The Dunedin Basic Medical Sciences Course Trust calls for applications for the Richard Stewart Scholarship for 2011. The scholarship, which is normally held for one year, was established by the trust in memory of the late Assoc Prof Richard
Stewart FRACS, Postgraduate Dean, Wellington School of Medicine, and is currently valued at $15,000.
The following conditions apply:
- The scholarship is open to medical graduates holding a degree registrable in NZ.
- A candidate will be either a basic or advanced surgical trainee of the RACS, or a surgeon who is a fellow of the RACS. In the latter situation, a candidate will normally have held the FRACS diploma for not more than 5 years.
- The scholarship will usually be held in a surgical research post in a surgical department at the University of Otago Medical School in Dunedin, but it may also be held in a comparable post in a surgical department at either the Christchurch or
Wellington School of Medicine.
- The monies may be used to supplement the candidate’s stipend, or to purchase materials and equipment related to the research, at the discretion of the head of the department. Some of the monies may, on occasion, be used to fund travel related to the candidate’s research, or to present his/her research at an approved meeting.
- The Trust requires a report from the successful candidate on activities undertaken on completion of the Scholarship.
Application for this scholarship should be made directly to Chairman of the Trust,
Office of the Dunedin Basic Medical Sciences Course Trust,
c/- Department of General Practice, Medical School, P O Box 913, Dunedin, 9054
There is no specific application form, but the information supplied to the trust should include the candidate’s curriculum vitae, a brief description of the intended research (maximum 500 words), and the names of 2 referees.
Applications close on Monday 2nd August, 2010
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