Scholarships
Lived Experience Scholarships
Closing Date: Thursday 31 July 2025
Have you had a stroke and want to help make a difference?
In line with our 2025 conference theme, “Achieving Excellence through Empowered Voices and Collaboration,” Smart Strokes is offering 10 scholarships (up to $1000 each) to support people with lived experience of stroke to attend the Smart Strokes 2025 Conference in Newcastle.
These scholarships are designed for individuals with lived experience who are:
Interested in being more than a participant in research
Keen to become active contributors or team members in stroke research or service improvement
Passionate about helping shape stroke studies or stroke healthcare services that reflect real-world experiences and needs
Scholarships can be used to support flights, accommodation, and conference registration.
To apply:
Send us a short expression of interest (1 page max, 2 paragraphs will be ample), outlining:
Why you want to attend Smart Strokes 2025
How you hope to contribute to or get involved in stroke research or service improvement
What you hope to gain or achieve through attending
Any lived experience or advocacy you’d like to highlight
Please let us know where you live (state, metro/regional) as we are wanting to support people from across Australia to attend
People with lived experience of stroke who are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander are encouraged to apply
Applications close: 31st July 2025
Submit your expression of interest to: manisha.p@asnevents.net.au
At Smart Strokes, we believe the best research happens when people with lived experience are not just heard but empowered as partners in the process.