Dr David Perel Medical Scholarship
This scholarship will open on 17 May 2025.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Postgraduate coursework
- Study area
- Health and medicine
- Scholarship focus
- Financial hardship
- Scholarship value
- At least $9,000
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 17 May 2025
- Applications close
- 6 June 2025
This scholarship is part of the Medical Student Financial Aid Scholarships Scheme.
See all scholarships in this scheme.
Eligibility
You're eligibile if you:
- are enrolled in year one of the Doctor of Medicine
- can demonstrate financial hardship
- do not hold another scholarship the Dean considers similar.
How to apply
Apply using the application form in Student Hub (student login required).
You'll need to provide a personal statement (of no more than 250 words) outlining:
- your background and circumstances
- your financial need
- your attempts to mitigate or overcome your difficulties.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- demonstrated financial need
- academic achievement in courses undertaken to date in the Doctor of Medicine
- strength of your personal statement demonstrating how the scholarship will assist the completion of the Doctor of Medicine
- any other matter the selection committee considers relevant to your future success in your study.
About this scholarship
Established in 2019 by Dr (Ivan) David Perel who received his medical degree from The University of Queensland, as did his three children. He and his late wife Margaret, have given philanthropically through UQ since 2001. Trained in both haematology and pathology, Dr Perel shared his skills and appreciation of medical history with UQ’s Faculty of Medicine through his extensive volunteer work with the Marks-Hirschfeld Museum of Medical History. Through this scholarship, Dr Perel aims to help students accomplish their goals of becoming medical practitioners by minimising the hardships some face due to the costs of their medical education.