Key scholarship details
Application status
Not open yet
Applications open
1 Jan 2025
Applications close
8 Mar 2025
Benefit amount
Up to $10,000
Eligible study level
Graduate coursework
Eligible student type
Domestic and international students
Eligible study stage
Current study
Benefit duration
One-off
Summary
The Dr Angelika Zimmerman Medical Scholarship was established with a gift from Dr Hans Prem in memory of his late wife, Dr Angelika Zimmerman, and is offered to students enrolled in a Doctor of Medicine and who are in financial need.
About the donor
Dr Hans Prem is a Mechanical Engineering alumnus and obtained his PhD in 1984 from the University of Melbourne. He has many years of engineering and engineering research experience in vehicle dynamics. Dr Prem made his gift in memory of his late wife, Dr Angelika Zimmerman, a child psychiatrist and University of Melbourne alumna (MBBS 1968). Dr Zimmerman had an enormous impact on the children and the families she treated. The Dr Angelika Zimmerman Medical Scholarship will assist medical students with financial disadvantage to pursue a career in medicine and positively impact the lives of patients and communities, as Dr Zimmerman did during her lifetime.
Benefits
This scholarship provides a one-off payment of up to $10,000.
Amount:
Up to $10,000
Duration:
One-off
Quantity:
At least 1
Eligibility and selection criteria
Eligibility
To be considered for this scholarship, you must:
- Be enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine
- Demonstrate financial hardship
Selection criteria
The selection of a recipient is based on the applicant’s financial aid ranking as provided by the University Scholarships office, taking into consideration whether applicants have received other Financial Aid bursaries or University/Faculty Scholarships in that year.
The recipient will be selected by the Melbourne Medical School Scholarships and Bursary Allocation Committee.
Study level:
Graduate coursework
Student type:
Domestic and international students
Study stage type:
Current study
Study area:
Health
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How to apply
You must submit an online Student Financial Assessment form (Round one) by the closing date.
Contact
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Status:
Not open yet
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