Travelling Scholarships 2025

Travelling Scholarships are awarded annually to staff members at The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) to strengthen their knowledge and expertise in their chosen field.

These are generously supported by ten providers, including organisations including Uncle Bobs Club and the Pied Pipers, through the Good Friday Appeal.

These scholarships allow staff to travel and undertake further education, participate in research or complete workplace experience, leading to improved care for RCH patients.

The scholarships have recently enabled staff from areas including neurology, physiotherapy, cardiology, oncology, rehabilitation, respiratory and sleep medicine to attend international conferences, symposiums and site visits, undertake fellowship programs and complete training at other world leading paediatric centres.

To date, over 50 clinicians have been awarded this opportunity. Last year, program participants attended 11 conference visits, 13 site visits and undertook one fellowship program.

Last updated March 2025.

Uncle Bobs Neurology Fellowship

Education and Training

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) Department of Neurology is one of the busiest paediatric neurology services in Australia.

Child Life Therapy (Educational Play Therapy Procedural Support)

Patient and Family Centred Care

Child Life Therapy (CLT) provides individualised support to patients to promote effective coping strategies and make the hospital experience more positive, especially during medical procedures.

Allied Health Research Capacity Development (Director of Allied Health Research)

Education and Training

Thanks to support from the Good Friday Appeal, nurses and allied health clinicians at The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) can access education and professional development through the Allied Health and Nursing Development, Education and Leadership Program.