The Frank and Marion Spence Scholarship at The University of Sydney 2024

Background:

This Scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance to an outstanding Master's by Research or PhD scholar to conduct research in the area of pediatrics cardiology or cancer within the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. This Scholarship was established in 2017 from a donation from Marion Anne Isobel Hamilton McMahon Spence.

Eligibility for The Frank and Marion Spence Scholarship:

• This Scholarship is offered subject to applicants having an unconditional offer of admission or being currently enrolled full-time in a Master's of Research or a PhD within the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney.
• Applicants enrolled part-time may be considered for this Scholarship if approved by the Associate Dean (Research Education), Faculty of Medicine and Health.
• Applicants must undertake research in the field of pediatrics cardiology or cancer.

Selection Criteria:

• The successful applicant will be awarded the Scholarship based on the applicant’s application for the Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship.
• Preference will be given to applicants studying for a Ph.D.
• The successful applicant will be awarded the Scholarship on the nomination of the Associate Dean (Research Education), Faculty of Medicine and Health, and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Higher Degree by the Research Scholarship Committee.

Application: To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must have applied for the Research Training Program Stipend scholarship.