A. and J. Gratcheff Memorial Scholarship

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

State University

The university of Queensland Australia

Area

Australia

Host Country

Australia

Deadline

On going

Study level

Doctoral Degree

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

The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage and support students to undertake research into the field of geriatric medicine, in particular Alzheimer’s disease, as part of their requirements for a:

Doctor of Medicine/ Master of Philosophy
Doctor of Medicine/ Doctor of Philosophy.

The A. and J. Gratcheff Memorial Scholarship was established in 1992 and maintained by the income from a gift of $48,000 from Mrs Valentine Finner in memory of her parents.

Eligibility

The scholarship is open to students who:

submit an application to the Dean, by the closing date for applications; and
is either intermitting or has concurrent enrolment in the program to undertake a research project as part of the requirement of -
concurrent MD-MPhil; or
intercalated MD-MPhil or MD-PhD; and
is undertaking research into the field of clinical geriatric medicine with preference given to students researching Alzheimer’s disease; and
does not hold another scholarship that the Dean considers to be similar.

How to apply

Email all required information in either PDF or Word format to med.prizes@uq.edu.au.

Selection criteria

The scholarship is awarded to the applicant showing greatest merit as demonstrated by:

academic achievement in the MD; and
feasibility of the proposed project and the tangible benefits that may be expected to accrue from the project; and
any other matter that the selection committee considers to be relevant to the applicant's future success in the profession of medicine.