Rotary Club Box Hill Central Travelling Scholarship

This scholarship was introduced to assist final year students studying the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery to undertake an elective placement in a developing country.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must be:

• an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or permanent humanitarian visa, or
• an international student, and
• a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in the final year of the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery at a Monash campus in Australia, and
• undertaking an elective placement in a developing country or an indigenous community.

Selection criteria

Selection of candidates will be on the basis of:

• academic achievement
• the merit of the proposed work program in a remote or indigenous community (as determined by the selection committee)
• the quality of the written submission, in which students will be expected to demonstrate how the financial assistance of the bursary would assist with the budgeted cost of undertaking the elective
• the involvement in clinical placements at Eastern Health
• the priority of the selected developing country within the overall plans of Monash and the Rotary Club and Eastern Health.

Value and number available

Variable, depending upon funding.

Deferability

This bursary cannot be deferred.

Application Information