<p>The Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program competition is now open!</p><p>Program Overview The Whitaker International Program is a competitive grant that is targeted at sending emerging leaders in the field of biomedical engineering overseas to increase international collaboration in the field. The grant is awarded based on an activity/project proposal that is relevant to biomedical engineering. Grantees have gone overseas to work on a wide range of activities, from pursuing Bioscience Enterprise coursework to modeling blood flow through the heart to developing prosthetics for amputees.</p><p>New Website Address The Whitaker Foundation closed its doors in June 2006, and graciously donated their website address to be used for the Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program starting this year. The website address is: http://www.whitaker.org/</p><p>New Policies Based on feedback from recent applicants, professors, and other stakeholders, the Whitaker International Program has changed its policies to expand the program's impact.</p><p>* Eligibility - We will now accept applications for Whitaker Fellowships from those applicants who demonstrate a dedication to the field in their academic body of work, even if the home institution does not offer a biomedical engineering degree. This change applies only to graduating seniors and those without any academic work beyond a bachelor's degree. * New Program Option - We are excited to announce a new program option for Whitaker Scholar (post-doctoral) applicants. They can now apply for up to a two-year Whitaker Scholarship. This is to accommodate post-doctoral placements which may take more than one year. Applicants applying for more than one year will need to justify the time they are requesting in their project/activity proposal.</p><p>Online Application The online application is now available, updated to reflect the new policies. Visit http://www.whitaker.org/ for more information.</p><p>CONTACT:</p><p>Professor Dietmar W. Hutmacher PhD (NUS), MBA (Henley) QUT Chair in Regenerative Medicine Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Queensland University of Technology 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove QLD 4059 Phone: 07 3138 6077 Fax: 07 3138 6030 International: +61 7 3138 6077 www.ihbi.qut.com<http://www.ihbi.qut.com/></p>