Scholarships and Awards
Scholarships
Merit-based honours scholarships will be available in 2008 to students undertaking honours in the BSc or BMedSc degree, who undertake their Honours project within a Discipline or School of the Faculty of Medicine:
- Anatomy & Histology
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
- Infectious Diseases & Immunology
- Molecular & Microbial Biosciences
The SCIWAM calculated by the Faculty of Science will be used to determine the level of scholarship awarded:
- a student with a SCIWAM of 75 to 79.99 will receive a scholarship of $1,500
- a student with a SCIWAM of 80 or greater will receive a scholarship of $3,000
Students who wish to apply should use this Honours Scholarship Applicaton Form - PDF.
The scholarship will be paid shortly after the first semester census date.
There are some additional scholarships awarded on the basis of academic merit and equity. Local students intending to enrol for the Honours year at the University of Sydney in 2008 are eligible to apply. For more information contact the University of Sydney Scholarships Office on (02) 9351 2717 or visit the University Scholarships website.
Awards and Prizes
The major prizes on offer in the School of Medical Sciences are The John Irvine Hunter Prize and The John and Lillian Frances Laycock Memorial Prize.
There are also two major prizes, the Bercovici Medal and Prize, and the Rebecca L Cooper Medal and Prize, awarded to Young Investigators every year by the Bosch Institute.
A list of prizes and awards offered at Discipline level is also available on each Discipline website.
The John Irvine Hunter Prize in Anatomy
Established in 1990 by a bequest from the late Mrs Dorothy Elizabeth Fuller in recognition of Professor John Hunter's distinction in both classical and research anatomy.
Provided the work is of sufficient merit, the Prize may be awarded annually by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Medical Sciences, after consultation with the Head of the Discipline of Anatomy & Histology, for the best prosection of the head and neck and/or brain by a student in the prosectors' competition held annually by the School.
In the event of two or more students being deemed to be of equal merit, the Prize may be shared.
Value: $3750
The John and Lillian Frances Laycock Memorial Prize
Established in 2008 by a donation from Dr John Laycock in memory of his parents.
Provided the work is of sufficient merit, the prize may be awarded annually by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Medical Sciences, after consultation with the Head of the Discipline of Anatomy, for the best dissection by a Stage 3 student undertaken during the Anatomy Option.
Value: $1000