Scholarships

AMA Indigenous Medical Scholarships 2011

Region: Australia - National

Applicants for this scholarship must be Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders.

For the purposes of this scholarship, an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is someone who is of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, or who identifies as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and is accepted as such by the community in which he or she lives or has lived. Applicants will be asked to provide a letter from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community organisation supporting their claim.

To be awarded a scholarship, applicants must be currently enrolled full time at an Australian Medical School, and have successfully completed at least their first year of medicine. However, students who are currently in their first year of medicine are eligible to apply.

Applicants must also be eligible for ABSTUDY. A scholarship will not be awarded to an applicant who already holds another substantial scholarship.

The scholarship will be awarded on the recommendation of an advisory committee appointed by the AMA's Indigenous Health Taskforce. Selection of the scholarship recipient will be based on:

• satisfactory academic performance judged on results achieved;

• reports from referees familiar with applicant's work and suitability for a career in medicine; and

• a statement provided by the applicant describing his or her aspirations, purpose in studying medicine, and the uses to which he or she hopes to put their medical training.

• Each applicant will be asked to provide a 2 page curriculum vitae including employment history, the contact details of two referees, and a transcript of the most recent results.

The scholarship will be awarded for a full course of study, subject to review at the end of each year. If a scholarship holder fails to complete the course of study set down for any year, the scholarship must be surrendered.

If a scholarship holder's performance in any semester is unsatisfactory in the opinion of the head of the medical faculty or institution, further payments under the scholarship may be withheld.

The value of any scholarship given in 2011 will be a maximum of $9,000 per annum. Please note that it is the responsibility of applicants to seek advice from Centrelink, on how the scholarship payment may affect ABSTUDY or any other government payment.

Background
The Indigenous Peoples' Medical Scholarship Trust Fund has been established in 1994 with a contribution from the Australian Government. The Trust is administered by the Australian Medical Association.

The Australian Medical Association would like to acknowledge the Reuben Pelerman Benevolent Foundation for its support of the Indigenous Peoples' Medical Scholarship.

NB Applications close Sunday 30 January 2011.

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