Closing date: 11 December 2010 or until the Scholarship is granted thereafter.

A full-time postgraduate scholarship is available through the Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, for a suitably qualified candidate with an undergraduate degree in exercise science, physiotherapy, medicine or an equivalent educational background to undertake research studies leading to a PhD in Health Sciences.

The project is to investigate the physiological, psychosocial and associated benefits of the Walk On program, an intensive exercise program conducted by Spinal Cord Injuries Australia designed to assist a person with a spinal cord injury to maximise their functional recovery.

Details about the program can be viewed at Walk On

Further information can be obtained from:

Professor Glen Davis
Exercise, Health and Promotion Research Group
Faculty of Health Sciences
The University of Sydney NSW 2006

Speech address by:
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia

Official launch of the Spinal Cord Injuries Australia Walk On Program at the University of Sydney, NSW on 3 November 2010

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is an outstanding and vital initiative deserving our highest praise and support.

I am really delighted now to officially launch the Walk On program and to acknowledge the establishment of the first Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and Spinal Cure Australia PhD Scholarship tenable in 2011 for the proper investigation of the physical, social and economic impacts of the program on quality of life and participation.

On behalf of all Australians, my congratulations to the partners – Spinal Cord Injuries Australia, Spinal Cure Australia and the University of Sydney, the exercise specialists, the student clinicians, and our Walk On aspirants and graduates.

I hope your steps from here are big and bold and rewarding.

Friends, thank you."