Nominations for 2024 are now closed

AAAPC Travelling Fellowships are offered in years where the Executive deem that sufficient funds are available to support the award. The Fellowships will be reviewed annually to ensure it is best meeting the needs of our AAAPC members.

In 2022, a total fellowship pool of $10,000 is available. There are two types of Travelling Fellowships available:

1.     AAAPC Travelling Research Fellowship

2.     AAAPC Travelling Education Fellowship

AAAPC Travelling Research Fellowship

The following are guidelines applicable to the AAAPC Travelling Research Fellowship 2024 only.

Aims:

• Foster collaborations between Australasian primary care researchers and their departments or organisations.
• Enable partnerships with international primary care researchers and/or external stakeholders.
• Provide support particularly, but not exclusively for, early career researchers
• Support First Nations (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, Māori and Pacific) primary care academics across Australasia.

Purpose

The Travelling Fellowship is available for any activity that meets the aims of the program. This could include assisting members of AAAPC to undertake academic activities including travel to another institution to initiate or continue a joint primary care research project, and costs associated with carrying out research, dissemination, professional development and impact.

Value and criteria for use of grant

Applications are welcome for amounts up to $5000. Fellowships must be used within twelve months of the fellowship being offered. The funds can contribute to travel costs and accommodation, plus other items such as professional development, and conference registration. The funding cannot be used to cover costs for meals and other incidentals, or publication fees for academic journals. Funds are provided by reimbursement on production of receipts.

Other fellowship requirements

Fellows must provide a report to the AAAPC Executive (~500 words) on completion of their fellowship to describe the use of funds, project outcomes and aspects of collaboration. This will be shared with AAAPC members via social media, newsletters, and on the webpage, to promote transparency of funding and to bring attention to the fellowship for future applicants. Fellows may also be invited to deliver a webinar to members on their experience, learnings and/or achievements as a result of their award.

Eligibility criteria Applicants must: Be a current financial member of AAAPC & have held membership for at least one year before applying; student and First Nations members do not have a time limit on their membership for eligibility; Be actively involved in primary care research; Have not been awarded an AAAPC Travelling Fellowship in the previous four years, including the AAAPC Travelling Education Fellowship.

Call for application

Applications will be opened on 25th August 2024.

Submission process

Applications must be in minimum font size 11 point. A PDF version (in one document) should be submitted electronically to the AAAPC Secretariat (secretariat@aaapc.org.au) by 5pm (AEST) 11th October 2024. Late applications will not be accepted.

Your application must include:

• Contact details, please include if you are a student and/or First Nations member
• Plain language summary of proposed use of funding including aims & objectives and how it will contribute and further your primary care academic career (max. 300 words)
• Outline of activities - include how your proposed activities clearly link to the aims of your fellowship (maximum two A4 pages; table format is preferred)
• Outcome (max 300 words) - explain how your proposed Fellowship will benefit yourself, your institution and the wider AAAPC community
• Budget, including in-kind contributions and/or other funding sources
• Brief curriculum Vitae - no more than two pages
• Letter of support from head of your institution/department confirming that the financial support sought is NOT available from your home institution/department
• If applicable, letter of support from the institution/department hosting your visit

Assessment process

1. Eligibility check – the application will be reviewed for eligibility including the financial membership status of the applicant.

2. Peer Review - applications will be reviewed by three members of AAAPC (without conflicts of interest) based on the aims of the Fellowship Program, in particular:

a) relevance to the goals and values of the Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care;

b) track record of the applicant relative to opportunity;

c) commitment to academic primary care;

d) likelihood that the fellowship will be of value to the applicant’s career in primary care research.

AAAPC Travelling Education Fellowship

The following are guidelines applicable to the AAAPC Travelling Education Fellowship 2024 only.

Aims:

• Foster collaborations between Australasian primary care educators/educationalists and their departments or organisations.
• Enable partnerships with international educationalists and/or external stakeholders.
• Provide support particularly, but not exclusively for, educators/educationalists in early stages of their career
• Support First Nations Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, Māori and Pacific) primary care academics across Australasia.

