Bursaries available for Workshop and Lowitja Conference
Bursaries are available through the Melbourne Poche Centre to financially support Indigenous PhD scholars to attend a pre-conference workshop and Lowitja's 4th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference
Bursaries include
- The Maximise Your Conference Experience Workshop
- Registration to Lowitja’s 4th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference, including the Conference Gala dinner
- Domestic return travel, to be organised by the Melbourne Poche Centre
- Accommodation from Sunday 15 June to Friday 20 June 2025, to be organised by the Melbourne Poche Centre
The bursary does not cover any personal expenses and incidentals incurred for your attendance.
Who can apply
Indigenous PhD scholars from any University, who are current members of both the Lowitja Institute and OCHRe network, or who have applied to become members.
- Lowitja Institute membership application form: Apply here
- OCHRe Network membership application form: Apply here
How to apply
Submit an application through Eventbrite.
- Provide details of your PhD studies
- Please tell us why you want to attend the Workshop and Lowitja’s 4th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference. (100 words)
- Please tell us how attending the Workshop and Lowitja’s 4th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference will benefit your studies and/or professional development. (100 words)
- Please tell us how attending the Workshop and Lowitja’s 4th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference will support your involvement in research leadership. (100 words)
- Provide a support letter from your lead supervisor, by email to Tahlia within one week of applying.
- Agree to the Terms and Conditions including to attend the Workshop and provide a 500-word reflection on how the Workshop impacted your Conference experience
Questions
Reach out to Tahlia Eastman, Indigenous Graduate Research Program Coordinator
Reach out to Warwick Padgham, Manager of Indigenous Student Programs
About the workshop
The Maximise your Conference Experience: Strategies for Engagement and Impact workshop is a pre-conference activity for Indigenous PhD scholars, held in conjunction with Lowitja's 4th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference. The workshop will provide a focused, supportive environment to build connections, refine skills, and step confidently into the conference.
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About the conference
Lowitja Institute’s International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference is a biennial event attracting a global audience committed to sharing knowledge for the health and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples and communities from around the world. It is a space for sharing innovative ideas and transformational research grounded in our ways of knowing, being and doing.
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Thank you
The bursary funding is provided by the Maali Hub of the OCHRe Network, and the workshop is supported by Lowitja Institute.
