Rural Veterinary Student's Scholarship
The Faculty of Veterinary Science will fund scholarships to study Veterinary Science at the University of Melbourne for two students from a rural or regional area within Australia who can demonstrate an ongoing interest in rural practice. The Faculty will provide two scholarships of $5000 per annum to suitably qualified students entering the first year of the BVSc program in 2010.
Terms and conditions:
The terms of the scholarships are as follows:
- The recipients must be enrolled as undergraduate students in the first year of the BVSc program at the University of Melbourne in 2010.
- The recipients must be Australian citizens with good academic records and have a home address in a remote or regional part of Australia for at least three of the past five years. Rural and regional areas are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in its Standard Geographic Classification as comprising all postcodes other than those of major Australian cities: (http://www.backingaustraliasfuture.gov.au/guidelines/documents/cas_lookup.xls)
- Applicants must demonstrate interest in rural practice and an intention to return to regional or rural practice after graduation.
- The scholarships will be awarded to two individuals for the duration of their enrolment in the Bachelor of Veterinary Science course, provided that the students remain in good academic standing. The scholarships will not be paid to students repeating a year of the course.
- Academic performance will be used as a criterion in selecting the recipients of the scholarships.
- A Selection Committee composed of the Dean (Chair) and Associate Deans for Students will determine the allocation of the scholarships.
Applications
Applicants should provide the following:
- A letter of application outlining the student’s demonstrated interest in rural practice and intention to return to regional or rural practice after graduation This letter should be no longer than 500 words.
- Proof of residence in an Australian rural or regional area for at least three of the past five years (e.g. a utility bill or rates notice in your name or a statutory declaration from someone who is not a relative and can confirm your claim of residency).
Applications should be submitted to Mrs Helen Smithwick, Academic Programs Manager, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, by Friday 29 January 2010.