MBBS Equity Travel Bursary

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must be:

• an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or permanent humanitarian visa, or
• an international student, and
• a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) at a Monash campus in Australia, and
• undertaking an elective placement in a seriously disadvantaged Australian community or developing country in 2009.

Selection criteria

Selection of candidates will be on the basis of:

• academic achievement
• the merit of the proposed work program in the seriously disadvantaged community (as determined by the selection committee)
• the quality of the written submission, in which applicants will be expected to demonstrate how the financial assistance of the bursary would assist with the budgeted cost of undertaking the elective.

Value

$2,000 one-off payment.

Number available in 2009

Variable, depending on funding.

Deferability

This bursary cannot be deferred.

2009 Applications

Applications open 10:00am (AEST) Friday 1 August 2008 and close 5:00pm (AEST) Friday 31 October 2008.