Merlie Ivy Merchant Medical Research Scholarship
University of Melbourne · 🇦🇺 Australia
University of Melbourne · 🇦🇺 Australia
University of Melbourne · Australia
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Skip to main content Scholar hip Merlie Ivy Merchant Medical Re earch Scholar hip Scholar hip Merlie Ivy Merchant Medical Re earch Scholar hip Application i required. Check eligibility Key cholar hip detail Application tatu Not open yet Application open 1 Sep 2020 Application clo e 26 Nov 2021 Benefit amount Up to $135,000 Eligible tudy level Graduate re earch Eligible tudent type Dome tic and international tudent Eligible tudy tage Future tudy Benefit duration One or more year Summary The Merlie Ivy Merchant Medical Re earch Scholar hip wa e tabli hed with a gift from Mr Merlie (Merl) Ivy Merchant, and i offered to enrolling PhD tudent who demon trate re earch potential and intend to undertake re earch in the detection and management of cardiova cular di ea e. About the donor Mr Merlie (Merl) Ivy Merchant (Donor) (1921-2013) wa a fiercely independent woman who graduated from the Univer ity of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Art degree in 1957. Throughout her career Merl worked a a librarian for Telecom. Upon retirement, he continued to work a an honorary librarian for the Lyceum Club, the Naval and Military Club and the RSL. She remained a lifelong and active member of the Lyceum Club where he pent a lot of time expre ing her opinion and di cu ing ocial idea . Merl wa a ocially progre ive woman and very committed to ocial ju tice and equity. She wa al o pa ionate about animal welfare and wildlife con ervation.Merl’ beque t to the Univer ity i committed to public health re earch, particularly a it benefit women, and veterinary re earch.The PhD cholar hip will upport the Future Health Today collaboration between Univer ity of Melbourne and We tern Health. It i a proactive digital health intervention that u e data from health record to automate the detection of chronic di ea Exact official public evidence revalidated 2026-09-11, unsupported precision omitted.
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