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.

Let your voice help shape the future of stroke care.