The Gerard McCafferty Prize in Head and Neck Dissection
This scholarship will open on 3 March 2026.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Postgraduate coursework
- Study area
- Health and medicine
- Scholarship focus
- Experiences and employability
- Scholarship value
- $1,000
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- 2
- Applications open
- 3 March 2026
- Applications close
- 21 March 2026
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are a year 3 or 4 MD student
- submit an application before the closing date.
How to apply
Complete the online application form in Student Hub (student login required).
You'll need to provide:
- a personal statement (of no more than 250 words) outlining your motivation to attend the course
- a recent resumé.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- strength of personal statement outlining motivation to attend the course;
- academic achievement, skills and experience as demonstrated by recent resumé.
What happens next
The value of each prize is $1,000 payable towards the cost of the Head and Neck Dissection course offered by the PA Research Foundation, The University of Queensland and MetroSouth Department of Otolaryngology.
The 2026 Head and Neck Workshop will take place at UQ St Lucia Friday 26 and Saturday 27 June 2026. Please ensure you are available to attend.
About this scholarship
Established in 2022 by the Mayne Academy of Surgery at The University of Queensland. The award wishes to honour Associate Professor Gerard McCafferty, who was one of the pioneers of head and neck surgery in Brisbane working at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. Throughout his distinguished career as an otorhinolaryngologist, Dr McCafferty has received numerous awards, which includes the Order of Australia, Medal of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, as well as being elected to honorary Life Membership by the Council of Ear Nose and Throat Head and Neck Surgeons in Australia (ASOHNS).)
Please note that this is a school-based prize and will not be recorded on your academic transcript.