PhD Scholarship Investigating Mental Health in Athletes

The Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (ARHRF) invites applications for a PhD scholar investigating Mental Health in Athletes. In particular, the research should address suicide in middle-aged men with a focus on help seeking and/or mental health in high-level athletes.

Applications for the scholarship closes on Friday 27 July 2007.

The Scholarship will provide salary and incidental support for a postgraduate student who is undertaking full-time research in an area of research relevant to mental health/suicide. Only applicants about to commence, or already those engaged in their first or second years of a PhD are eligible to apply for the Scholarship.

The value of the scholarship is $25,000. The Scholarship will provide salary and incidental support for a postgraduate student who is undertaking full-time research in an area of research relevant to mental health/suicide. Only applicants about to commence, or those already engaged in their first or second year of a PhD are eligible to apply for the Scholarship.

The award will be made for one year in the first instance but can be extended for a maximum of three and a half years upon receipt of satisfactory annual progress reports.

For further information please visit: http://www.arhrf.org.au/docUploads/David.Henning.Mem.Parra.City.Suicide.athletes.doc