Health and medical sciences scholarships

RMIT offers scholarships for students studying health and medical sciences.

Certificate and diploma

• Herbert and Inge Littauer Scholarship For local disadvantaged students studying nursing at diploma or degree level; worth $2500; applications close 11 April 2013.

Degree

• Bayside Group Indigenous Scholarship For Aboriginal and/or Torres strait Islander degree students; worth $7500 in your second and possibly subsequent years; applications have now closed for 2013.
• Herbert and Inge Littauer Scholarship For local disadvantaged students studying nursing at diploma or degree level; worth $2500; applications close 11 April 2013.
• Invergowrie Foundation Scholarships for Women For female students with difficulties/disadvantage and who are commencing an undergraduate degree in the College of Science, Engineering and Health; worth $3000 per year for up to four years; not currently taking applications.
• School of Medical Sciences Pharmacy Regional Scholarship For local commencing students from rural or regional areas commencing a Bachelor of Pharmacy program; worth $7000 per year for four years; not currently taking applications.

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Postgraduate by coursework

• Master of Biotechnology by Coursework Scholarship For international students studying Master of Biotechnology by coursework; worth $5000 towards tuition fees; no application required.

External scholarships

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme
  For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake studies in pharmacy.
• Australian College of Nursing (ACN) Scholarships
  For students in undergraduate study and nurse re–entry programs with an interest and commitment to work in aged care. Closing dates vary.
• Australian Pain Society and Australian Pain Relief Association PhD Scholarship
  For projects on any aspect of the mechanisms, diagnosis or treatment of acute or chronic pain. Applications close 29 Mar 2013.
• Australian Psychological Society - Bendi Largo Bursary
  For Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students undertaking postgraduate psychology who face difficult financial circumstances. Applications close 31 March 2013.
• Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health Scholarship
  For Indigenous students undertaking a course in a wide range of health related professions.
• Australian Rotary Health Research Scholarship
  For study in mental health and other health areas. Closing dates vary
• ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Scholarship
  For health, safety and environmental science students considering a career in the energy industry. Applications close 29 March 2013.
• CSIRO Honours Scholarships
  For outstanding honours students in targeted science and engineering-related fields. Applications close 30 November 2012.
• CSIRO Postgraduate Scholarships
  For outstanding PhD students in targeted science and engineering-related fields. Applications close 30 November 2012.
• Heart Foundation Australian Indigenous Scholarship
  For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake a PhD or Masters (by research) in cardiovascular research. Applications close 28 June 2013.
• Heart Foundation Summer Scholarships
  For undergraduate students seeking summer vacation scholarships in biomedical, clinical or public health research projects relevant to cardiovascular disease and related disorders. Applications close 14 September 2012.
• Indigenous Allied Health Australia Scholarships
  For Indigenous students in a health-related course. Closing dates vary.
• InTrain Scholarships
  For Indigenous students in health, allied health and community sector areas. Applications close 30 November 2012.
• Leukaemia Foundation Scholarships
  For honours or PhD study in a field relevant to leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma or related disorders. Applications close 14 September 2012.
• Menzies Foundation Scholarships and Fellowships
  For PhD students in health sciences who have completed the first stage of their doctoral program. Applications close 30 June.
• Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship and Support Scheme (Allied Health)
  Supports those in allied health to train and practice in geographic and clinical areas of need. Applications close various dates during October 2012.
• Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship and Support Scheme (Nursing)
  Supports those in nursing to train and practice in geographic and clinical areas of need. Applications close 14 September 2012.
• Rural Allied Health Scholarships
  For undergraduate and postgraduate students from a rural background studying in allied health areas. Applications close 8 March 2013.
• Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) Scholarships
  Various scholarships related to rural and remote allied health.
• Sidney Myer Health Scholarships
  For PhD students in community-based and public health research. Applications closed until 2014.
• NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships
  For outstanding Australian health and medical graduates undertaking postgraduate research. Applications close 3 July 2013.

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