Daniel and Helen Gauchat Port Macquarie Award for Rural Medical Students UGCE1372
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Scholarship Details
Criteria
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Stage
High school leavers, First year students
Opens
01/07/2024
Closing Date
21/03/2025
For commencement
Term 1 2025
Value
$5,000
Scholarship(s) available
For 1 year
Residency
Aus Citizen/Aus Permanent Resident/NZ Citizen
Outline
The purpose of the Award is to support accommodation fees at Forster College for first year UNSW Medicine Students from a rural area, commencing study at the UNSW Rural Clinical School in Port Macquarie.
Eligibility
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be commencing the Bachelor of Medical Studies-Doctor of Medicine (BMed/MD) at the UNSW Rural Clinical School in Port Macquarie.
- Be classified as rural or remote (see below)
- Be applying to or have been offered a place to undertake full-time study in the first year of the Bachelor of Medical Studies-Doctor of Medicine (BMed/MD) at UNSW; and
- Be residing at Forster House
Refer to the Australian Standard Geographic Classification Remoteness Areas (ASGC) classifications at www.doctorconnect.gov.au
Selection
Each applicant will be assessed on their ability to demonstrate:
- Academic merit
- Leadership skills (school, workplace or community)
- Extra-curricular activities (sporting, cultural activities, volunteer/work experience
- Aptitude and commitment to studies
You must provide evidence supporting the above criteria in your online application. Please refer to the Scholarship Application Supporting Documents for a detailed list of examples.
Unanswered application questions or claims without supporting documentation will not be assessed. Late applications/supporting documentation will not be accepted. Activities and achievements recorded more than 3 year ago will not be considered in your application assessment.
UNSW reserves the right not to award a scholarship, where there is no applicant of sufficient merit, or if the applicant does not meet the scholarship eligibility and/or selection criteria.
Interviews
Interviews are not necessary
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