The Dean’s Award for Competitive Excellence
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The Dean’s Award for Competitive Excellence
A scholarship for Doctor of Medicine students
This scholarship supports students to compete at a national or international Sydney Medical School approved competitions.
Highlights
| Value | Eligibility | Open date | Close date |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | - Doctor of Medicine students competing in a Sydney Medical School approved competition. | N/A | N/A |
How to apply
Apply here when applications open.
Benefits
The Scholarship value is at $1,000.
Who's eligible
You must:
- be currently enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program.
- be enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine (MD Program) at the time of the competition in either a national or international Sydney Medical School approved competition.
- provide evidence of registration for the competition.
- be endorsed by the Academic Director of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program at Sydney Medical School.
Background
This scholarship was established in 2025 to provide assistance to students studying the Doctor of Medicine (MD) at the University of Sydney to compete at a national or international Sydney Medical School approved competitions.
Terms and conditions
1. Background
a. This scholarship was established in 2025 to provide assistance to students studying the Doctor of Medicine (MD) at the University of Sydney to compete at a national or international Sydney Medical School approved competitions.
2. Eligibility
a. The Scholarship is offered subject to the candidates being currently enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program.
b. Candidates must be enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine (MD Program) at the time of the competition in either a national or international Sydney Medical School approved competition.
c. Candidates must provide evidence of registration for the competition.
d. Candidates must be endorsed by the Academic Director of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program at Sydney Medical School.
3. Selection Criteria
a. The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of evidence of registration for the competition.
b. Applicants must provide written approval from the Academic Director of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program at Sydney Medical School.
c. The Scholarship will be awarded by the Head of School and Dean of Sydney Medical School or nominated delegate(s).
d. Sydney Medical School has the discretion not to award any financial support if there are no applicants of sufficient merit.
4. Value
a. The scholarship value is at $1,000.
b. The Scholarship will be paid as a one-off payment upon receipt of recipient’s signed scholarship acceptance form.
c. Deferral of the Scholarship is not permitted and it is not transferable to another University school, faculty or university.
d. No other amount is payable.
5. Termination
a. The Scholarship will be terminated if the recipient:
I. withdraws from an eligible course or fails to enrol,
II. does not maintain satisfactory academic performance,
III. is determined by the University to be guilty of serious misconduct, including, but not limited to, having provided false or misleading information as part of their Scholarship application,
IV. accepts an alternative scholarship, administered by the University of Sydney, valued at $8,000 per annum or more for the same purpose as this Scholarship,
V. does not resume study at the end of a period of approved leave,
VI. does not present at the conference for which the funds were awarded, or vii. does not declare funding applied or received for the same conference from an alternative source.
b. Once the Scholarship has been terminated, it will not be reinstated unless due to University error.
c. Where a student is found guilty of serious misconduct or the Scholarship is terminated under any instance in the Termination Clause of these terms and conditions, the University reserves the right to request that any Scholarship funds paid to the Scholarship recipient be reimbursed.
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