Karl Kessler Memorial Prize
This scholarship will open on 25 September 2025.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Postgraduate coursework
- Study area
- Health and medicine
- Scholarship focus
- Academic excellence
- Scholarship value
- $1,500
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 25 September 2025
- Applications close
- 22 October 2025
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are a Doctor of Medicine student who has completed an elective in a field related to infectious diseases, including clinical infectious diseases, clinical microbiology or public health
- submit an application by the due date.
How to apply
Apply using the online application form.
You'll need to write an essay, of no more than 500 words, detailing your elective experience including:
- your interest in infectious diseases (clinical infectious diseases, clinical microbiology or public health)
- the benefits of the elective to your future aspirations.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- the strength of your essay detailing your experience
- any other matter the selection committee considers relevant.
About this scholarship
Established in 1992 in memory of Karl Kessler a medical student of the University who died from an infectious disease in 1989 while in his final year of study. Maintained by the income from a fund contributed by his friends.