Australian Rotary Health is a project of the Rotary Districts of Australia and is supported by Rotary Clubs. It has a broad vision to improve the health and wellbeing of all Australians.
Australian Rotary Health provides funding towards research grants, fellowships and PhD scholarships focused on finding preventative and curative solutions for mental illness in young Australians. From 2023, our funding focus narrowed to the mental health of children aged 0-12.
We also provide funding into a broad range of general health areas, provide scholarships for rural medical and nursing students, as well as Indigenous health students. Australian Rotary Health provides funding into areas of health that do not readily attract funding, and promotes findings to the community.
Australian Rotary Health provides funding into four focus areas, and promotes findings to the community:
Since the year 2000, Australian Rotary Health has focused its funding on mental health research. From 2023, we will be funding research into the mental health of children aged 0-12.
There are three ways we fund mental health research:
Australian Rotary Health engages with a variety of funding partners to provide Research PhD Scholarships. A partnership between sponsoring Rotary Clubs, Universities and Australian support these PhD scholarships.
These projects encompass a broad range of general health areas including cancer, heart disease, children’s health, motor neuron disease, diabetes and more.
These Scholarships support Indigenous students to undertake tertiary training in nursing, physiotherapy, psychology, dentistry and other health related degrees at university. These scholarships help Indigenous students to overcome barriers to tertiary study and qualification.
In 2023 the ARH First Nations Alumni was formed.
Australian Rotary Health provides scholarships for medical and nursing students to undertake placements at a rural and remote health care service. Students experience what these facilities have to offer and provide an incentive for recipients to pursue a career in rural Australia upon graduation.
To learn more about Australian Rotary Health, visit their website here.
