Scholarship

Sir Thomas Naghten Fitzgerald Scholarship

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Applications open

14 Apr 2025

Applications close

16 May 2025

Benefit amount

Up to $5,000

Eligible study level

Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic students

Eligible study stage

Future study, Current study

Benefit duration

One or more years

Summary

The Sir Thomas Naghten Fitzgerald Scholarship, is for domestic medical graduates undertaking a graduate research degree in surgery through the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. It was established with a bequest from the late Kathleen Maggie Douglas in memory of her father.

Benefits

An annual top-up scholarship, paid fortnightly, the value and duration of which is dependent on the income of the gift.

Amount:

Up to $5,000

Duration:

One or more years

Quantity:

1

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

  • be an outstanding graduate research applicant, or enrolled graduate researcher, of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
  • be a medical graduate undertaking research in surgery
  • satisfy the Faculty's entry requirements for PhD

Selection criteria

Eligible applicants are selected on the basis of academic merit, the faculty scholarship score, demonstrated skill in the relevant research area, career aspiration and the terms and conditions of the trust.

The selection committee will base its assessment on the application form, academic transcripts, the faculty scholarship score and the student's project proposal, CV and referee reports.

Conditions

See the full MDHS Graduate Research Trust Scholarships Terms and Conditions.

Study level:

Graduate research

Student type:

Domestic students

Study stage type:

Future study, Current study

Study area:

Health

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Application

How to apply

Applicants must nominate themselves by sending a 50 word summary acknowledging their research in the field and name of their principal supervisor to mdhs-gr-admissions@unimelb.edu.au

When will I know the outcome?

Successful candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application 6 - 8 weeks after the closing of applications.

Status:

Not open yet

Applications open:

14 Apr 2025

Applications close:

16 May 2025

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