Scholarships
University of Melbourne, Rural Clinical School, Medicine
Introduced in 2010, in association with the University of Melbourne's Rural Health Academic Centre, the award provides a $3,000 prize to a student enrolled in a medical degree. The award is to support the student in their elective.
Eligibilty
Students who have studied Semester 8/9 at the Rural Clinical School (students will be in Semester 10 at the time of the award)
Applicants should be Australian citizens or permanent residents

Selection Criteria
There will be an application process and selection will be made on the following criteria which underpin Sir Albert Coates life
- Rural Clinical School student
- Surgically orientated elective
- Overcoming adversity – difficulties inherent in otherwise achieving this elective. This however is not to include any personal financial information.
- Identification of personal or family involvement with Australian Armed Services
Part of the acceptance of the scholarship will be the agreement by the award winner to write a report for the Sir Albert Coates committee, which discusses the experience of their elective, and how this illustrates the principles by which Sir Albert Coates lived his life.
For further refer to the Rural Clinical School website:
Rural Clinical School - Ballarat (unimelb.edu.au)
University of Melbourne, Rural Clinical School, Medicine
-
2024
- Jessica Irwin
-
2023
- Anna Bayliss
- Armand Gumera
-
2022
- James Grant
-
2021
- Angelina Koh
-
2020
- Sarah Loria
-
2019
- Mark McOwan
-
2018
- Anne Jian
-
2017
- Jacqueline Nguyen Khuong
-
2016
- Nayan Bhindi
-
2015
- Ellie Bowditch
- Brendan McCarthy
-
2014
- Hajar Hasan Kheslat
-
2013
- Matthew Payne
-
2012
- Jack Kane
-
2011
- Lachlan Brennan
- Matt Morey
-
2010
- Anna Steer
- Jane Katherine Lovel