Faculty of Medicine and Health

Postgraduate coursework scholarships

From public health and pharmacy to health sciences or medicine scholarships, we have a wide range of options for domestic medicine and health students.

To find a scholarship that works for you, expand the relevant school and click on the scholarship title links. Alternatively, you can browse the full list of postgraduate coursework scholarships for Faculty of Medicine and Health students in the table below.

This page includes scholarships for both prospective and current domestic students.

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health Scholarship	$5000 p.a.	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Studying or commencing in an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree within medicine and health Completed at least one year of tertiary study at an Australian University	TBC	TBC
Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia Scholarships	See page details	Australian citizen or permanent resident, or New Zealand citizen Undergraduate or postgraduate student Interest to find a cure for multiple sclerosis	See page details	See page details
Rowan Nicks Russell Drysdale Fellowship in Australian Indigenous Health and Welfare (pdf, 160.6KB)	Up to $60,000	Australian citizen Appropriate prior experience Proof of community consultation and affirmation and/or education Undertake a project/program, further education or research	N/A	4 September 2020
Dr Lawrence F Smith Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students	$6000	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Doctor of Dental Medicine or Bachelor of Oral Health student Financial need	25 May 2021	8 June 2021
GS Caird Scholarship in Dentistry	$2500	Doctor of Dental Medicine or Bachelor of Oral Health student High academic achiever	28 July 2021	11 August 2021
NSW Regional Dentistry Scholarship	See page details	Australian citizen or permanent resident Have lived in regional NSW Doctor of Dental Medicine student	See page details	See page details
Sydney Dental Hospital Indigenous Scholarship	$17,000	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student Full-time Bachelor of Oral Health or the Doctor of Dental Medicine student	17 August 2021	14 September 2021
The Armin Roth Scholarship in Dentistry	$6000	Doctor of Dental Medicine or Bachelor of Oral Health student	23 August 2021	21 September 2021
The Judith and Dr Mario Adamo Implant Innovation Scholarship	$6000	Dentistry student interested in implantology research	13 May 2020	27 May 2020
The Ronald Ettinger Scholarship	$6500	Coursework student interested in undertaking a project in geriatric or special-care dentistry	TBC	TBC
Walter John Douglas Partridge Memorial Scholarship	$750	Full-time student in third-year Doctor of Dental Medicine	N/A	N/A
A M Taylor Scholarship in Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery	Up to $10,000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Stage 3 and year 3 of MD Accepted into an elective term in orthopaedic and traumatic surgery	TBC	TBC
Australian Medical Association Indigenous Peoples Medical Scholarship	$10,000	See page details	See page details	See page details
Dean's Elective Term Scholarship	Up to $3000	Full-time MBBS or MD student Taking an elective term overseas	TBC	TBC
Douglas and Margaret Saunders Elective Term Medical Scholarship	Up to $2500	Full-time MBBS or MD student Taking an elective term in Zambia	TBC	TBC
Dr Ann Formaz-Preston Scholarship	$2000	Third year, Stage 3 MD or MBBS student Based at the Sydney Adventist Hospital Clinical School Taking an elective term in Australia	6 October 2020	6 November 2020
Dr Carl Richard Jackson Scholarship	$3500	Domestic fourth year MD student Best 500 word essay after completing elective, on commitment to global health	21 September 2021	31 October 2021
Dr John Osbourne RN Scholarship	TBC	Doctor of Medicine student Resident of St Paul's College	17 May 2021	14 June 2021
Herbert and Valmae Freilich Indigenous Scholarship	$5000 p.a. (for 4 years)	Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students Full-time MD student	TBC	TBC
Indigenous Postgraduate Coursework Tuition Fee Scholarship	Tuition fees + SSA fees	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Coursework student at Sydney Medical School Employed in clinical practice or on approved leave	TBC	TBC
John Flood Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Student interested in undertaking research in neuropathology	19 November 2020	31 January 2021
Peter and Suzanne Davidson Scholarship	$7000	Third-year Doctor of Medicine student Interested in general practice and community primary care	TBC	TBC
Professor John Beveridge Elective Term Medical Scholarship	$3000	Domestic MBBS or MD student Taking an elective term outside the Sydney metropolitan area	TBC	TBC
Sir John Loewenthal Scholarship	$20,000	Domestic student or Hong Kong citizen Master of Surgery by coursework or research, MPhil or PhD student	1 January 2020	29 February 2020
Technion Exchange Scholarship	Up to $5000	Full-time MBBS or MD student Undertaking an elective term at Technion (Israel Institute of Technology)	TBC	TBC
