Scholarship Details
Provider Name: University of Wollongong
Scholarship Name: ISML Scholarship in Medicine
Description: The ISML is a not-for-profit organisation that offers a diverse range of primary health care services, through service brokerage and direct delivery and purchasing to improve the health outcomes of our community. The role of the Illawarra-Shoalhaven Medicare Local is to lead and support the primary health care sector to achieve significant improvements in the health and wellbeing of the population. Their role is to collaborate with existing providers to ensure integrated service delivery and to enhance and develop service delivery where gaps are identified. The Illawarra-Shoalhaven Medicare Local is responsible for understanding the needs of the local community in order to identify service gaps and health system improvements to improve coordination of service delivery and access to health care services for the community. This Community/Equity scholarship intends to support a financially disadvantaged student who may be at risk of having to abandon their studies due to financial constraints.
Study Level: Bachelor Degree (Pass)
Study Fields: Medicine
Subjects: Medical-surgical, Medicine, Surgery
Support Type: Equity Scholarship
Offer Frequency: Annual
Annual Amount: $4,000
Annual Comment: The scholarship is valued at $4,000 for 1 year.
Length: 1 year(s)
Gender: Co-Ed
Eligibility: Applicants must: be Australian citizens or permanent residents; be enrolled full-time in any level in the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Wollongong; and demonstrate need such as financial and/or social disadvantage. Equity Criteria include but are not restricted to: low income, family background, living in a rural or isolated region, permanent disability, recently migrated from a non-English speaking background or Indigenous Australians.
Target Group: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, Educational disadvantage, Non-English speaking background, Physical, medical, psychological or learning difficulties, Rural and isolated area resident
Study Location: Australia – NSW: Illawarra
Closing Date: Mid April
Scholarship Website: http://www.uow.edu.au/about/scholarships/ug/listing/UOW141123.html(opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Title: Scholarship Support Officer
Contact Department: Scholarships and Grants
Contact Phone: 61 2 42981929
Contact Email: scholarships@uow.edu.au
Contact Postal Address: Bld 17 Student Central, Northfields Avenue, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia
Provider Details
Provider Name: University of Wollongong
Provider Phone: 61 2 42213555
Provider Fax: 61 2 42214322
Provider Website: http://www.uow.edu.au (opens in new window)