Scholarships

Year 2 Northern Clinical School students

Travelling Scholarship to Vietnam (up to 8 recipients)
RSL Scholarship to Fiji (2 recipients)
RSL scholarship to Papua New Guinea (2 recipients)

The scholarships provide assistance for a four week clinical period, to be spent in one of the following destinations:

Vietnam
Hanoi: Hanoi Medical University. Placements include Bac Mai Hospital (Medicine), Viet Duc Hospital (Surgery), Hospital K (Oncology)
Danang: Danang General Hospital.
View reports from previous recipients: www.hocmai.org.

Fiji
Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Fiji School of Medicine, Suva.
View reports from previous recipients: 2006, 2007, 2008,

Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby Hospital, Wewak General Hospital, and Goroka Base General Hospital.
View reports from previous recipients: 2006, 2007, 2008


Frequently Asked Questions on Scholarships

How much is the scholarship for?
Vietnam: $3,500
Fiji: $1,500
PNG: $2,500

Note that this may not cover all accommodation and travel - you will need some money of your own also.

Who can apply?
All Northern Clinical School students in year 2 may apply (including international students).

How do I apply for the year 2 scholarships?
The scholarships will be advertised in March of each year via email and posters ( Vietnam (Hoc Mai), Papua New Guinea (RSL) ), Fiji (RSL), and the application process will be explained. Students are required to submit an application form, an essay, and two references. Applicants are then shortlisted and interviewed by a panel, selected by the clinical school.

When will I know if I am successful?
The application deadline is the begining of May and interviews held shortly after. Students will be informed of the outcome of their application by the middle of May.

If I am successful, when would I travel?
The period varies slightly each year, but it is a four week period, from late November to late December/early January. NOTE: You may be away at Christmas and New Year. Also, if you are unsuccessful in a year 2 summative assessment you will be required to return for the supplementary exam(s) in mid-January.

Year 3 students

The Tom Easton Memorial Scholarship

Tom Easton completed his medical degree at the Northern Clinical School in 1999. He suffered from cystic fibrosis and passed away, aged 24, on 1 January 2000, just a few days before he was to commence his internship at Royal North Shore Hospital.

Tom enjoyed studying medicine for the love of the knowledge, the experiences it provided and for the contribution he believed he could make. As a student, he achieved a unique balance between his medical studies, his engagement with people, and his travel and recreational activities. His warm and relaxed manner, calm integrity and quiet courage were ever present.

Tom lived beyond his illness. It never conquered his spirit.

"Tommo" was an inspiration to all who met him.

The scholarship is to be awarded annually to assist a student in undertaking his/her elective term studies. It is intended to encourage proposals which reflect Tom's approach and have the potential to enrich the lives of both the student and those with whom she/he works, in ways beyond the scope of normal medical practice. Such a proposal may involve working in an unusual or remote environment or making a special contribution to the welfare of a community.

Applicants (Northern Clinical School Med 3 students) are required to submit an elective term proposal of no more than 400 words to Prof Michael Field. Details regarding the application deadlines will be published via email each year. Short-listed applicants will be interviewed at the end of July.

The successful applicant will receive $1750 towards the elective term. Upon return, the scholarship holder will be required to make a short presentation on their elective term experience at the Annual Prize Ceremony.


Hoc Mai Elective scholarship to Vietnam

The scholarship is awarded to a limited number of students and is open to all students in the Medical School. A Bulletin will be posted to advertise the scholarship with full details.

The scholarship is for $4,000 and is awarded to assist travel to Vietnam, to complete the elective term. Applicants will be short-listed based on the aims and objectives of their projects summarised in a 2,000 word proposal. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed.
For further information on the Hoc Mai Foundation and to view reports from previous recipients, refer to www.hocmai.org.

For further information on scholarships contact the at the Northern Clinical School.