The College of Medicine and Public Health is proud to support staff in advancing their professional development and research on the national and international stage.
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Round 2 CMPH Travel Schemes, who will be presenting and engaging at a diverse range of conferences and events across Australia and overseas.
Rural and Remote Health (RRH) Conference and Professional Development Scheme
- Yuh Ping Chong, International Conference on Medical Education (ICME) / International Medical Education (IMEC) Conference, Kuala Lumpur
- Jamie Whan, Clinical Educations Postgraduate Course
FHMRI EMCR Research Conference Support Grants
- Tahlia Johnson, Indigenous Allied Health Australia Conference, Sunshine Coast
- Anna Konopka, Australasian Neuroscience Society Conference, Hobart
- Ashley Montero, World Sleep Congress, Singapore
- Lucia Pinilla Latorre, World Sleep Congress, Singapore
- Emmanuelle Souzeau, Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors & American Conference of Human Genetics, Montreal
- Eugene Tan, International Congress of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring & Clinical Toxicology Conference, Singapore
Domestic Travel Scheme
- Yee Lian Chew, Australasian Neuroscience Society 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart
- Bree Hodgson, Australasian Biospecimen Network Association – Biobanking evolving through time, Newcastle
- Michaela Johnson, Australasian Neuroscience Society 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart
- Alicia Lander, Sleep Down Under, Adelaide
- Sharon Lawn, The Mental Health Services Conference, Brisbane
- James Pearce, Australasian College of Paramedicine International Conference, Brisbane
- Shahid Ullah, 60th Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology Congress, Perth
Overseas Travel Scheme
- Nick Eyre, 31st International Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus, Flaviviruses and Related Viruses, Singapore
- Jack Manners, World Sleep Congress, Singapore
- Kelly Sansom, World Sleep Congress, Singapore
- Lauren Thurgood, International Workshop in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Krakow
Other travel schemes also awarded in 2025:
John Chalmers Travel Fellowship
- Huah Shin Ng, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Annual Meeting, Seattle
- Hannah Scott, World Sleep Congress, Singapore
- Joshua Trigg, CAPHIA Public Health Hackathon, Sydney
- Molla Wassie, Australasian Epidemiological Association Scientific Meeting, Hobart
David and Margaret Wattchow Research Travel Fund
- Anthony Khoo, Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane
- Aelon Rahmani, Australasian Neuroscience Society 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart
The College is now accepting travel applications for academic and professional staff travelling between February – July 2026. Support is available for domestic and international travel for conferences and professional development opportunities. Full details of the schemes and links to the online applications can be found on the CMPH Funding page. Closing deadline for Round 1 applications is 5pm, Friday 12 December 2025. Please forward any enquiries to cmph.operations@flinders.edu.au