Applications open for CSL Centenary Fellowship Program (Australia)

Two competitively selected, five-year fellowships are awarded each calendar year to early-mid career (4-10 years post-doctoral) medical researchers working on discovery or translational research with a focus on rare/serious diseases, immunology or inflammation.

Funding Information

• The total value of each award is $AUD 1.25 million, which is paid in annual instalments of $AUD 250,000 to the fellow’s employing university or medical research institute.
• The fellowship provides for a full-time salary (generally equivalent to a Senior Research Fellow C1 level) plus research costs and/or a post-doctoral research assistant.

Eligibility Criteria

• The fellowships are targeted at outstanding Australian researchers, seeking to consolidate a research career in Australia and/or undertake research in an Australian academic institution.
• To be eligible for the CSL Centenary Fellowships you must:
  • Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • Apply individually
  • Have minimum tertiary qualifications of PhD level from an accredited Australian or international university
  • Have a minimum of four years and a maximum of ten years post-doctoral work experience (in exceptional cases the Selection Committee may choose to consider applications that do not precisely meet this criterion)
  • Not have previously received a CSL Centenary Fellowship
  • Be intending to work in Australia, at a not for profit Australian research institute or university
  • Not concurrently be in receipt of a separate full-time salary/fellowship

Assessment Criteria

• Applications are assessed on:
  • Relevant skills and professional record
  • Benefits the fellowship will provide to the individual
  • Benefits the fellowship will provide to Australian medical research
  • Alignment to the fellowship’s stated research priorities (these may change from year to year and are advised prior to the opening of applications).

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