Dr Helen Row-Zonta Rural Health Scholarship in Medicine
This scholarship is closed.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Postgraduate coursework
- Study area
- Health and medicine
- Scholarship focus
- Financial hardship, Rural or remote
- Scholarship value
- At least $4,500
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 4 March 2025
- Applications close
- 17 March 2025
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are a domestic, female, fourth-year student
- are enrolled full-time in the Doctor of Medicine
- are undertaking placements at a health site in a Rural or Regional Area for a second consecutive year
- submit an application to the Dean, by the closing date
- can provide documentary evidence of financial hardship.
How to apply
Apply using the online application form.
You'll need to provide a personal statement (of no more than 350 words) outlining:
- your background and circumstances
- your financial need
- your attempts to mitigate or overcome your difficulties
- strength of interest in pursuing a career in medicine in a rural area
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- financial need
- strength of interest in pursuing a career in medicine in a Rural Area as demonstrate by a personal statement in the application
About this scholarship
Established in 2022 to commemorate the contribution of Dr Helen Maude Row to rural medicine. Dr Helen Row was a pioneering woman who in the late 30's early 40's was the first female GP to go 'out bush' (in war time). The Donor wants to support equality of representation in both GPs and rural practitioners; this award would support and provide encouragement to women on this pathway.