The Delma and Albert Moulding Scholarship	$11,250 p.a. (for up to 4 years)	Domestic student Commencing or enrolled in a Doctor of Medicine	17 May 2021	14 June 2021
The Gertrude Angel-Lord and Francis Lord Scholarship	$15,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)	Students enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine Financial need	24 May 2021	28 June 2021
The John Brooke Moore Scholarship	$25,000 to $40,000	Domestic students studying surgery	1 January 2020	29 February 2020
The Julia and Francis Miller Family Medical Elective Term Scholarship	$2500	Third year, Stage 3 MD or MBBS student Taking an elective term in a developing country	TBC	TBC
The Rabbi Brasch Bursary	$25,500 p.a. (4 years)	Students about to commence a Doctor of Medicine Financial need	17 May 2021	14 June 2021
The Rotary Soukup Memorial Scholarship	$15,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student Studying or commencing in a postgraduate degree within medicine and health	4 June 2021	21 June 2021
Third World or Rural Australia Medicine Elective Scholarship	Various	Third year MD student Based at the University of Sydney Westmead Clinical School Taking an elective term in a third world country or in rural Australia	TBC	TBC
Susan Wakil Scholarships - Postgraduate Greater Sydney	Up to $8625	Domestic postgraduate nursing student from Greater Sydney	27 August 2021	21 February 2022
Susan Wakil Scholarships - Postgraduate Rural and Regional Australia	Up to $21,625	Domestic postgraduate nursing student from an area of Australia that is not Greater Sydney	27 August 2021	21 February 2022
The Johnson Nursing Scholarship	$5000	Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework nursing student Experiencing financial disadvantage	22 March 2021	20 May 2021
Trace Richey Scholarship	$7000	Domestic student Studying first year of a Master of Cancer and Haematology Nursing	30 March 2021	2 May 2021
Walter and Eliza Hall Scholarship Trust Opportunity Scholarship for Nursing	$10,000 (for up to 3 years)	Domestic undergraduate nursing student Financially disadvantaged background	TBC	TBC
Women's Plans Foundation Award	$1000	Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents Currently enrolled in a postgraduate degree or undergraduate honours year in nursing Interest in reproductive health and family planning as a component of women’s health in developing countries	23 August 2021	10 September 2021
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme	$15,000 p.a. (for up to 4 years)	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander pharmacy student Member of the student Rural Health Club or a member of the University’s affiliate Rural Health Club	See page for details	See page for details
Indigenous Health Promotion – Social and Emotional Wellbeing Scholarship	$12,500	Commencing in the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion (Social and Emotional Wellbeing) Enrolled in a Commonwealth supported place	N/A	N/A
Judy Simpson Biostatistics Scholarship	Paid fees (for up to 2 units of study)	Domestic postgraduate student studying biostatistics High achiever	N/A	N/A
Public Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship	$15,000	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Commencing a Master of Public Health Hold a Graduate Diploma of Indigenous Health Promotion	TBC	TBC
Ruth Colagiuri Health Policy Scholarship	$15,000	Commencing a Master of Health Policy	27 October 2021	10 December 2021
Stephen Leeder Health Policy Scholarship	$15,000	Commencing a Master of Health Policy	27 October 2021	10 December 2021
Susan Tompkins Scholarship for Indigenous Health Programs	$2000	Enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Indigenous Health Promotion Demonstrate a commitment to Indigenous health and welfare	13 May 2021	17 June 2021
Sydney School of Public Health Clinical Epidemiology Scholarship	Maximum value of $10,000	Master of Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) or Master of Science in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) student	N/A	N/A
The Harvey Sutton Global Health Scholarship	$15,000	Commencing a Master of Global Health Demonstrate a commitment to social justice and global health	27 October 2021	28 November 2021
The Harvey Sutton Public Health Scholarship	$15,000	Commencing a Master of Public Health Demonstrate a commitment to social justice	TBC	TBC
The University of Sydney Bioethics Scholarship	$15,000	Commencing a Master of Bioethics	27 October 2021	28 November 2021
The University of Sydney Global Health Equity Scholarship	$15,000	Commencing a Master of Global Health Experienced hardship or disadvantage	27 October 2021	28 November 2021
The University of Sydney Public Health Equity Scholarship	$15,000	Commencing a Master of Public Health Experienced hardship or disadvantage	27 October 2021	28 November 2021
Cerebral Palsy Alliance Professor Henry J Cowan Memorial Scholarship	$1500	Domestic full-time student in occupational therapy, speech pathology or physiotherapy High academic achiever	24 September 2021	16 November 2021