Datacom for Cancer Scholarship (DCS)
| Description: | The scholarship will support a student to develop an intervention to encourage men with colorectal symptoms to seek appropriate health care advice sooner rather than later. The project should explore the factors that impact on health seeking behaviour in men within this context and may include a review of the pathways to care for men who have been diagnosed with colorectal cancer or a premalignant condition. It is anticipated that the proposal will develop and evaluate an intervention to promote early diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer. The project may encompass any suitable methodology and the student must be eligible for enrolment in a PhD program at Curtin University of Technology under the primary supervision of the professor of health innovation, chronic diseases at the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute. |
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| Opening Date: | 1 November, 2009 |
| Closing Date: | 31 March, 2010 |
| Faculty: |
Health Sciences |
| Area of Interest: |
Health Management & Awareness Health - Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Health - Technology & Research Mental Health & Wellbeing |
| Scholarship Type: | Merit Based |
| Year of Study: |
Postgraduate |
| Eligibility: | Applicants must:
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| Applicable to: |
Current Students Prospective Students |
| Nationality: |
Australian Citizen Australian Permanent Resident |
| Type: | Research |
| Maximum number awarded: | 1 |
| Value: | $25,000 pa for 3 years with the possibility of an extension of up to 6 months. |
| Tenable at: | Curtin University of Technology |
| Further Information: | Professor Moyez Jiwa Chair, Health Innovation – Chronic Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) – Chronic Curtin University of Technology GPO Box U1987 PERTH WA 6845 Ph: +61 9266 1768 M.Jiwa@curtin.edu.au |
| Guidelines: | Interested applicants should provide a completed Application for Admission to a Higher Degree by Research together with letter outlining how the intended project explores the factors that impact on health seeking behaviour in men within the context of cancer symptoms generally and colorectal cancer in particular. |