Key scholarship details
Application status
Open for automatic consideration
Benefit amount
Up to $800
Eligible study level
Graduate coursework
Eligible student type
Domestic and international students
Eligible study stage
Current study
Benefit duration
One-off
Summary
The Katharine Woodruff Prize in Palliative Medicine was established with a gift from Professor William Woodruff and is awarded to the students who are regarded as having given the best answer to the Palliative Care prize question in the Aged Care Prize viva exam.
About the donor
Professor Woodruff was a Professor of Economic History at the University from 1956-1966, and established the Katharine Woodruff Prize in Palliative Medicine on behalf of the family to commemorate his late wife Katharine Woodruff.
Professor William Woodruff MCom(Hon) (Melb 1957), MA (Oxon), DPhil (Notts) of Gainesville, Florida, USA, through the Melbourne University USA Foundation.
Benefits
This prize provides a one-off payment of $800.
Amount:
Up to $800
Duration:
One-off
Quantity:
1
Eligibility and selection criteria
Eligibility
To be eligible for this prize, you must be enrolled in your fourth year in the Doctor of Medicine and complete the subject Principles of Clinical Practice 3 (PCP3).
Selection criteria
This prize is awarded to the student who is regarded by all the members of the viva examining panel as having given the best answer to the Palliative Care prize question in the Aged Care Prize viva exam.
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 are automatically considered for this prize, if you are or were enrolled in the award year.
Enquiries:
For more information about this scholarship ENQUIRE
Status:
Open for automatic consideration
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