Applications are open for the 2022 MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarships

Calling all Science Entrepreneurs! The 2022 MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarships are now open.

Each year, MedTech Actuator and the Menzies Foundation award ten high-potential health, medical and biotechnology researchers with the MedTech Actuator Menzies Scholarships, supporting them to develop a career that fuses science, research, and entrepreneurship.

The scholarship aims to support the development of the scientific community’s entrepreneurship and commercialisation capacities. Across an industry-led intensive sprint and mentorship, scholarship recipients will gain an extensive overview of entrepreneurship, the startup ecosystem and the commercialisation process as well as a one-off, $1,000 stipend to aid the commercialisation journey.

Recipients embark on a four-month scholarship from August to November, where they gain knowledge from leading industry experts, work alongside Australia’s emerging healthcare entrepreneurs and receive mentorship from MedTech Actuator. 

Program key dates (2022):

  • Applications open June 3 – July 15
  • Online interviews – August 10
  • Scholarships awarded – August 12
  • Group learning (online) – from September 1
  • Fortnightly coaching (online) – from September 5
  • Intensive sprint (Melbourne) – October 25 – 27
  • Scholarship breakfast (Melbourne) – October 26

If you’re interested, or if you know someone who might be,

Natasha Eskinja

Digital Communications Coordinator

Natasha is driven by a profound passion for both creativity and analytics, a synergy that fosters authentic storytelling in the digital realm with both innovation and integrity. 

Throughout her career, she has consistently integrated the overarching marketing and communications narrative with the emotional connections of audiences. She is currently pursuing a Certificate in Society and the Individual from Flinders University, furthering her exploration of human behaviour and the critical importance of connectedness between organisations, individuals, and communities.