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
Deep Learning Applications for Medical Imaging Summer Research Scholarship	$3241	Master of Medical Physics student Hold a bachelor's degree Interested in deep learning applications for medical imaging Conduct research at ACRF Image X Institute	21 November 2019	7 January 2020
Ian O'Rourke Scholarship In Patient Survey	Up to $10,000	NSW Health or NSW-based academic institution employee Undertake a relevant diploma, master's or PhD	See page details	See page details
MRI-Linac Program Summer Research Scholarship	$3241	Master of Medical Physics student Hold a bachelor's degree Interest in doing a summer research project	10 December 2019	16 December 2019
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 (for 12 months)	Australian citizen Appropriate prior experience Proof of community consultation and affirmation and/or education Undertake a project/program, further education or research	Open	4 September 2020
Summer Research Scholarships	$2500	Full-time students in an Australian University Studying any undergraduate degree or selected postgraduate degrees	TBC	TBC
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	TBC	TBC
GS Caird Scholarship in Dentistry	$2500	Doctor of Dental Medicine or Bachelor of Oral Health student High academic achiever	6 April 2020	30 April 2020
The A-dec Australia Scholarship in Dentistry	$10,000	First year Doctor of Dental Medicine or Bachelor of Oral Health student	TBC	TBC
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	24 April 2020	24 May 2020
The Armin Roth Scholarship in Dentistry	$6000	Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) or Bachelor of Oral Health student High achiever	6 April 2020	30 April 2020
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	17 October 2019	7 November 2019
Australian Medical Association Indigenous Peoples Medical Scholarship	$10,000 (for course duration)	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
Dean's Scholarship Fund Conference Grant	TBC	Doctor of Medicine student presenting work at a conference	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	1 May 2020	19 May 2020
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 overseas	27 August 2019	1 November 2019
Dr Carl Richard Jackson Scholarship	$3500	Domestic MD student Undertake an elective term in a nominated country	1 May 2020	19 May 2020
Dr John Osbourne RN Scholarship	Up to $5000 pa	Doctor of Medicine student Resident of St Paul's College	24 April 2020	28 May 2020
Harvey Medical Scholarship	See page details	Australian citizen Student in the Doctor of Medicine program Resident of St John's College	See page details	See page details
Herbert and Valmae Freilich Indigenous Scholarship	$5000 pa (for 4 years)	Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students Full-time MD student	26 May 2020	28 June 2020
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	16 December 2019	13 January 2020
John Flood Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Student interested in undertaking research in neuropathology	31 December 2019	27 March 2020
Peter and Suzanne Davidson Scholarship	$7000	Third-year Doctor of Medicine student Interested in general practice and community primary care	3 October 2019	2 November 2019
Professor John Beveridge Elective Term Medical Scholarship	$3000	Domestic MBBS or MD student Taking an elective term outside the Sydney metropolitan area	1 September 2020	27 September 2020
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)	1 May 2020	19 May 2020
The Delma and Albert Moulding Scholarship	$11,250 pa (for up to 4 years)	Domestic student Commencing or enrolled in a Doctor of Medicine	27 November 2019	6 April 2020
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	1 September 2020	27 September 2020
The Julie Wu Scholarships in Medicine	$12,500 pa (for 4 years)	Australian citizen or permanent resident, or New Zealand citizen Commencing MD student Demonstrate financial need	24 March 2020	28 April 2020
The Rabbi Brasch Bursary	$25,500 (for up to 4 years)	Students about to commence a Doctor of Medicine Financial need	29 May 2020	21 June 2020
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	20 April 2020	20 November 2020
Vietnam Elective Term Scholarship	$3000	Third-year Stage 3 MD or MBBS student Taking an elective term in Vietnam	1 September 2020	27 September 2020
Susan Wakil Scholarships – Postgraduate Greater Sydney	$3250 to $4062 pa + $500	Domestic postgraduate nursing student from Greater Sydney	27 August 2019	6 January 2020
Susan Wakil Scholarships –Postgraduate Rural and Regional Australia	$8450 to $10,562 + $500	Domestic postgraduate nursing student from rural or regional Australia	27 August 2019	6 January 2020
Trace Richey Scholarship	$7000 (for course duration)	Domestic student Studying first year of a Master of Cancer and Haematology Nursing	15 July 2019	31 January 2020
Walter and Eliza Hall Scholarship Trust Opportunity Scholarship for Nursing	$10,000	Domestic undergraduate nursing student Financially disadvantaged background	14 January 2019	21 March 2019
Women's Plans Foundation Award	$1000	Domestic student studying an honours or postgraduate nursing course Interested in reproductive health in third world countries	5 July 2019	27 September 2019
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme	See page details	Australian citizen or permanent resident Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy student Rural Health Club member	See page details	See page details
Cerebral Palsy Alliance Professor Henry J Cowan Memorial Scholarship	$1500	Domestic full-time student in occupational therapy, speech pathology or physiotherapy High academic achiever	7 August 2019	31 October 2019
The Robinson Family Scholarship for Female Indigenous Students	$20,000 (for up to 4 years)	Female Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Enrolled in a medicine and health or law degree	7 August 2019	31 October 2019
Sydney School of Health Sciences Student Leadership Award	$1000	Current student engaged in leadership activities while studying health sciences	7 August 2019	27 October 2019
Judy Simpson Biostatistics Scholarship	Paid fees (for up to 2 units of study)	Domestic postgraduate student studying biostatistics High achiever	N/A	N/A
Phillip and Eugenea Lee Scholarship	TBC	Student from Northern Territory Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Study a postgraduate coursework indigenous health program in the Sydney School of Public Health	25 March 2020	19 April 2020
Public Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship	$10,000	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Commencing a Master of Public Health Hold a Graduate Diploma of Indigenous Health Promotion	6 May 2020	30 June 2020
Riverina Medical and Dental Aboriginal Corporation Scholarship	Tuition fees	Domestic student Enrolled in a Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion	20 November 2019	18 February 2020
Ruth Colagiuri Health Policy Scholarship	$10,000	Master of Health Policy student	6 May 2020	30 June 2020
Stephen Leeder Health Policy Scholarship	$10,000	Master of Health Policy student	6 May 2020	30 June 2020
Susan Tompkins Scholarship for Indigenous Health Programs	$1000	Enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Indigenous Health Promotion Demonstrate a commitment to Indigenous health and welfare	21 April 2020	3 June 2020
Sydney School of Public Health Clinical Epidemiology Scholarship	$10,000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Academic high achiever	1 July 2019	31 January 2020
The Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion Scholarship	$5000	Full-time student Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion student during Semester 2 2019	10 December 2019	5 February 2020
The Harvey Sutton Global Health Scholarship	$10,000	Master of Global Health student Demonstrate a commitment to social justice and global health	6 May 2020	30 June 2020
The Harvey Sutton Public Health Scholarship	$10,000	Master of Public Health student Demonstrate a commitment to social justice	6 May 2020	30 June 2020
The University of Sydney Bioethics Scholarship	$10,000	Master of Bioethics student	6 May 2020	30 June 2020
The University of Sydney Global Health Equity Scholarship	$10,000	Master of Global Health student Experienced hardship or disadvantage	6 May 2020	30 June 2020
The University of Sydney Public Health Equity Scholarship	$10,000	Master of Public Health student Experienced hardship or disadvantage	6 May 2020	30 June 2020