Purpose

The Travelling Education Fellowship is available for any activity that meets the aims of the program. This could include assisting members of AAAPC to undertake academic activities including travel to another institution to initiate or continue a joint primary care education project, and costs associated with carrying out educational research, teaching, professional educationalist development and impact.

Value and criteria for use of grant

Applications are welcome for amounts up to $5000. Fellowships must be used within twelve months of the fellowship being offered. The funds can contribute to travel costs and accommodation, plus other items such as professional development, and conference registration. The funding cannot be used to cover costs for meals and other incidentals, or publication fees for academic journals. Funds are provided by reimbursement on production of receipts.

Eligibility criteria Applicants must: Be a current financial member of AAAPC & have held membership for at least one year before applying; student and First Nations members do not have a time limit on their membership for eligibility; Be actively involved in primary care education/teaching; Have not been awarded an AAAPC Travelling Fellowship in the previous four years, including the AAAPC Travelling Research Fellowship

Call for application

Applications will be opened on 25th August 2024

Submission process

Applications must be in minimum font size 11 point. A PDF version (in one document) should be submitted electronically to the AAAPC Secretariat (secretariat@aaapc.org.au) by 5pm (AEST) 11th October 2024. Late applications will not be accepted.

Your application must include:

• Contact details, please include if you are a student and/or First Nations member
• Plain language summary of proposed use of funding including aims & objectives and how it will contribute and further your primary care academic career (max. 300 words)
• Outline of activities - include how your proposed activities clearly link to the aims of your fellowship (maximum two A4 pages; table format is preferred)
• Outcome (max 300 words) - explain how your proposed Fellowship will benefit yourself, your institution and the wider AAAPC community
• Budget, including in-kind contributions and/or other funding sources
• Brief curriculum Vitae - no more than two pages
• Letter of support from head of your institution/department confirming that the financial support sought is NOT available from your home institution
• If applicable, letter of support from the institution/department hosting your visit

Assessment process

1. Eligibility check – the application will be reviewed for eligibility including the financial membership status of the applicant.

2. Peer Review - applications will be reviewed by three members of AAAPC (without conflicts of interest) based on the aims of the Fellowship Program, in particular:

a) relevance to the goals and values of the Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care;

b) track record of the applicant relative to opportunity;

c) commitment to academic primary care;

d) likelihood that the fellowship will be of value to the applicant’s career in primary care education.

PAST RECIPIENTS

2024	Dr Caroline McBride Dr Claire Morley Ms Cristina Thompson	University of Melbourne University of Tasmania University of Wollongong
2023	Ms Melis Selamoglu Ms Shakira Onwuka Dr Vera Costa Dr Katelyn Barnes	Monash University University of Melbourne Monash University Australian National University
2021	Sharon James Nor Akma Yunus Sanduni Madawala	Monash University
2020	Dr Michael Wright	University Technology Sydney
2018	Dr Xiaoping Lin	Monash University
2017	Prof Meredith Temple-Smith	University of Melbourne
2016	Dr Jennifer Walker	University of Melbourne
2015	Dr Joel Rhee	University of New South Wales
2014	Dr Irene Blackberry	La Trobe University
2012	Prof Parker Magin	University of Newcastle
2011	Dr Phyllis Lau	University of Melbourne
2010	Dr Caroline Laurence	University of Adelaide
2009	Dr Julia Walters	University of Tasmania
2008	Dr Joel Rhee	University of New South Wales
2007	Ms Deb Askew	University of Queensland
2006	Ms Petya Fitzpatrick	Australian National University
2005	Dr John Furler	University of Melbourne
2004	Dr Clare McGuiness	Australian National University
2002	Ms Helen Tolhurst  Ms Donna Southern	University of Newcastle  Monash University
2001	Ms Patty Chondros  Ms Amanda Barnard	University of Melbourne  Australian National University
2000	Dr Marie Pirotta	University of Melbourne