Mental Illness Grants Awarded for 2012

A high volume of Grants were awarded over the years for interesting and significant areas of research.  In 2012 Grants totalled $975,000. These included 16 Mental Health Research Grants, 7 Ian Scott PhD Scholarships and 1 Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Funding Partner Scholarships (Archive)

ADULT LEUKAEMIA

Ian & Jean Simpson Family Scholarship
Rotary Club of Orange North, NSW
Kristie Munro
University of Wollongong, NSW

2007, 2008 and 2009

ARTHRITIS


Melvin Gray Arthritis Scholarship
Rotary Club of Blacktown, NSW
Miriam Jackson
Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW
2007, 2008 and 2009

AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASES

Basil Shaw Scholarship
Rotary Club of Toowong, QLD
Simon Apte
Queensland Institute of Medical Research
2005, 2006 and 2007

BOWEL CANCER

Districts 9640 and 9650
Dr Francis Lam
University of Sydney, NSW
2004, 2005 and 2006

Districts 9640 and 9650
Deepa Chauhan

University of Sydney, NSW
2004, 2005 and 2006

District 9780
Lisa Chan
University of Melbourne, VIC
2005, 2006 and 2007

District 9650
Jaclyn Huimin
University of Melbourne, VIC
2006, 2007 and 2008

District 9650
2008

District 9650
2008

District 9780
2008


CANCER

Childhood Cancer
Rotary Club of Adelaide, SA
Le Myo Thwe
Children's Hospital, Westmead, NSW
2010

Genetic Basis for Cancer (Prostate)
District 9680
Elizabeth Tindall
Garvan Institute of Medical Research, NSW
2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

Biology of Cancer
Rotary Clubs of Claremont-Cottesloe & Nedlands, WA
Scott Cornwall
University of WA
2005 and 2006

Lung Cancer
Barbara Moore Cancer Scholarship
Rotary Club of St Ives, NSW

Ovarian Cancer
The Suzanne Moss-White Scholarship
Rotary Club of Norwest Sunrise, NSW

Pancreatic Cancer
Fred Babagallo Scholarship
Rotary Club of Dural, NSW
Zaklina Kovacevic
University of Sydney, NSW
2007, 2008 and 2009

The Cancer Genome
The Basil Shaw Scholarship
Rotary Club of Toowong, QLD

CHILDHOOD BULLYING

Rotary Clubs of Combined Brisbane, QLD
Erin Wolfe
University of Queensland
2007, 2008 and 2009

CHILDHOOD LEUKAEMIA

Rotary Club of Dural and District 9680
Ahmad Ali Aloqaily
University of Technology, Sydney NSW
2007, 2008 and 2009

DEMENTIA

Bartolina Peluso Scholarship
Rotary Club of Strathmore, VIC
India Bohanna
Howard Florey Institute, VIC
2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010

DIABETES

Australian Rotary Health/District 9680
Diane Erskine Scholarship
Diabetes
Steven Gao
University of NSW
2009 and 2010

LIVER METASTASES

Fred Barbagallo Scholarship in Secondary Cancer of the Liver
Roary Club of Dural, NSW
Jessamy Tiffen
University of Sydney NSW
2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010


MALARIA

District 9650
Leia Hee
University of Sydney, NSW
2006, 2007 and 2008

MENTAL HEALTH & SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN

Rotary Club of Adeliade, SA
Amelia Searle
University of Adelaide, SA
2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

MOTOR NEURON DISEASE


Rotary Club of Deloraine, TAS (District 9830)
Anna King
University of Tasmania
2004, 2005 and 2006

Rotary Clubs of Belvoir/Wodonga, VIC (District 9790) and Carlingford NSW (District 9680)
Jennica Winhammar
University of Sydney, NSW
2005, 2006 and 2007
 
Margaret Roberts Motor Neuron Disease Scholarship
Rotary Club of Bendigo South, VIC
Adam Walker
Howard Florey Institute, VIC
2006, 2007 and 2008

Rotary Club of Bendigo South - District 9800
Margaret Roberts Scholarship
Rebecca Sheean
Howard Florey Institute/University of Melbourne, VIC
2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010


MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

District 9800 MS Awareness Committee
Vilija Jokubaitis
Univerisity of Melbourne, VIC
2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007

Rotary Club of Pakenham, VIC
Laura-Jane Oluich
University of Melbourne, VIC
2006, 2007 and 2008

PRETERM INFANT NUTRITION

Rotary Club of Thornlie, WA
Gemma McLeod
University of WA
2006, 2007 2008 and 2009

PROSTATE CANCER

District 9650
Ian Kwan
University of Wollongong, NSW
2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008

District 9650
Nick Hardcastle
University of Wollongong, NSW
2006, 2007 and 2008

Rotary Clubs of Pennant Hills, Winston Hills and Dural, NSW
Brian Tse
University of NSW
2007 and 2008

SUICIDE IN MEN

David Henning Memorial Scholarship
Keith and Glennis Henning, Rotary Club of Parramatta City, NSW


YOUTH SUICIDE

Nathan's Bequest Scholarship
Rotary Club of Sydney CBD, NSW
Kristine Northey
Curtin University of Technology, WA
2007, 2008 and 2009

CORPORATE FUNDING PARTNER

IMPROVING THE WELLBEING OF CHILDREN

Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd
Victoria Leitch
Children Health Research Institute, SA
2007, 2008 and 2009