Scholarships and Prizes

Scholarships

The following is a list of scholarship schemes that you may wish to consider. Other scholarship schemes may be available. For example, if travelling overseas, check with the consulate/embassy of the destination country. You could also visit the Melbourne Scholarships Office, or view their website: www.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/

1. Melbourne Abroad Scholarships

Melbourne Scholarships Office
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010 Australia

tel: +61 3 8344 7467
fax: +61 3 9349 1740
email: ugrad@scholarships.unimelb.edu.au
web: www.services.unimelb.edu.au/exchanges/index.html

2. Australian Federation of University Women Scholarships

Visit the AFUW website for information: www.vicnet.net.au/~afuwvic/
Scholarship Secretary
PO Box 816
Mt Eliza
Victoria 3930 Australia

email: endersbee@msn.com.au

3. AMSA Research Fellowship Grants

Fellowship grants may be available through the Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA).
Further information on such grants may be sought from AMSA.

email: research@amsa.org.au
web: www.amsa.org.au

4. School of Rural Health Scholarships

For details on any scholarships available through the School of Rural Health, contact:
School of Rural Health
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences
University of Melbourne
Graham St. (PO Box 6500)
Shepparton
Victoria 3632 Australia

tel: +61 3 5823 4500
fax: +61 3 5823 4555
web: www.ruralhealth.unimelb.edu.au

5. The Thomas and Elizabeth Ross Scholarship

TBC

Prizes

The University of Melbourne Medical Society AMS Prize

Two Prizes ($500 each) are awarded each year for the highest-ranked Bachelor of Medical Science Research Reports for the year, as determined by the AMS Committee. The winning Report will be bound and deposited in Ballieu Library. The winning student will receive a Citation on parchment, a copy of which will be published in the journal Chiron.

The Carl de Gruchy Prize

A prize to the value of $500 may be awarded annually to the AMS student who submits the best project report in the field of Medical History, as judged by the Director of the Johnstone Need Medical History Unit.

Donor: Miss Denise de Gruchy, of Kew in the State of Victoria to commemorate her brother, the late Professor Carl de Gruchy, Professor at St. Vincent's Hospital from 1962 to 1969.

The Stewart Bequest

Three awards annually to students entering the AMS year undertaking coursework and research in the field of Anatomy, Surgery, or Medicine with the highest aggregate mark in the immediately preceeding semester. [R6.25]
Each scholarship is to have the value of one third of the net annual income of the fund.