ACMA Research Award UGCA1722
Key
Scholarship Details
Criteria
Stage
Honours year students
Opens
04/07/2024
Closing Date
19/07/2024
Value
$5,000
Scholarship(s) available
For 1 year
Residency
No residency requirements
Outline
The purpose of the Award is to support students to undertake research aimed at improving the healthcare of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) patients, especially those with a Chinese background. Such research may include, but is not limited to: access to healthcare, cultural competence, health literacy or health communication, cultural barriers in mental health and chronic health management, health policy and cultural barriers to technology and telehealth.
Eligibility
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Medical Studies-Doctor of Medicine (BMed/MD) at UNSW.
- Be undertaking an Independent Learning Project (ILP) or Honours year; and
- Be undertaking research aimed at improving the healthcare of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) patients.
Selection
Each applicant will be assessed on their ability to demonstrate:
- Academic merit
- Aptitude and commitment to studies in an area of Linguistically Diverse patients
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 required for this scholarship.
Applications for this scholarship are currently closed.
Application is via the UNSW Scholarships "My Application Online".