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
ANZAC Research Institute Nano DeLiver Postgraduate Scholarship	$35,000 p.a. (up to 1 years)	PhD student Research in a project entitled “In vivo delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 and siRNA using a synthetic nanotechnology based intracellular delivery platform	3 June 2022	19 June 2022
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
Dr Andrew Egan Rural Medical Scholarship 2023	$7,500	Be an Australian citizen or a permanent resident Ordinarily reside in a rural or regional area of New South Wales, greater than 50km from the nearest University campus offering medical degrees that provide complete training from Year 1 to graduation Be currently enrolled at an Australian Medical School in the second year of medicine Provide a letter of support from the principal of their high school, or another senior person within their local community Not be a recipient of another scholarship	See page for details	See page for details
Elevate Scholarship	Various	Domestic student Identify as a woman Commencing a STEM degree or Master of Business Administration (MBA) at an Australian University	See page for details	See page for details
Ghosh Family Foundation Deeksha Indigenous Doctor of Medicine Scholarship	$6,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)	Be commencing and enrolled full-time in a Doctor of Medicine at the University of Sydney Be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity Be able to demonstrate financial need	19 September 2022	11 October 2022
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
The Harvey Sutton Global Health Scholarship	$15,000	Postgraduate students studying a Master of Global Health degree Demonstrate a commitment to social justice and global health	20 February 2023	3 March 2023
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
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	27 October 2022	13 November 2022
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 MD students who are taking an elective term overseas	27 October 2022	13 November 2022
The Douglas and Margaret Saunders Elective Term Medical Scholarship	Up to $2500	Full-time MD students who are taking an elective term in Zambia	27 October 2022	13 November 2022
The Dr Carl Richard Jackson Scholarship	$3500	Domestic fourth year MD students Be accepted to undertake an elective in a developing country	TBA	TBA
Dr Ann Formaz-Preston Scholarship	$2174	Third-year MD student Taking an elective term in Australia	27 October 2022	10 November 2022
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
Peter and Suzanne Davidson Scholarship	$7000	Third-year Doctor of Medicine student Interested in general practice and community primary care	TBC	TBC
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Atopic Dermatitis Subtypes	$35,000 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic PhD student Conduct research into molecular pathways to explain the differences between atopic dermatitis subtypes	22 July 2022	18 August 2022
Professor John Beveridge Elective Term Medical Scholarship	$3000 (for elective term only)	Domestic MD student taking an elective term outside the Sydney metropolitan area or overseas	27 October 2022	13 November 2022
Technion Exchange Scholarship	Up to $5000	Full-time MD student Undertaking an elective term at Technion (Israel Institute of Technology)	27 October 2022	13 November 2022
The Julia and Francis Miller Family Medical Elective Term Scholarship	$2500 for elective term	Enrolled full-time in the third year of a Doctor of Medicine taking an elective term in a developing country	27 October 2022	9 January 2023
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
Walter and Eliza Hall Scholarship Trust Opportunity Scholarship for Nursing	$10,000 (for up to 3 years)	Domestic undergraduate nursing student Financially disadvantaged background	15 September 2022	31 October 2022
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
Sue Muller Placement Scholarship	$300 or $800	Be currently enolled and be in the final year of Bachelor/Master of Pharmacy Attend a placement site more than 100km from place of residence Complete a placement of 70 hours	TBC	TBC
The Alek Safarian Masters Scholarship	$36,000 p.a. (up to 1 year)	Must be enrolled in one of the eligible postgraduate degrees within the Sydney School of Pharmacy at the University of Sydney	23 March 2023	5 April 2023
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
Research Scholarship in Patient Reported Outcome Measures Study	$28,784 p.a. (up to 3.5 years)	Domestic research student Conduct research in a methodological question that arises from the Strengthening Healthcare Systems with Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) study	16 May 2023	21 July 2023
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 Public Health Scholarship	$15,000	Commencing a Master of Public Health Demonstrate a commitment to social justice	TBC	TBC
Susan Wakil Scholarships - Postgraduate Greater Sydney	Up to $8625	Postgraduate nursing student from Greater Sydney	1 September 2022	1 February 2023
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	1 September 2022	1 February 2023
The Johnson Nursing Scholarship	$5,000 p.a. (for up to one year)	Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework nursing student Experiencing financial disadvantage	8 June 2022	23 June 2022
Trace Richey Nursing Scholarship	$5,569	Australian Citizens or Australian Permanent Residents Studying first year of a Master of Cancer and Haematology Nursing	3 April 2023	28 April 2023
Women's Plans Foundation Award	$1000	Australian citizen or permanent resident enrolled in a undergraduate honours year or postgraduate degree in nursing interest in reproductive health and family planning as a component of women’s health in developing countries	TBC	TBC