State Government supports young researchers
Young health and medical researchers will benefit from a three year, $890,000 scholarship program announced by the SA Government recently that targets PhD researchers.
The funding will support PhD scholarships for eight researchers who are looking at ways to improve the health of South Australians.
UniSA scholarship winner Rebecca Thomson came to SA from the United States to study human movement and sports science. Now a PhD candidate researching the effect of diet and exercise on overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome, she says the three year scholarship of $19,000 indexed annually will make all the difference.
“This scholarship will allow me to remain in South Australia to continue my studies, and it means I won’t need to juggle my research with a paid job,” Thomson said. The 22-year-old will be one of two recipients at UniSA. Another two will be awarded at Flinders University and four half scholarships will go to researchers at Adelaide University.