Scholarships
Sydney Medical School offers extensive scholarships – In 2010 the Dean’s Scholarship Fund will award scholarships to the combined value of more than $100,000.
In addition, our Medical Alumni Association offers several scholarships established by its members, and many clinical schools provide scholarships for elective terms.
Below is a list of ongoing scholarships, many of which are open to current and prospective students. In addition to these, each year the Dean’s Scholarship Fund will make a certain amount of funding available to support students attending electives, experiencing financial hardship or undertaking research activities such as Honours projects.
- Indigenous students and indigenous health studies
- Medical students
- Medical students - international
- Currently enrolled Medical students
- Postgraduate coursework
- Postgraduate research
- Postgraduate prizes
- Research support schemes
Indigenous students and indigenous health
Sydney Medical School scholarships to support indigenous students and others for students interested in studying and working in indigenous health.
Medical Program - prospective students
Sydney Medical School scholarships for Medical Program students.
Please note that, while most of these are open to all students, some may have additional requirements and you should read all requirements regarding particular scholarships and prizes before applying.
Medical Program - prospective international students
Scholarship information for prospective international students will be provided soon.
Medical Program - currently enrolled students
Sydney Medical School offers a wide range of scholarships and prizes for students currently enrolled in the Medical Program.
Please note that not all students are eligible to apply for all prizes/scholarships.
Postgraduate coursework
Sydney Medical School Foundation has numerous scholarships on offer to students enrolled in postgraduate coursework degrees.
Postgraduate research
Sydney Medical School offers several scholarships for research higher degrees to Australian and New Zealand citizens or permanent residents of Australia who enrol full-time within Sydney Medical School. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and any other criteria stipulated for individual scholarships.
Not all scholarships are offered in any one year.
Postgraduate prizes
There are several postgraduate prizes available to Sydney Medical School students.
Research support schemes
- The Postgraduate Research Support Scheme offered by the University of Sydney is open to all research students, including international students.
- The Research Training Scheme is an Australian Government funded scheme open to Australian citizens, permanent residents and New Zealand citizens enrolled in research higher degrees.