The Vera Scantlebury Brown Child Welfare Memorial Trust Scholarship

The Vera Scantlebury Brown Child Welfare Memorial Trust Scholarship
 was created in 1946 to commemorate the work of Dr Vera Scantlebury Brown, OBE, Director of Maternal Infant and Pre-School Welfare in Victoria from 1926 to 1946. It represents a celebration of Dr Scantlebury Brown’s leadership in the development of female professionals and as such is open to women only. Women who work in the area of prenatal, child and family health, development and well being are encouraged to apply.
The purpose of the Scholarship is to enable the successful applicant to undertake further studies or research overseas or in Australia.

Number

The scholarship is generally offered every year and will be awarded next in late 2009 for commencement in 2010

Benefits and conditions

• The Recipient will receive up to $7000

Every applicant shall at the time of her selection agree that within a period of no more than 12 months from the date of her completion of her study she shall return to Victoria and work for at least 12 months in the area in which she has gained training and experience.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for this scholarship, the applicant should be a female and working in the area of prenatal, child and family health, development and well being

Selection criteria

Selection of the The Vera Scantlebury Brown Child Welfare Memorial Trust Scholarship is based on three main criteria: personal circumstances, academic merit, and strength of supporting documents

Application process

You will need to fill out the application form (please click on this link) and provide us with the relevant supporting documents. All applicants should provide a breakdown of their expenses with their application.

Closing date and timelines

Applicants must complete and submit an application to the Department of Paediatrics by August 14th 2009 Applications will be taken from the 1st July.

NB The closing date has been extended to Friday 28th August 2009
 

For further information

Please contact Andi Jansz-Gallent on 934 4545 or andi.janszgallent@ rch.org.au

Contact information

Postal address
Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne
Level 4, Front Entry Building
The Royal Children’s Hospital
Flemington Road, Parkville VIC 3052

Street address
As above

tel: +61 3 9345 4545
fax: +61 3 9345 6777
email: andi.janszgallent@ rch.org,au
web: www.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au