Faculty of Medicine scholarships and awards

Find out more about scholarships and prizes available from the Faculty of Medicine including:

• awards and scholarships for current and future students in the Medical Program,
• for postgraduate coursework and
• for research programs,
• postdoctoral fellowships,
• travel scholarships, and
• Indigenous-related scholarships.

Dr Bernard Lake Award
The Dr Bernard Lake Award is cash prize for the publication, in a peer-reviewed journal, of significant original work undertaken in Australia in one of the following fields: holistic medicine, complementary medicine, exercise rehabilitation, nutriceuticals, aromatherapy and multi-disciplinary whole-patient approach to medical problems.

Provided there is work of sufficient merit, the prize may be awarded annually by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. The prize is awarded subject to there being sufficient funds available from the bequest.

Eligibility: the best paper published in any of the above fields in the previous two calendar years. If the applicant is not the first author, the application must include a statement from all co-authors that the paper is principally the work of the applicant.

Value: $5000

Closing date: 30 April 2008.
Applications must be received by post, or delivered in person to the Faculty Office, Room 231, Edward Ford Building A27, The University of Sydney, by 5pm on 30 April 2008.
No late applications will be considered.

Contact: Marie Topping
Telephone: +61 2 9351 5692
Fax: +61 2 9351 3196
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