Strategic Grants for Outstanding Women

The Melbourne Medical School’s Strategic Grants for Outstanding Women is an initiative supporting early and mid-career women in academia.

About the scheme

Launched in 2019, the Strategic Grants for Outstanding Women scheme (SGOW) aims to support high-performing early and mid-career women in academia in advancing their careers towards senior academic and leadership roles. Although women are well represented in the School’s early career researcher cohort, there is a marked decrease in the proportion of women at higher academic levels. This scheme, by acknowledging and supporting women with high academic potential, is part of the School’s strategy to redress this disparity.

Offered biennially, the scheme supports recipients over a two year period to undertake activities intended to increase their academic capability, productivity and profile with the intention of progressing their careers.

This scheme is administered by the Melbourne Medical School and generously supported by our health service partners. Questions regarding this scheme can be directed to the MMS Research Support Team: mms-research@unimelb.edu.au.

Grant Recipients

  • 2019

    For more detailed profiles of our recipients please see the 2019 SGOW recipients page.

    Dr Katie Ayers

    Department of Paediatrics, Melbourne Medical School

    Associate Professor Penelope Bryant

    Department of Paediatrics, Melbourne Medical School

    Dr Lisa Cheshire

    Department of Medical Education, Melbourne Medical School

    Associate Professor Kate Drummond

    Department of Surgery, Melbourne Medical School

    Dr Amy Gray

    Department of Paediatrics, Melbourne Medical School

    Dr Amanda Gwee

    Department of Paediatrics, Melbourne Medical School

    Associate Professor Natalie Hannan

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Melbourne Medical School

    Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Melbourne Medical School

  • 2021

    For more detailed profiles of our recipients please see the 2021 SGOW recipients page.

    Associate Professor Lauren Ayton

    Department of Surgery, Melbourne Medical School

    Dr Ada Cheung

    Department of Medicine, Melbourne Medical School

    Dr Maria Di Biase

    Department of Psychiatry, Melbourne Medical School

    Dr Leonie Griffiths

    Department of Medical Education, Melbourne Medical School
    Northern Health

    Dr Gabrielle Haeusler

    Department of Paediatrics, Melbourne Medical School
    Murdoch Children's Research Institute (co-funded)

    Dr Sarah Hanieh

    Department of Infectious Diseases, Melbourne Medical School

    Dr Jess Heerde

    Department of Paediatrics, Melbourne Medical School
    Murdoch Children's Research Institute (co-funded)

    Associate Professor Lisa Hui

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Melbourne Medical School
    Northern Health

    Dr Rachel McQuade

    Department of Medicine, Melbourne Medical School
    Western Health

    Dr Jing Wang

    Department of Paediatrics, Melbourne Medical School 
    Murhdoch Children's Research Institute (co-funded)