Key scholarship details
Application status
Not open yet
Applications open
28 Apr 2025
Applications close
8 Aug 2025
Benefit amount
Up to $500
Eligible study level
Graduate coursework
Eligible student type
Domestic and international students
Eligible study stage
Current study
Benefit duration
One-off
Summary
The Hector Maclean Ophthalmology Prize is sponsored by The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.
Benefits
The value of the prize is $500.
Amount:
Up to $500
Duration:
One-off
Quantity:
1
Eligibility and selection criteria
Eligibility
Open to final year medical students at University of Melbourne, Deakin, Monash and Victorian University of Notre Dame.
Awarded to the medical student who obtains highest marks in a special written and clinical examination in ophthalmology.
Selection criteria
The prize exam is conducted in two parts:
- Online Written Examination (Short-answer questions, 60 mins) - Saturday, 23rd August 2025
- In-person Viva Examination
Shortlisted candidates will be advised at a later date.
Study level:
Graduate coursework
Student type:
Domestic and international students
Study stage type:
Current study
Study area:
Health
Need help understanding the process?
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How to apply
You must register to attend the prize examination.
To apply, please complete the Hector Maclean Prize registration form.
Contact
Please contact mms-studentawards@unimelb.edu.au.
When will I know the outcome?
Shortlisted students will be notified about the details of the in-person viva examination via their registered email.
Status:
Not open yet
Applications open:
28 Apr 2025
Applications close:
8 Aug 2025
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2023 - Dylan Cornish (University of Melbourne)
2022 - Kaela Braue (University of Melbourne)
2019 - Elena Yingqiu Zhu (University of Melbourne)
2018 - Eleanor Nicklason (University of Melbourne)
2017 - Brandon Thia (Monash University)
2013 - Thomas Gin (University of Melbourne)
If you have been a previous recipient of this prize and would like your name included on this webpage, please contact mms-studentawards@unimelb.edu.au.
The information listed here is subject to change without notice. Where we have listed information about jointly run scholarships programs, please also see our partners' websites. Information describing the number and value of scholarships awarded is indicative.
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