapid Applied Research Translation
This initiative supports the translation of research evidence into clinical practice and better quality of care for patients by encouraging collaborations between academic researchers, health service providers, consumers and other end users on projects to improve health care delivery, service and systems sustainability.
Application closes | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) 7 July 2025
For further information, click here.
Global Health Initiative –
2025 Mental Health and Climate Change Grant Opportunity
The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects that, through co-design with consumers and health services, develop scalable and sustainable interventions to mitigate the impact of climate change on Australians’ mental health.
Minimum data due | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) 25 June 2025
Application closes | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) 23 July 2025
For further information, click here.
MRFF 2022 Frontier Health and Medical Research Grant Opportunity
This grant opportunity offers funding to support medical research and medical innovation programs of research that deliver a ‘moonshot’ by creating a treatment for a currently serious and incurable health condition, through a series of linked projects. The program of research can propose to develop novel health technologies and/or re-purpose existing health technologies in a novel way.
We expect that expressions of interest will close on 31 March 2026, with the last grants awarded by 30 June 2027.
Total Amount Available (AUD): $400,000,000
Estimated Grant Value (AUD): $25,000,000
For further information, click here.
MRFF – PPHRI – 2025 Incorporating Patient Data in Health Technology Assessment Decision Making Grant Opportunity
Minimum data due | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) on 25 June 2025
Application closes | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) on 23 July 2025
For further information, click here.
National Health and Medical Research Council
Development Grants 2025 for funding 2026
The intended outcomes of the Development Grant scheme are: increased rates of translation of health and medical research into commercial outcomes, resulting in improved health and medical knowledge
Minimum data due | 5:00 pm (ACT Local time) on 14 May 2025
Application closes | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) on 11 June 2025
For further information, click here.
Early to Mid-Career Researchers Initiative
2025 Early to Mid-Career Researchers Grant Opportunity
The objective of this grant opportunity is to provide grants of financial assistance to support medical research and medical innovation projects for Early to Mid-Career Researchers.
Minimum data due | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) on 25 June 2025
Application closes | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) on 23 July 2025
For further information, click here.
Partnership Projects – 2025
Partnership Projects will support collaborations, within the Australian context, that translate research evidence into health policy and health practice, to improve health services and processes
Minimum data closes at 17:00 ACT local time on the following dates:
PRC1 – 19 March 2025
PRC2 – 23 July 2025
PRC3 – 12 November 2025
For further information, click here.
Linkage Projects for funding applied for in 2025
The Linkage Projects scheme supports projects which initiate or develop long term strategic research alliances to apply advanced knowledge to problems, acquire new knowledge and as a basis for securing commercial and other benefits of research.
To facilitate successful collaboration between higher education institutions and other parts of the innovation system, there will be two assessment rounds for Linkage Projects for funding applied for in 2025. Please refer to the Important Dates document for detailed information about the assessment round dates.
Estimated Grant Value (AUD) | From $100,000 to $1,500,000.
Application closes | 25 June 2025
For further information, click here.
2025 NHMRC-Global Alliance Chronic Diseases:
Strengthening Health Systems
Total Grant Pool (AUD) | $5,000,000
Application closes | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) on 28 October 2025
For further information, click here.
Women in Transplantation (WIT)
Research Fellowship in Sex and Gender in Solid Organ Transplantation
Women in Transplantation is delighted to announce WIT funding opportunities for 2025. This marks the fifth year we are offering the Research Fellowship in Sex and Gender in Solid Organ Transplantation. These fellowships will support the next generation of scientists, furthering our understanding of the importance of sex and gender in transplantation. This is a growing field of interest, and the more we learn, the closer we are to applying these findings to clinical care to benefit patients and donors.
For further information, click here.
MRFF – PPHRI – 2025
Incorporating Patient Data in Health Technology Assessment Decision Making Grant Opportunity
Minimum data due | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) on 25 June 2025
Application closes | 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time) on 23 July 2025
For further information, click here.
Employment
Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner
Recruiting Two Part-Time Deputy National Rural Health Commissioners
By Department of Health & Aged Care
Two part-time (0.3FTE) Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner positions are available in nursing and allied health.
Type: part time
Location: Darwin, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra, Perth
Applications By: 20th May 2025
Two part-time (0.3FTE) Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner positions are available in nursing and allied health, to provide a broad range of advice related to rural health issues. The Deputy Commissioners will report directly to the National Rural Health Commissioner. The Deputy Commissioners will have extensive experience within the rural and remote health, workforce and training sector, are capable of collaborating and consulting closely with a broad range of stakeholders, and are passionate about improving health outcomes in regional, rural and remote Australia.
These are Identified positions which are open to all Australian citizens and will require applicants to demonstrate a deep knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting First Nations peoples, and a demonstrated ability to communicate thoughtfully, sensitively and effectively with First Nations people, peak bodies and workforce and training organisations. First Nations people are encouraged to apply.
These positions are not location specific and the successful candidates will be offered an initial contract until 30 June 2026. Before applying, please obtain selection documentation by emailing admin@amandaorourke.com.au quoting Ref No 1162.
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