Scholarships and Prizes
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PhD SCHOLARSHIPS
Nick Christopher Top-Up PhD Scholarship
This scholarship honours the legacy of Mr. Nick Christopher who was the Department of Medicine Manager from 2001-2008, and the Inaugural RMH/WH Cluster Manager in 2008 until his passing on the 15th November 2008. The scholarships, targeted to attract and support the best and brightest young students to undertake their PhD studies in our Clinical Departments, were one of his most passionate projects.
Two Nick Christopher scholarships are offered to the best ranked PhD students commencing their study in any of the the Royal Melbourne Hospital Academic Centre Departments (Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology) in a new year; each scholarship is offered at $6000 per annum for three years to top up a competitive PhD scholarship (e.g. APA, MIRS, NHMRC). However, if the winner of the Larkins Prize chooses to go on to undertake a PhD in one of the RMH Academic Centre's departments, he/she will be awarded one of the two 'Nick Christopher PhD Scholarships' offered each year. In this case, there will be only one scholarship available in that year for all other students.
The prize honours the incoming PhD student who was judged the most outstanding across the criteria of:
- Publications
- Community service/Professional degrees/Work in Health area
- Academic achievements
- Awards
Eligibility Details:
- Commence study in 2012
- Obtaining a competitive Melbourne Research Scholarship (e.g. APA, MIRS) or equivalent competitive scholarship from NHMRC or external organisation, and accepting the offer to study in any Department in the Royal Melbourne Hospital Academic Centre (Departments: Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology)
Students obtaining any of these scholarships and meeting eligibility criteria will be invited by mail to submit an application to the Department of Medicine (RMH). Excluding academic transcripts, applications are to be no more than five pages in total.
Complete Application and Selection Criteria:
- A brief CV (no more than 2 pages) highlighting any awards or publications
- A one page academic referees report from a previous supervisor or lecturer endorsing your application
- A report (maximum length of two pages) to address key selection criteria. We suggest one paragraph per selection criteria item, which include the following:
- Extra curricular activities including those associated with medical research
- Demonstration of community leadership
- Demonstrated commitment to a career in medical research
- Project outline
- Certified academic transcripts from Undergraduate, and Honours or Masters qualifications
Please send hard copies or electronic copies of your complete application to the 'Nick Christopher Top-Up Scholarship’ Administrator Kim Ng or Alex Boussioutas
Inquires may be directed to Kim Ng:
Ms Kim Ng (RHD Administrator)
Department of Medicine (RMH)
4th Floor, Clinical Sciences Building
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville Victoria 3050
Tel: 03 8344 3296 Fax: 03 9347 1863
Email: kmng@unimelb.edu.au
Applications closing date: 31 March 2012
Previous recipients of the Nick Christopher scholarship:
- 2011 Gabrielle Josling, Zhen Zeng
- 2010 Megan Oliva, Dr Christopher Yates
- 2009 Jenny Gianoudis, Amelia Koe and Erika Mubing
PRIZES
The Larkins Prize
The Department of Medicine (RMH) established the prize to honour the contribution of Professor Richard Larkins.
Professor Larkins held the positions of Head of the Department of Medicine (RMH/WH) and the James Stewart Professor from 1984 to 1998, and was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences from 1998 to 2003.
The Larkins Prize (of $1000) is awarded to the student achieving the highest results for the fourth year Bachelor of Science/Biomedical Honours course in the RMH Academic Centre Honours Program. The inaugural Richard Larkins Prize was presented in 2000 for students completing the Department of Medicine (RMH) course in 1999. In 2009 the Honours Program was extended to involve other Departments in the Royal Melbourne Hospital/Western Hospital Academic Centre (Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology).
If the winner of the Larkin's prize chooses to go on to undertake a PhD in one of the RMH Academic Centre's departments, he/she will be awarded one of the two 'Nick Christopher PhD Scholarships' offered each year.
Previous recipients of the prize are:
- 1999 Amanda Notini
- 2000 Sonia Caruana and Sakeneh Zraika
- 2001 Elizabeth Bond
- 2002 Margaret Shaw
- 2003 Amy Brennan and Anthea Pappas
- 2004 Michael Braude and Andrew Lilja
- 2005 Nhu-Y Nguyen
- 2006 Evelyn Tsantikos
- 2007 Slavé Petrovski
- 2008 Erika (Mubing) Duan
- 2009 Bryan Leaw
The Graham Brown Student Publication Prize
This award honours a current student at the Department of Medicine in the RMH Academic Centre who is judged to have published the most outstanding 1st author, peeer reviewed publication, paper in print in the current year. The student’s affiliation MUST include Department of Medicine (RMH), The University of Melbourne in the byline. $500 prize to be awarded with their name placed on the Honour Board.
The inaugural 2009 recipient was Dominic DeNardo for his publication: Signaling Crosstalk during Sequential TLR4 and TLR9 Activation Amplifies the Inflammatory Response of Mouse Macrophages Dominic De Nardo, Christine M De Nardo, Thao Nguyen, John A Hamilton, Glen M Scholz, The Journal of Immunology, 2009, 183: 8110–8118.
Please contact Rifa Sallay for further information.
GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS
Student Management Services - Graduate Research Scholarships
Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA)
Australian Postgraduate Awards (APAs) are funded by the Australian Federal Government and awarded to local students wishing to undertake research higher degree studies at the University.
Link: http://cms.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/pgrad/local/available/apa
Melbourne Research Scholarships (MRS)
MRSs are funded by the University of Melbourne with each faculty having a limited number of MRSs to award
Link: http://cms.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/pgrad/local/available/mrs
The Fay Marles Scholarship is awarded to applicants wishing to undertake graduate research studies at the University who are of Indigenous Australian descent and/or who have had their tertiary studies adversely affected by personal circumstances
Link: http://cms.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/pgrad/local/available/equity/fay
Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarships (MIFRS)
The Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship (MIFRS) is awarded to international students wishing to undertake graduate research degree studies at the University of Melbourne. MIFRSs are funded by the University with each faculty having a limited number to award. Each year the University of Melbourne offers about 150 MIFRSs.
Link: http://cms.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/pgrad/international/available/mifrs
STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS
$500 per year (cumulative, max. $1500) allocated by Department for each full-time PhD student to attend an approved national or international conference.