Mary Horsfall Outer Metropolitan Scholarship in Medicine * [F25981]

An asterisk (*) indicates that this scholarship is governed by conditions. This scholarship is governed by the General Conditions for Scholarships for Coursework Students except as set out in the conditions that follow.

Note: This scholarship is not available annually. Please contact the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences for further details.

Mrs Mary Horsfall has bequeathed a sum of money "to the Medical School at The University of Western Australia" ('the University') to establish a fund to provide scholarships to assist students entering the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB BS) degree course through the Outer Metropolitan Programme (OMP).  The scholarship is available to eligible MB BS students, who among those accepted in the quota for the OMP can demonstrate financial hardship and high academic achievement as evidenced by their Tertiary Entrance Aggregate (TEA). The scholarship is administered in accordance with the following conditions.

Title
1. The scholarship is called the Mary Horsfall Outer Metropolitan Scholarship in Medicine.

Purpose
2. The purpose of the scholarship is to assist and encourage eligible OMP students who can demonstrate financial hardship and high academic achievement to undertake the MB BS degree course.

Value
3. The value of the scholarship is $5000 per annum which is CPI indexed every 5 years.

Availability of Scholarships
4.(1) The first scholarship is available in 2010, the second in 2013 and the third in 2015.

(2) A new scholarship is available every three years thereafter.

Eligibility Requirements
5.(1) To be eligible to apply for a scholarship an applicant must—

(a) have been accepted in the quota for the OMP;

(b) be eligible to enrol in the MB BS degree course;

(c) be able to demonstrate financial hardship; and

(d) be able to demonstrate high academic achievement as evidenced by their TEA.

(2) Financial hardship may be demonstrated by the applicant—

(a) being in receipt of a means tested Commonwealth income support payment (such as Austudy, Abstudy, Youth Allowance etc.); or

(b) submitting a statement of financial hardship.

(3) To be eligible to take up a scholarship a recipient must be enrolled in the MB BS degree course at the University.

Selection Criteria
6. The scholarship is awarded to the applicant who, in the opinion of the selection committee, best demonstrates through their application and supporting documentation—

(a) financial hardship; and

(b) high academic achievement as evidenced by their TEA.

Body Responsible for Selection
7. The selection committee for the scholarship comprises—

(a) the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, or nominee;

(b) the Manager (Student Affairs) of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences; and

(c) the Manager (Admissions) of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.

Selection Process
8. Selection of the recipient is made by the selection committee having regard to the applicants’ completed application forms and supporting documentation as set out in 5.

Application Procedure
9.(1) Written applications are called for annually by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and must be submitted to the Manager (Student Affairs) of the Faculty by the advertised closing date.

(2) Applications must include supporting documentation as set out in 5.

Awarding Body
10. The scholarship is awarded by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, on the recommendation of the selection committee.

Method of Payment
11.(1) The scholarship is paid in two equal instalments.

(2) One instalment is paid on or after the census date in each semester.

(3) Payment of the second instalment is subject to the recipient making satisfactory progress in accordance with the rules of the course for which the scholarship is awarded.

Criteria for Continuation
12. Continuation of the scholarship is subject to the recipient making satisfactory progress in accordance with the rules for the course and remaining enrolled in the course for which the scholarship is awarded.

Duration of Award
13. Subject to 12, the scholarship is tenable for the duration of the course.

Concurrent Awards
14. The scholarship may be held concurrently with another external or University award provided that the conditions of the concurrent award so permit.

Administering Body
15. The scholarship is administered by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.

Publications
16. Any thesis, dissertation or other publication resulting from research undertaken by the recipient while in receipt of the Mary Horsfall Outer Metropolitan Scholarship in Medicine must acknowledge the support of the scholarship and carry the University by-line.

Intellectual Property 
17. Intellectual property is governed by the University’s Intellectual Property policy available on the University’s website at http://www.universitypolicies.uwa.edu.au/page/117132.