Postgraduate Scholarships
The Monash University Accident
Research Foundation has made scholarships available for students
at the Accident Research Centre for study in any of the principal research areas of the Centre. More recently the Safe Family Research Scholarship has been made available. These scholarships are widely advertised each time they become available.
 John Lane Memorial Scholarship
Dr John Lane, recognised as the father of aviation safety in Australia, and a leader in road safety, died on January 21, 1999. In recognition of Dr Lane's contribution in the field of injury prevention, and as a personal tribute, the Trustees of the Foundation established the John Lane Memorial Scholarship.
The inaugural scholarship was awarded to Wendy Watson in May 2000. Sujannie Fernando became the recipient in 2004. Robin Hutchinson will take up this scholarship in 2007.
 Peter Vulcan Scholarship
Professor Peter Vulcan retired in 1998, bringing to an end eleven years
of outstanding service as the champion and Founding Director of the
Accident Research Centre. His unique and distinguished contribution both
to injury prevention and the Centre were recognised with the establishment
of this award.
The inaugural scholarship was awarded to Ben Brooks in January 2002. Matthew Ericson became the recipient in 2006.
 Safe Family Research Scholarship
The Amy Gillett Foundation was established in recognition of the champion Australian cyclist who died while training in Germany in 2005. Amy’s parents, Mary and Denis Safe, recognise that a growing number of cyclists are killed and injured on Australian roads each year, as more people turn to bicycles for health and transport. The Amy Gillett Foundation has offered, in conjunction with the Monash University Accident Research Foundation, the Safe Family Research Scholarship – to encourage research in this important field of road safety.
The foundation’s objective is a reduction in the number of accidents involving motorists and cyclists. Amy Gillett, 29, was a member of Australia’s athletic elite. She represented Australia in rowing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, before she became a champion cyclist. She was also committed to her academic endeavours, holding a Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sports Science) and Honours in Human Movement. Amy had started her PhD, which was to study how women reacted to life after sport, irrespective of their level, achievements and profile.
The successful candidate will undertake their studies at the Monash University Accident Research Centre and will be expected to conduct research into crashes and interactions involving different classes of road users, particularly motorists and cyclists.
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