Frazer Family Foundation Scholarship in Medicine (Financial Aid Scholarships)

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

State University

The university of Queensland Australia

Area

Australia

Host Country

Australia

Deadline

27 Aug 2021

Study level

Postgraduate

Opportunity type

Scholarships , Fellowships , Grants

Specialities

Medicine

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

Description

Established in 2019 by the Frazer Family Foundation under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative and maintained by income generated from the endowment fund. As Co-Chairs of the ‘Not if, when’ campaign, Professor Ian Frazer AC FRS and Mrs Carolyn Frazer (MEdSt ’97) understand the transformative power of education and the importance of access to education for promising students, regardless of financial or economic background. Through this gift, they hope to support students interested in undertaking a rewarding and meaningful career in medicine. This Scholarship has been created to empower and support future medical professionals and researchers to enable them to make a lasting impact on society.

Eligibility

An applicant is eligible for a Scholarship, if the applicant –

submits an application to the Dean, by the closing date for applications;
is enrolled full-time in the Doctor of Medicine;
can provide documentary evidence of financial hardship; and
does not hold another Scholarship that the Dean considers similar.

How to apply

Send your completed application to med.prizes@uq.edu.au.

Your application must include the following:

Completed Cover Page
Completed Student Income Statement (please note that payments received from Centrelink are considered as income)
Centrelink Income Statement
Copy of your unofficial transcript from Si-Net
Personal statement demonstrating how the Scholarship will assist completion of the Doctor of Medicine

Selection criteria

The Scholarships will be awarded to applicants showing greatest merit, as demonstrated by –

evidence of financial need;
strength of personal statement demonstrating how the Scholarship will assist completion of the Doctor of Medicine;
academic achievement in courses undertaken to date in the Doctor of Medicine; and
any other matter that the selection committee considers relevant to the applicant’s future success in their study.