Thea Parnamae Rural Pharmacy Bursary

The Thea Pärnamäe Rural Pharmacy Bursary was introduced to support female students to undertake a undergraduate degree. 

It is named in honour of Thea Pärnamäe, a pharmacist in Sweden who was born in rural Estonia in January 1927 fled to Sweden in 1944 as a refugee of World War II. Upon completion of her secondary school studies in Sweden, Thea elected to enrol in pharmacy college because she considered a career as a pharmacist to be promising both in terms of personal and societal benefits.  Thea was proud of being identified as a dedicated pharmacist and did prove to reap the benefits of her career as expected.  Thea died in Stockholm, Sweden in November 2010.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must be:

• an Australian citizen, and
• a continuing female student enrolled full-time in a undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at a Monash campus in Australia, and
• from a regional and remote area of Australia.

Selection criteria

Awarded to the highest achieving eligible students based on academic achievement.

Value and number available

$1200 per annum for one year only. One bursary is available.

Retention

Recipients must maintain full time enrolment.

Deferability

This scholarship cannot be deferred.

Application Information