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Calling all researchers to help children
$50,000 to help kids with acquired brain injury live life to the fullest (17 December 2007)
Nearly a million dollars for Children’s Health (15 November 2007)
(25 September 2008) Healthy Development Adelaide and Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation PhD top-up Scholarships 2009
Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) and the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation are offering up to eight PhD top-up scholarships in the area of Healthy Development.
Further information on the eligibility criteria, HDA research training program and the Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) application forms can be found on the HDA website.
Calling all researchers to help children
The Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation (C7CRF) is inviting researchers to apply for grants to help find the answers to serious conditions that affect children such as cystic fibrosis, asthma and muscular dystrophy.
Applications for the 2009 grants round are open from 9 February 2008 until 1 May 2008 and successful grant recipients will be awarded up to $75,000 for research projects about children’s health and wellbeing.
Each year the C7CRF awards grants totalling close to $1 million, in 2007 the Foundation provided $939,000 worth of funding to 24 researchers in SA and NT to start work this year.
C7CRF Executive Director, Glenn Rappensberg, says the calibre of grant applications has always been outstanding and is looking forward to seeing this year’s submissions.
“We hope that our grants offer a kick start to highly needed research in areas that affect children such as burn injuries, cerebral palsy and sleep disorders,” said Mr Rappensberg.
Read the full media release (PDF - 28 Kb)(17 December 2007) $50,000 to help kids with acquired brain injury live life to the fullest
For Dr Tim Connell the announcement that the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation (C7CRF) will support his research project on acquired brain injury with $50,000 worth of funding in 2008 is like Christmas has come early.
Dr Connell has been involved in rehabilitation projects for children living with acquired brain injuries (ABI) for many years, running the very first comprehensive rehabilitation service for children with ABI at Novita Children’s Services from 1983-1995.
His research project is dedicated to improving the rehabilitation process and to identifying new ways to increase the quality of life for children affected.
“The most common cause of acquired brain injury is motor vehicle accidents, and the impact can be enormous. A child who is growing up happily, looking to a bright future can suddenly have their personality, behaviour, and ability to learn dramatically changed as a result of these injuries,” Dr Connell said.
“Until today it has not been studied to what extent the rehabilitation process affects the life of a child after acquiring a brain injury. My research aims to identify factors that improve the quality of a child’s life, and develop matching support activities as part of the rehabilitation program.”
“During my research I will assess the movement and behaviour of children before and after six-months of comprehensive rehabilitation, then statistical analysis will identify how the program and support activities provided have made a difference to the quality of the child’s life.
Read the full media release (PDF - 28 Kb)(15 November 2007) Nearly a million dollars for Children’s Health
Almost $1 million worth of funding has been granted to researchers in South Australia and the Northern Territory last week for projects examining diseases and conditions that affect children’s health and wellbeing, and identifying new ways to improve the quality of life for those concerned.
The Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation (C7CRF) has awarded 24 researchers with funds worth up to $50,000 per project in their grants round for 2008.
C7CRF Executive Director, Glenn Rappensberg, says he was impressed with the scope of research to be undertaken and is very pleased that the number of applications to the Foundation has increased again compared to 2007.
“It is fantastic to see that a growing number of researchers are dedicating their career to improve the wellbeing of our children, and we are proud to provide the funding for these projects,” says Mr Rappensberg.
“The projects funded and the resulting research outcomes over the next couple of years will help sick children and their families, and contribute to growing a stronger and healthier Australia.”
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