MMS Indigenous Development Grants

The Melbourne Medical School Indigenous Development Grants support the career development of the School's Indigenous staff and students.

About the scheme

Developed by the Melbourne Medical School (MMS) in collaboration with the MDHS Indigenous Development scheme in 2021, these grants are designed to foster the career development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our School.

This opportunity is open to Indigenous professional and academic staff, including prospective and honorary staff, and graduate research students in MMS. We welcome applications from individuals as well as teams.

How to apply

The 2022 round of this scheme has now closed. Please see below for details on grant recpients from previous rounds.

This scheme is administered by the MMS Research Support team with the support of the MDHS Indigenous Development. For further information please contact mms-research@unimelb.edu.au.

Grant Recipients

  • 2021

    For more detailed profiles of our recipients please see the MMS Indigenous Development Grant Outcomes page.

    Brooke Conley
    Department of Surgery (St Vincent's Hospital) and Department of Medical Education

    Charlotte Dodds
    Department of Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital)

    Dr Simon Graham
    Department of Infectious Diseases

    Ryan Prehn
    Department of Surgery (St Vincent's Hospital)

  • 2022

    For more detailed profiles of our recipients please see the 2022 MMS Indigenous Development Grant Outcomes page.

    Harry Douglas
    Department of Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital)

    Dr Karyn Ferguson
    Department of Paediatrics

    Madelyne Hudson-Buhagiar
    Department of Medical Education