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Scholarships & prizes
- Meet Cooper Pearce and Blessy Fernandes, recipients of the Bill Nicholes Scholarship for Medicine
- A generous scholarship makes post-graduate study in medicine possible for young Gureng Gureng man.
- Dr Andrew Egan, who practiced in Cooma, was a supportive supervisor to many ANU students.
The University is committed to enabling all students, regardless of their background, to achieve their best at ANU and realise their potential.
Eligibility for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship. Some are based purely on prior academic achievement, others are based on social equity and access principles, and some are a combination of both.
Many of the scholarships and prizes offered by ANU are funded by the generous support of donors and benefactors, external organisations, the Australian Government and industry.
Below are scholarships and prizes specific to the ANU Medical School.
More scholarships and prizes
ANU offers a wide range of other scholarships including Undergraduate, Honours, Masters and PhD scholarships, and prizes to current and future students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Award | Provider | Source | Value |
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Anatomy Dissection Prize | ANU College of Health and Medicine | Internal | $200 |
Australian Medical Association (AMA) Indigenous Medical Scholarship | Australian Medical Association | External | $10,000 pa |
Australian Medical Association (AMA) Leadership Prize | Australian Medical Association | Internal | $500 |
Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health and Rural Scholarships | This is a co-operative program between Australian Rotary Health Research, Rotary clubs, some State or Territory Governments and the Commonwealth Government. | External | $5,000 pa |
Australian Rotary Health Rural Medical Scholarship for Rural Clinical School Students | Australian Rotary Health and Rural Clinical School | External | $5,000 |
Bill Nicholes "Willigobung" Scholarship for Medicine | School of Medicine and Psychology | Internal | $20,000 per annum, 2 on offer, Payments made per semester, Payments made for 4 years |
Bush Bursary & CWA Scholarships | NSW Rural Councils and the Country Women’s Association of NSW, administered by the NSW Rural Doctors Network | External | $1,500 |
Cancer Council ACT Pathology Prize Year Four | Cancer Council ACT | Internal | $500 |
Clinical Neuroscience Prize | Professor Christian Lueck | Internal | $1,000 |
Cusack Prize | David and Elizabeth Cusack | Internal | $500 |
Damian McMahon Clinical Skills Prize | Internal | $1,000 | |
Dr Andrew Egan Rural Medical Scholarship | Rural Doctors' Association of NSW | External | $7,500 |
Gareth Long Prize in Orthopaedic Surgery | ANU Endowment for Excellence program | Internal | $1,000 |
Gatenby Prize for Excellence in Internal Medicine | Professor Paul Gatenby | Internal | $500 |
Gender and Medicine Essay Year Three Prize | Medical Women's Society of ACT | Internal | $500 |
Graham Wilkinson Prize | School of Medicine and Psychology | Internal | $1,000 |
Guan Chong Prize in Surgery | Professor Guan Chong | Internal | $1,000 |
Jessica King Scholarship | School of Medicine and Psychology | Internal | $25,000 per annum |
John Buckingham Research Project Awards | Mrs Sue Buckingham | Internal | Variable |
John Buckingham Research Project Prize | Mrs Sue Buckingham | Internal | $700 |
John Flynn Placement Program | The John Flynn Placement Program is an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Health administered by the Consortium of Rural Workforce Agencies | External | Variable |
John James Foundation Scholarship | John James Foundation | Internal | $25,000 pa |
Kathryn Browne-Yung Scholarship | The Kathryn Browne-Yung Scholarship Fund was established in memory of Kathryn with the aim of improving Indigenous health | External | $5,000 |
Louis Szabo 'Silver Probe' Prize | Mr Louis Szabo | Internal | $500 |
Mary Potter Prize for Excellence | Calvary Health Care ACT | Internal | Medical book and stethoscope to the value of $500 |
Medical Venture Fund Award | Anonymous Donor | Internal | Funding is available for up to 8 grants; each should not exceed $500 |
Michael Hargrave Prize for Ophthalmology | Internal | $500 | |
National Indigenous Scholarship for Medicine | School of Medicine and Psychology | Internal | $25,000 pa |
NSW Farmers Association | The Goulburn Branch of the NSW Farmers Association | External | $500 |
NSW Rural Resident Indigenous Medical Officer Cadetships | Administered by the NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN), on behalf of the NSW Ministry of Health | External | $30,000 during the degree |
NSW Rural Resident Medical Officer Cadetships | Administered by the NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN), on behalf of the NSW Ministry of Health | External | $15,000 pa |
Parkinson's ACT George Webb Memorial Award | Parkinson's ACT Inc. | Internal | $2,000 |
Pathology Scholarships for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Students | The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia | External | Variable |
Peter Sharp Scholarship | ACT Health, administered by the School of Medicine and Psychology | Internal | $25,000 pa |
Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme | Australian Government, Department of Health and administered by the Australian College of Nursing | External | $15,000 pa |
RACGP NSW & ACT Prize for General Practice Excellence | RACGP NSW & ACT | Internal | $1,000 |
Rachel Kierath Scholarship in Paediatric Cancer Research | Telethon Kids Cancer Centre (TKCC) | External | $10,000 |
RANZCOG Women's Health Prize | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | Internal | $500 |
RANZCP Beverley Raphael Prize for Psychiatry | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists | Internal | $1,000 |
RCPA Scholarships in Pathology | The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia | External | Variable |
Research Project Travel Grant | School of Medicine and Psychology | Internal | up to $1,000 |
Rotary Club Batemans Bay Scholarship | Rotary Club of Batemans Bay | External | $3,000 |
Rural Health Prize Year Four | Capital Pathology | Internal | $500 |
Therapeutic Guidelines Limited Year 4 Pharmacology Prize | Therapeutic Guidelines Limited | Internal | $500 |
Veolia Mulwaree Scholarship | Veolia Mulwaree Trust | External | $3,000 |
Year Four Rural Health Prize | Capital Pathology | Internal | $500 |
Year Two Pathology Prize | ACT Pathology | Internal | $500 |