Puzey Postdoctoral Fellowship
Critical Dates
- Monday, 17 March 2025
Expression of Interest (EOI) application portal opens.
- 10:00am (10:00 AEST), Thursday 27 March 2025
Puzey Postdoctoral Fellowships Scheme Information Zoom Webinar (also covering Mary Lugton and McKenzie Fellowships). Click to register
- 3:00pm (15:00 AEST), Thursday 24 April 2025
EOIs (including Eligibility Exemption Requests if applicable) due. These must be submitted via SmartyGrants.
- Wednesday 9 July 2025
Successful EOIs invited to submit a Full Application
- Wednesday 30 July 2025
Completed Full Applications to be submitted via SmartyGrants
- October 2025
Successful applicants notified.
From 2025, the Puzey Postdoctoral Fellowship selection process is administered through the University of Melbourne’s central Early Career Researcher Fellowships Selection Process. Through that process, applicants can submit an Expression of Interest for the Puzey Fellowship (and others for which they are eligible).
To view scheme documents and apply, please see the instructions on the McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme page.
Overview
The Puzey Postdoctoral Fellowship is available to outstanding early career Australian researchers working in the fields of medicine, science and engineering. The fellowship is awarded annually and supported by the Elizabeth and Vernon Puzey Foundation Trust, which was established in 1992 with the aim of enabling Australian researchers to improve the health and wellbeing of all Australians.
The Fellowship rotates between the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS), the Faculty of Science (SCI) and the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) each year. The table below lists the faculties in which fellowships will be based in 2025-2029.
| Application Year | Commencement Year | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026 | SCI |
| 2026 | 2027 | FEIT |
| 2027 | 2028 | MDHS |
| 2028 | 2029 | SCI |
Funding
The fellowship is funded to commence at Academic Level A6 in the University Salary Band (plus oncosts and superannuation). Each Fellow will receive an additional single allocation of $25,000 for research project costs (over the full term of the fellowship) funded by the relevant host faculty.
The default term of the Puzey Postdoctoral Fellowships is for three years (at 1.0 FTE) of research-focused activity, however fractional appointments can be negotiated in some circumstances (see Funding Conditions below).
Eligibility
Please refer to the 2026 Early Career Fellowships Guidelines for full eligibility details.
How to apply
Review the Scheme guidelines
Establish an Academic Contact
- Only one Academic Contact is required per EOI for an ECR Fellowship, even if you are applying for more than one fellowship scheme.
- If required, Eligibility Exemption Requests can be made as part of the EOI form.
- Shortlisted applicants will be invited to complete a Full Application. Referees will only be required at the Full Application stage.
Review the 2026 Early Career Researcher Fellowship Guidelines posted on the McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme website.
Supporting documents
Please see the ECR Fellowships application documents listed for the McKenzie Fellowships.
Contacts
Please refer to the 2026 ECR Fellowship Guidelines before submitting enquiries.
Email address for Early Career Researcher Fellowships Selection Process, including McKenzie, Mary Lugton and Puzey Postdoctoral Fellowships: ecr-fellowships@unimelb.edu.au