2027 BGRF EMERGING RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR
Nominations for the Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation’s Emerging Researcher of the Year for 2027 will open in the second quarter of 2027. This award is for Victorian researchers, generally within five years of their PhD who are under 35 years of age, but other researchers with special circumstances where ‘productivity relative to opportunity’ has been affected would also […]
Medical Research Grants for 2027 Closed
The successful applicants will be advised in the last quarter of 2026. The call for applications, which will be similar in 2027, is below for information. The 2026 grant recipients above were honoured with a plaque commemorating their contribution to medical research at the BGRF’s annual awards ceremony in September 2026. The next funding round […]
2025 BGRF Emerging Researcher of the Year: Dr Lachlan Dalli
The Foundation awarded the 2026 BGRF Emerging Researcher of the Year to Dr Aaron K Wong for his world-first discovery of genetic biomarkers for personalised cancer pain treatment – a landmark contribution that has already begun reshaping clinical thinking in this field A dual-trained medical oncologist and palliative care physician, Dr Wong, who only completed his […]
BGRF Honours International Champion of Stroke Research: Professor Bruce Campbell
Professor Bruce Campbell with his mentor, Professor Stephen Davis and BGRF CEO, Julienne Lewis The 2025 Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation medal has been awarded to Professor Bruce Campbell for his pioneering stroke research in brain imaging and emergency treatment. His work has led to global changes in clinical practice, changing the outcome of stroke for many […]
PhD SCHOLARSHIPS POSTPONED FOR 2026
Unfortunately the Foundation is not able to offer a PhD scholarship in 2026 but is hopeful that this award will be made available again in the near future. This scholarship is subject to available funds and as such is not offered every year. When funding becomes available candidates will be advised on the site and […]
