ella macknight memorial Scholarship

The Ella Macknight Memorial Scholarship

About the Scholarship

The Ella Macknight Memorial Scholarship was established in 1998 by the family of Dame Ella Macknight in memory of her outstanding national and international contributions to obstetrics and gynaecology.

Conditions of Award

The purpose of the Scholarship is for research in any aspect of obstetrics and gynaecology and related disciplines. The research is to be conducted in Australia or New Zealand.

Eligibility

The Scholarship is open to graduates in medicine or science.

Tenure

The Scholarship is for a period of two years, conditional on a satisfactory progress report six months into the Scholarship.

Application

Applications are to be submitted using the RANZCOG Research Foundation Application Form. In years where a Scholarship is advertised, the date for receipt of applications is 30 June.

Applications are assessed by the Scholarship Selection Committee of the RANZCOG Research Foundation.

Administration of the Scholarship

The Scholarship is to be undertaken in a hospital, university department or research institute. Time spent undertaking the Research Fellowship may be recognised for part of the pre-Fellowship training for the FRANZCOG, or towards the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program requirements of the College for Fellows.

Stipend and Allowances

The annual stipend is $25,000. The total value over two years is $50,000.

Report on the Scholarship

A progress report is to be prepared six months into the project, including the research supervisor's assessment of the scholarship holder's work. This progress report will be assessed by the Scholarship Selection Committee of the RANZCOG Research Foundation prior to confirmation of the second year of the Scholarship.

Following completion of the project, a full report is to be submitted to the Research Foundation by 31 January in the year following completion of the research. This report will be reviewed by the Board of Directors and the Scholarship Selection Committee.

The RANZCOG Research Foundation is to be acknowledged in any publication or thesis resulting from work undertaken during the tenure of the Scholarship by stating that the author was the recipient of the Ella Macknight Memorial Scholarship for a particular period. A copy of any published article arising from research carried out under the Ella Macknight Memorial Scholarship is to be submitted to the RANZCOG Research Foundation when available.

Article for O&G Magazine

This should be a lay overview of the project (200 words) stating why the project is an important area for study, what the project set out to achieve etc. It will be due 31st January in the year following completion of the project. The article will be published in the RANZCOG O&G Magazine and may be used for other promotional uses by the Foundation.

Application Form

Applications should be submitted on the appropriate form with supporting documentation as required.

Applications may be submitted:

• by email (ganderson@ranzcog.edu.au); or
• by mail (College House, 254-260 Albert Street,
  East Melbourne, VIC 3002)

For further information please contact:

Ms Georgina Anderson

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