Bursary

Peter Yeung Dental Scholarship

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for applications

Benefit amount

Up to $2,000

Eligible study level

Undergraduate, Graduate coursework

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Peter Yeung Dental Scholarship is established by Dr Judy P Yeung and Dr Peter MF Yeung who are alumni that graduated with a BDSc (1966). Peter also completed MDSc (1968) and was an inaugural fellow of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons.

Benefits

This scholarship provides a one-off payment of approximately $2,000 (subject to the income of the fund).

Amount:

Up to $2,000

Duration:

One-off

Quantity:

2

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  • Be enrolled in the Doctor of Dental Surgery or the Bachelor of Oral Health degree,
  • Demonstrate financial need

Selection criteria

The selection committee will assess applicants based on:

  • Academic merit
    Doctor of Dental Surgery students will be ranked according to the results achieved for the GAMSAT and the GPA achieved in their undergraduate studies if undertaking the Doctor of Dental Surgery, or,
    Bachelor of Oral Health students will be ranked according to the ATAR achieved in their Year 12 studies.
  • Financial need
    Eligible students will be assessed and ranked by Scholarships & Bursaries (University Services) using the Student Financial Assessment process

The academic merit ranking will be weighted against the financial need ranking in equal measure.

One scholarship will be awarded to a student in the Doctor of Dental Surgery, and one to a student in the Bachelor of Oral Health.

Conditions

The recipient will be expected to provide a report at the end of the year on how they utilised the funding, which will be used in the endowment report prepared for the donor.

Study level:

Undergraduate, Graduate coursework

Student type:

Domestic and international students

Study stage type:

Current study

Study area:

Health

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Application

How to apply

Submit an online Student Financial Assessment form by the closing date.

Contact

Please contact mds-academicprograms@unimelb.edu.au.

When will I know the outcome?

Students will be advised of the outcome of their application before the MDS Awards Ceremony.

Status:

Open for applications

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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