Prize

Tuckfield and Shepherd Prize

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for automatic consideration

Benefit amount

Up to $200

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Future study, Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Tuckfield and Shepherd Prize was established with a gift from William John Tuckfield and is awarded to the student who achieve the highest mark for the Conservative Dentistry and Prosthodontics components in the subject Dental Practice 2.​

About the donor

Dr William John Tuckfield DSc (N'wstn) (1925), DDSc (1944), LLD (1963), FACD was a member of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University from 1908. Later, he was appointed as Dean of the Faculty in 1922 until 1923, and Acting Professor of dental prosthetics in 1949 until his retirement in 1959.

Benefits

​​This ​prize​ provides a one-off payment of approximately $200 (depending on the annual gift income).​

Amount:

Up to $200

Duration:

One-off

Quantity:

At least 1

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be eligibile for this scholarship, you must:

  • Be enrolled in the Doctor of Dental Surgery in the year for which the prize is awarded
  • Have completed the subject Dental Practice 2.

Selection criteria

The ​prize​ is offered to the eligible candidate(s) ranked highest ​based on​ their aggregate mark for the Removable Prosthodontic component in the subject Dental Practice 2.

In the event of a tie, the prize will be split equally.

Study level:

Graduate coursework

Student type:

Domestic and international students

Study stage type:

Future study, Current study

Study area:

Health

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Application

How to apply

You are automatically considered, if  you are or were enrolled in the award year.

For more information please contact dental-office@unimelb.edu.au.

When will I know the outcome?

Recipients will be notified prior to the MDS prize ceremony for the recently completed year.

Status:

Open for automatic consideration

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