About the Scholarship
The Arthur Wilson Memorial Scholarship was established in 1987 with funds from the Arthur Wilson Memorial Foundation. The Foundation had been created in 1951 after a public appeal was launched to perpetuate the memory of the late Arthur Wilson, an outstanding gynaecologist and obstetrician.
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, together with other information as specified on that form. Applicants and their Supervisor must provide written assurance that resources will be available to ensure completion of the research.
In years where the Scholarship is advertised, the deadline for receipt of applications is 30 June. Applications are assessed by the Grants & Scholarships 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 Scholarship 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 $30,000. The total value over two years is $60,000.
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 Grants & Scholarships Committee 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.
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 Arthur Wilson Memorial Scholarship for a particular period. A copy of any published article arising from research carried out under the Arthur Wilson 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 31 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.
Further Information
For more information, please contact:
Ms Georgina Anderson
+61 3 9412 2932
+61 3 9419 0672
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