Simon Siu 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
- 4,500
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- One
- 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 eligible if you:
- are enrolled full-time in the Doctor of Medicine
- can demonstrate financial hardship
- do not hold another scholarship the Dean considers similar.
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 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
- strength of your personal statement demonstrating how the scholarship will assist your 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 2024 through a gift from Simon and Alice Siu, together with Alumni Friends of The University of Queensland under the Queensland Commitment Scholarship Match Initiative. The Scholarship honours Simon Siu, an esteemed Associate Professor of Surgery at Griffith University, who has dedicated over 45 years to the medical field, both as a senior consultant at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and as a researcher in colorectal cancer for over 25 years. His unwavering commitment to education is evident from his extensive teaching career, his 30 years as an Australian Medical Council’s Clinical examiner and his editorship of a comprehensive 556-page book on the history of the Divisions of Surgery at Royal Brisbane Hospital. Recognising the financial challenges faced by medical students, Simon Siu, established the Simon Siu Medicine Scholarship at The University of Queensland, his alma mater from which he graduated in 1971. Motivated by a desire to "pay it forward" and fuelled by his own experiences, including his time in Bundaberg and his tenure as a senior visiting surgeon, he aims to alleviate the burden of costly medical education. His scholarship is a testament to his generosity and his hope to support future generations in navigating the evolving and often expensive landscape of medicine.
The Scholarship will be maintained by income generated from an endowment fund.