Neville & Di Bertalli Bush Placement Scholarship

The Bertalli Family Foundation would like to support students undertaking a clinical placement in a regional/rural setting in Year 3 and Year 4 of the Doctor of Medicine. This would be a meaningful way to support individual students who are passionate about community-developed models of health care and the benefits of Indigenous health education and the advantages that cultural training and education can bring.

Important dates

Applications for Semester 1 2024 open 15 September 2023.

Applications for Semester 1 2024 close 14 February 2024 at 5pm.

Benefits

This scholarship offers a one-off cash payment of $1000.

Eligibility criteria

Prospective candidates should ensure they meet all criteria before submitting their application.

To be eligible you must be:

  • a domestic student
  • enrolled full time in the 3rd or 4th year of H911 Doctor of Medicine in Semester 1 2024
  • undertaking a clinical placement in a rural or regional area
  • able to demonstrate financial hardship.

Conditions

As a scholarship recipient you:

  • write an introduction statement about your goals for study and what it means to receive the scholarship
  • be open to participating in a reasonable level of engagement with the donor
  • cannot be a recipient of another Bertalli Scholarship concurrently.

Your application

Supporting documentation

As part of the application process you will also be required to upload supporting documentation.

When you apply for this scholarship, you'll need to supply evidence of your financial hardship.

Make sure you choose the correct document type when you upload your documents as it will make a difference. If your documents are uploaded into the incorrect type they will not be considered when assessing your application. Remember it is quality, not quantity, which you need to provide.  Aim to provide documents which are current, relevant and concise.

Read more about supporting documentation

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How to apply

You can apply for this scholarship directly to Deakin through our Scholarship Application Portal.

When applying direct to Deakin for this scholarship, select the 'Postgraduate Scholarship Application Tri/Sem 1 2024' option and, if eligible, your application will automatically be considered for this scholarship.

This reduces the number of scholarships you have to apply for and increases your chances of receiving a Deakin scholarship.

APPlY FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP

The scholarship application process is highly competitive with a limited number of scholarships available. Unfortunately, not all eligible applicants will receive one.

What happens next?

Your application will be assessed and ranked based on the details you provide and your supporting documentation.

If you are successful, you will be contacted by the email address you nominated within your application portal account, unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted.

You'll find out if you were successful usually within four weeks of the application closing date. If you have not received an offer by this time, you have been unsuccessful. You can view the status of your application via your scholarship application portal account.

Next offering period

This scholarship is yet to be confirmed for any future offering periods. Please check back at this page at a later date for any updates.