CHARITABLE GRANTS PROGRAM

ACMAV's Grants Program offers assistance to those in the Australian and international community, while being attentive to the needs of the ethnic Chinese people in particular.

One of the ways to realise this vision is for ACMAV to promote the academic and humanitarian efforts of its members and offer monetary assistance. All members who perform such work are eligible to apply for a grant.

Grants will be prioritised if they are for projects, charitable works or charitable events that:

Involve the Chinese community in the area of medicine and health;
Involve the Chinese community;
Involve other Asian communities in the area of medicine and health;
Involve other Asian communities; or
Involve other relevant communities, as decided by the ACMAV Inc Committee.

The amount made available for such funds will vary from year to year, and shall be determined by the Committee of the ACMAV.

The grants will be awarded based on review of the grant applications by the ACMAV Committee in November of each year.

Download the ACMAV Charitable Grants Application Form

TOM TSIANG MEMORIAL PRIZE

Tom Tsiang Memorial Prize 2023 Nomination Form.pdfThe Ching Tang (Tom) Tsiang Memorial Prize commemorates the late Dr Tsiang, the Foundation President of the ACMAV, who died in December 2008. An endowment fund was established by the ACMAV with the generous support of the family of the late Dr Tsiang, and the interest is used to fund this prize.

Dr Tsiang was a distinguished General Practitioner and Acupuncturist who, together with the then Victorian AMA President Dr George Santoro, formed the Chinese Medical Society in 1983, which later became the ACMAV. Dr Tsiang embraced a vision for this organisation which included the following aims:

To provide a forum for professional and social exchange amongst doctors with a common ethnic Chinese background
To support the continuing medical education of its members
To respond to community health issues affecting both the general and Chinese communities;
To promote the achievement of its members, including the practice of traditional methods of Chinese medicine.
The Prize is awarded to an ACMAV member who, through his or her service to the organisation or community, is deemed to have made a significant contribution which furthers the aims of the ACMAV.
The prize will be awarded by the ACMAV Committee and presented at the final educational dinner seminar of the year.
The exact sum of funds available and hence the value of the prize will vary from year to year, depending on the income derived from the endowment fund.

Download the Tom Tsiang Memorial Prize Nomination Form

Previous Grant Recipients

Date	Recipient
2020	Australian & New Zealand Gastroenterology International Training Association (ANZGITA): Improving gastroenterology practice standards and capacity to treat digestive diseases in AsiaPacific nations. Introducing sustainable local projects in developing AsiaPacific nations to promote access, training and service in the gastroenterology field.
2017	Hepatitis Victoria: Support to build a Chinese Community Coalition to Reduce Hep B Health Disparity (Melbourne Hep B Free) Elderly Chinese Home: Purchase of equipment to improve delivery of care to elderly residents.
2016	St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne: Development of culturally appropriate Chronic Hepatitis B information for Chinese people on treatment
2015	International China Concern: Support of carer training, provision of nutrition in Hengyang, Changsha and Sanmenxia Welfare Centres, China Elderly Chinese Home: Purchase of equipment to improve delivery of care to elderly residents. Austin Health 3DMedLab: Research into 3D printed prototyping for perioperative planning of endovascular AAA repair Medicins Sans Frontieres: Donation following Nepal earthquake
2014	Chinese Cancer Society of Victoria: Support of Cancer Awareness Day 2014 Hepatitis Victoria: Support of Hepatitis B community awareness campaign International China Concern: Supporting abandoned babies to thrive at Sanmenxia Welfare Centre Dr Adrian Mar: Equipment for establishment of Skin & Cancer Foundation Vitiligo Clinic Mr Andrew Bui: Tabitha Foundation, Cambodian House Building and Well Project (2015-17) Hepatitis Victoria: Support of Hepatitis B community awareness campaign International China Concern: Supporting abandoned babies to thrive at Sanmenxia Welfare Centre Dr Adrian Mar: Equipment for establishment of Skin & Cancer Foundation Vitiligo Clinic Mr Andrew Bui: Tabitha Foundation, Cambodian House Building and Well Project (2015-17)
2013	Dr Benny Foo: granted funds for redevelopment, building of Children’s Ward, kitchen repairs, Nyenga Hospital Mr Andrew Bui: Tabitha Foundation Cambodian House Building and Well Project Chun How Gan: Research Grant for Human Variome Project International Kids off the Kerb: Kampuchea house Project, dental and medical care for orphanage
2012	Dr Siew Keng Chan: granted funds towards Project Starfish, China Chinese Cancer Society of Victoria
2011	Dr Siew Keng Chan: granted funds towards Project Starfish, China
2010	No recipients
2009	Dr Benny Foo: granted $2000 for use towards the purchase of a replacement incinerator for Nyenga Hospital Mr Andrew Bui: granted $2000 towards a housebuilding project in Cambodia (a collaboration between Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School and Tabitha Foundation) Dr Penny Wong: granted $2000 towards a medical mission in Cambodia (in collaboration with Citylife Church and New Life Foundation, Pnomh Penh) Mr Andrew Bui: granted $2000 towards a housebuilding project in Cambodia (a collaboration between Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School and Tabitha Foundation) Dr Penny Wong: granted $2000 towards a medical mission in Cambodia (in collaboration with Citylife Church and New Life Foundation, Pnomh Penh)

Previous Memorial Prize Recipients

Date	Recipient
2019	Dr Ka Sing Chua
2021	Mr John Chew

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