Prize

Dame Margaret Blackwood Prize

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for automatic consideration

Benefit amount

$700 - $1,500

Eligible study level

Undergraduate

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Dame Margaret Blackwood Prize is offered to students who achieved the highest result for second-year subject in Genetics.

Benefits

The prize provides a one-off payment of up to $1500.

Amount:

$700 - $1,500

Duration:

One-off

Quantity:

1

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

​​To be considered for this prize, students must:

  • ​Be enrolled in the Bachelor of Science with a major in Genetics
  • ​Have completed Foundations of Genetics and Genomics and Applications of Genetics and Genomics (or their successors) in the year of the award

Selection criteria

The ​prize​ is offered to the student(s) ranked highest ​based on​ their weighted average mark for Foundations of Genetics and Genomics and Applications of Genetics and Genomics subjects.

Study level:

Undergraduate

Student type:

Domestic and international students

Study stage type:

Current study

Study area:

Science

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Application

How to apply

You are automatically considered, if you are or were enrolled in the award year.

Status:

Open for automatic consideration

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