Australia-Israel Medical Students Elective and Clerkship Awards UGTR1036

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Scholarship Details
Stage

Third year and above

Opens

12/04/2017

Closing Date

31/05/2017

Value

$3,000
1 Scholarship(s) available
For 1 year

Residency

No residency requirements

Outline

The Australia-Israel Medical Student Elective and Clerkship Awards are to encourage students enrolled in UNSW Medicine to undertake a final year elective at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa Israel and for students enrolled in Medicine at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology to undertake a final year international clerkship at UNSW, Sydney, Australia.

Students will undertake their elective between the months of December and March.

Eligibility

ELECTIVE AWARD - for UNSW students:

To be eligible applicants must:

  • be enrolled full-time in the undergraduate Medicine program at UNSW, and proposing to undertake MFAC3507 Year 6 elective study in a UNSW approved program between the months of December and March at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel and needs to be accepted by Technion for the elective
CLERKSHIP AWARD- for Technion Applicants:
  • must be enrolled in their final year of a medical degree at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology with at least 2 years of clinical experience at the time of participation in the Clerkship
  • be approved by Technion to undertake a clerkship at UNSW
  • have complied with all NSW Health Regulations
  • have been accepted by UNSW to undertake a Clerkship

Selection

Applicants will be assessed on the basis of:

  • Academic Merit
  • A statement on the expected value and benefits of completing an elective at Technion or clerkship at UNSW, including the reasons for choosing this particular country and Institution.

    • NOTE: UNSW students applying for the Elective Award must apply via UNSW Scholarships online application process.

    NOTE: Technion students should apply for the scholarship via Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and not via UNSW Scholarships.

    Interviews

    Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend for an interview.