Gwen Scott Grant Application

Eligibility criteria

The 2025 Gwen Scott Grant Program will be a closed application process and be available exclusively to Diabetes Victoria health professional staff only.

Applicants will be eligible to apply if they meet all of the following criteria:  

• Must be a current Diabetes Victoria health professional staff member as at 2 June 2025. 
• Must be registered as a qualified health professional with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or relevant Association membership number; 
• Must commence their professional development activity in the 2025/26 financial year; 
• Submit their application form no later than 5pm on the due date: Friday 30 June. 

 Applicants will be ineligible if any of the following criteria apply: 

• is a full-time researcher/academic (with no time currently working in direct clinical practice); 
• is enrolled full-time in a higher degree by research, e.g. doctorate or PhD (with no time currently working indirect clinical practice); or 
• was successful and received funding in the 2024 Gwen Scott grant round. 

The decisions of the Gwen Scott grant selection panel are final, though feedback may be available upon request. Within three months of the completion of their professional development activity, Gwen Scott grant recipients will be required to provide a short, written report to Diabetes Victoria (via an email), which outlines the learnings and value to the applicant.

This information may be used in future promotions with articles potentially appearing in an edition of Diabetes Matters magazine, and across Diabetes Victoria’s social media channels at the same time. Sharing of information will be encouraged within the applicant’s organisation through appropriate internal channels such as articles, presentations or social platforms.