Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards at the Rural Clinical School

In addition to the scholarships, bursaries and awards available through the Department of Health and Ageing, the University of Tasmania and the School of Medicine, a number of scholarships, bursaries and awards are available to students studying at the Rural Clinical School. Some scholarships are provided as an incentive for medical students to undertake part of their training in rural areas. Others provide unique clinical experiences to RCS students.

GPNW Simon Monks Memorial Award for Excellence in General Practice

GPNW will again offer a $3,000 award to honour the memory of Dr Simon Monks and to acknowledge excellence in General Practice by a fourth year RCS medical student.
Dr Monks was a highly respected partner in the East Devonport Medical Centre and a GPNW Board member who was actively involved in teaching and mentoring RCS students prior to his sudden and unexpected death in 2007.
The Award is supported by Dr Monk’s family, and GPNW works with the RCS to select a recipient.

The Rotary Club of Wynyard Scholarship in Rural Medicine

The Rotary Club of Wynyard will offer this scholarship to a student commencing the final two years of clinical studies in the MBBS at the Rural Clinical School in 2011. The scholarship aims to encourage and support a student with an interest in rural medicine to study at the RCS. The scholarship is offered over a two-year period, subject to the recipient's satisfactory performance, and will be valued at $2,500 per annum.