The Delma and Albert Moulding Scholarship

1. Background

a. This Scholarship was established in 2019 to provide assistance to students studying the Doctor of Medicine who are from a rural or remote area of Australia.

2. Eligibility

a. Applicants must be a domestic student.

b. Applicants must be commencing or currently enrolled full time in the Doctor of Medicine (Dubbo program) at the University of Sydney.

c. Applicants must be from a rural or regional area of Australia. This includes areas that are classified as inner (rural) and outer regional (RA2 and RA3 respectively) and remote or very remote (RA4 and RA5 respectively) under the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).   

3. Selection Criteria

a. The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of a personal statement. 

b. Preference will be given to applicants with evidence of financial need, e.g. Centerlink statement.

c. The Scholarship will be awarded by the Head of School and Dean of the Sydney Medical School, or their nominated delegates. 

4. Value

a. The Scholarship is valued at $11,250 per annum per annum and is tenable for up to four years. 

b. The Scholarship annual value will be paid in two equal instalments after the census date of each semester. 

c. Deferral of the Scholarship is not permitted and it is not transferable to another University school, faculty or university. 

d. The Scholarship will be offered subject to the availability of funds.

e. No other amount is payable.

5. Ongoing eligibility

a. To continue receipt of the Scholarship, the recipient must maintain satisfactory academic performance and completion of each year of the program.

b. Recipients undertaking an exchange during the tenure of this Scholarship are required to have achieved a Satisfied Requirements grade (SR) to receive their next payment. 

c. Suspension of the Scholarship is not permitted without prior approval.

6. Termination

a. The Scholarship will be terminated if the recipient:

I. withdraws from an eligible course or fails to enrol,

II. commences part-time study without prior approval, 

III. does not maintain satisfactory academic performance, 

IV. 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, 

V. 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, or

VI. does not resume study at the end of a period of approved leave.

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.