Professor Ross Hawker Scholarship in Medicine

Scholarship Type:  Equity
Scholarship Group:  B

Value

• $10,000 per year for up to five years*
  _{*full-time, or part-time equivalent}

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

Citizenship:

• Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident, or eligible New Zealand Citizen**
  _{** Eligible New Zealand Citizen includes students who meet the criteria for HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP. Further details available here: Changes to fees for New Zealand Citizens | Western Sydney University}

Enrolment:

• New Students

Program/s:

• Enrolled in a Bachelor of Clinical Science (Medicine)/ Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Additional:

• Demonstrate financial or other hardship as assessed by the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC)

Ross Hawker

Ross Hawker's distinguished career in medicine had its origins in Western Sydney. He came from rural New South Wales but won a scholarship to Hurlstone Agricultural College in the 1930s. After topping the state in Agriculture, he won a scholarship to Sydney University where he studied medicine. During his life Professor Hawker published more than 50 books, book chapters and research papers in his specialist area of endocrinology. He was also head of the Department of Physiology at the University of Queensland for 25 years. While medical research and lecturing took Ross Hawker to the world's great centres of learning, he never forgot that it all began with a scholarship to a school in Western Sydney. The Professor Ross Hawker Scholarship is supported by the Hawker Foundation.

Application and Selection Process

Applications are to be submitted through the Universities Admissions Centre. Shortlisted applicants, as determined by the UAC Equity Ranking, may be required to make a written submission in support of their application.

Further information and how to apply can be found on our Equity Scholarships page.

Continuing Eligibility Criteria

• Recipients must remain enrolled at Western.
• Recipients must maintain a minimum GPA of 4.0