2026 JHW Birrell Scholarship at the University of Melbourne

The JHW Birrell Scholarship was estabished as an appeal undertaken with the assistance of Sir Peter Derham and Mr Donald Gibb to create a fund in memory of the late Dr JHW Birrell.

The late Dr JHW Birrell OAM ISO MB BS (Melb) LLD Honoris Causa (Monash) FRACP FAMA, was born in 1924 and died in 2003. He was appointed as the Victorian Police Surgeon in 1957, and was a pioneer campaigner for road safety. In 2004 the University, with the assistance of Sir Peter Derham and Mr Donald Gibb, commenced an appeal for a fund in memory of the late Dr Birrell for the purpose of providing an annual scholarship in the field of traffic safety.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineMay 31, 2026
• Value$10,000
• Study LevelMasters , PhD , Undergraduate
• SponsorUniversity of Melbourne
• City to studyVictoria
• School to studyUniversity of Melbourne
• Course to studyHealth
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• An amount of up to $10,000 will be awarded.

Requirements

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be:

• Enrolled in an Honours or graduate program through the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and undertaking research in a field relevant to traffic safety.

The area of traffic safety may include, but is not limited to, research that focuses on factors such as: bicycle safety and public transport, railway suicides, health issues affecting driver or pedestrian safety related to vision, anxiety, alcohol, drugs, disability, aging, etc.

Selection Process

• The Selection Panel will rank applications based on the relevance of the research topic.

Check also:
ANU Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship 2026
University of Canberra Research Scholarships 2026

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• For more information, kindly visit the University of Melbourne webpage.