Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Medical Scholarships

UGCA1278

Key

High School Leaver

Indigenous Australians

Rural

UAC & EAS

Criteria

Stage

Minimum Value

$25,000
1 Scholarship(s) available for up to 6 years

Residency

No residency requirements

Opens

Closes

Closed

Outline

The purpose of the Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Medical Scholarships is to encourage Indigenous students to study Medicine at UNSW.

The Scholarship will normally be tenable for the minimum program duration (6 years) of the Medicine program (BMed MD), subject to satisfactory progress.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Scholarship, applicants must be:

an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander as identified by their community

full-time study in the BMed MD program at UNSW

The scholarship is open to students prospectively entering their first year but second year students will be considered.

Selection

Selection will be based on:

(1) an interview during the pre medicine program

(2) ability and level of improvement during the pre medicine program

(3) assessment of the assignment during the pre medicine program and

(4) previous academic results

Interviews

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview.