UOW Medical and Health Society Opportunity Scholarship
2024 UOW Medical and Health Society Opportunity Scholarship
Community/Equity
The UOW Medical & Health Society (MHS) is a UOW UniClub that strives to connect and empower undergraduate students from all health science degrees. The MHS run various fundraising initiatives throughout the year. Funds raised from their annual ball have been used to establish the UOW Medical and Health Society Opportunity Scholarship.
This new scholarship aims to support two (2) students intending to apply for UOW Graduate School of Medicine MD program. Individual scholarships are valued at $1,000 per annum, with funding to be utilised to undertake the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) and other associate admissions cost. Applicants must demonstrate financial need/disadvantage via submission of a Centrelink statement.
Applicants can find further information on the GAMSAT via the ACER website. For further information on the UOW Graduate School of Medicine MD program application and process and timeline, please refer to the Graduate School of Medicine website.
Open from 03/Oct/2023 to 05/Jan/2024
Value
$1,000 per annum
Duration
One (1) Year
Level of Enrolment
Third Year, Fourth Year, Fifth Year
Graduate Type
Undergraduate
Number Available
Two (2)
Year of Scholarship
2024
Degree
Any undergraduate degree at UOW
Offer Type
Scholarship
Category
Community Equity
Broad Study Area
Arts & International Studies, Business, Creative Arts, Education, Engineering, Health & Medicine, Information & Communications Technology, Law, Mathematics & Statistics, Media, Communications & Journalism, Physics, Psychology, Science
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Application Criteria
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holder.
Applicants must be in their final or penultimate year of any undergraduate degree at the University of Wollongong.
Applicants must be intending to undertake the Graduate Medical School Admission Test (GAMSAT).
Applicants must be intending to apply UOW Graduate School of Medicine MD program in the year following the completion of their undergraduate degree.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate financial need/disadvantage by way of Centrelink statement.
Successful applicants must maintain enrolment in penultimate or final year of any undergraduate degree at the University of Wollongong.
Successful applicants must agree and understand that scholarship funding should be utilised to undertake the GAMSAT, and other associated Graduate Medicine application costs.
Successful applicants must maintain a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65
Successful applicants must remain enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Wollongong for the duration of this scholarship.
