The ACREME MASTER-MAP travel and training awards are designed to support ACREME MASTER-MAP affiliated PhD students, Postdoctoral Researchers and Research Assistants/Officers to participate in activities such as training workshops, laboratory exchanges, and field-based training. Conference registration and associated travel costs are not covered. The purposes of the Award are to support the career development of individual applicants, and to promote collaborative research opportunities between ACREME research groups. For this reason, funding for activities that further the aims of ACREME and facilitate collaborations between ACREME MASTER-MAP partners (within Australia or internationally) will be prioritized.
Applicants should plan to submit proposals for prospective travel covering the entirety of 2026.
Travel and Training Grants
Applications open: Monday 23 February 2026 9.00am AEST
Closes: Friday 24 July 2026 5.00pm AEST
Regional Hubs Travel and Training Grants
Applications open: Monday 23 February 2026 9.00am AEST
Closes: Friday 24 July 2026 5.00pm AEST
2025 Successful Grants
| Recipient Name | Recipient Institution | Purpose of Travel | Grant Amount |
Ada Yan | University of Melbourne, CEB | International Research Visit, presenting research at the National Malaria Control Program in Jakarta, Indonesia | $659.90 |
| Alessia Hysa | Burnet Institute | National Research Visit. Lab visit to Prof Ian Cockburn at Australia National University | $1,950.00 |
| Angela Rumaseb | Menzies School of Health Research | International Research Visit. Attending the Illumina Genomics Workshop | $1,948.76 |
| Dionne Argyropoulos | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | International Research Visit. Attending the European Summer Programme in Infectious Disease Anaylsis and Modelling at Stockholm University | $2,000.00 |
| Hellen Mnjala | Menzies School of Health Research | International Research Visit. Placement at the Medical Research Council Clinical trials at University College London | $2,000.00 |
| Jennifer Luchavez | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | Labatory Research Exchange. Placement and lab training at WEHI | $2,000.00 |
| Paula Tesine | Menzies School of Health Research | International Laboratory Research exchange at Arba Minch University in Ethipoia | $2,000.00 |
| Sarah Cassidy-Seyoum | Menzies School of Health Research | International Research Visit. Dissemination meeting and workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia | $2,000.00 |
| Timothy Ho | Burnet Institute | International Research – Visting malaria groups to present PhD Research | $2,000.00 |
| Zi Kang Ooi | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | International Laboratory Exchange – Visiting Dr Rintis Noviyanti at EXEINS Health Initiative | $2,000.00 |
2024 Successful Grants
| Recipient Name | Recipient Institution | Purpose of Travel | Grant Amount |
Anju Abraham | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | International research visit to Sabah Malaysia to visit ZOOMAC longitudinal study collaborators | $2000.00 |
| Arkasha Sadhewa | Menzies School of Health Research | National research visit to the Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) team at The Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Australia | $1,924.00 |
| Bernadine Kasian | PNGIMR | International Research visit to learn MinION-based technology with the Barry Lab at Deakin University, Geelong, Australia | $2,000.00 |
| Diandra Tutuana | Menzies School of Health Research | International research visit to Melbourne, Australia to train with Prof James McCarthy and Dr Matthew Dixon in quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assays to determine P. falciparum gametocyte carriage, stages andsex ratios | $2,000.00 |
| Elizabeth Villasis | Burnet Institute | International research visit to continue internship with Beeson Lab (Burnet) and Mueller Lab (WEHI) with aims to identify important biomarkers for differentiation between symptomatic and asymptomatic P. vivax infected individuals | $2,000.00 |
| Ellen Kearney | University of Melbourne, CEB | National research visit to present at inaugural Malaria Modellers’ Australia conference in Perth, Australia | $2,000.00 |
| Macie Lamont | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | International research visit to Bangkok, Thailand to access a large set of human plasma sample from a low-transmission region of Thailand, allow to screen antibody level via Luminex | $2,000.00 |
| Maulina Hafidzah | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | International research visit to Jakarta, Indonesia to conduct serological analysis on plasma samples collected as part of the PRIMA study | $2,000.00 |
| Felicia Bongiovannie | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | International research visit to Paris, France, to collaborate with the Disease Epidemiology and Analytics (IDEA) G5 Unit at Institut Pasteur for PhD research on improving P. vivax serological testing and treatment approach | $2,000.00 |
| Pailene Lim | Walter Eliza Hall Institute | International research visit to Bangkok, Thailand, to learn essential techniques, investigating the use of serological epidemiology to improve diagnosis of P. vivax in human bloodstream | $2,000.00 |