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ANU 2021 Bill Nicholes "Willigobung" Scholarship for Medicine

Each year the ANU Medical School may offer two awards known as the Bill Nicholes "Willigobung" Scholarship for Medicine.   The objective of the award is to provide financial assistance to students enrolling in the Australian National University's four year graduate entry Medicinae ac Chirurgiae Doctoranda (MChD) degree program.

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Bill Nicholes

Application Deadline12 Nov 2021
TypePostgraduate
SponsorAustralian National University (ANU)
GenderMen and Women

Aim and Benefits of Bill Nicholes

The scholarship is valued at $20,000 per annum for four years.  The scholarship will be paid in equal instalments at the beginning of each semester.


Requirements for Bill Nicholes Qualification

The award is available in 2021 to a prospective ANU student who:

  • is an Australian citizen, holder of an Australian Permanent Resident visa or a permanent humanitarian visa;
  • has been offered a place in the Medicinae ac Chirurgiae Doctoranda (MChD) program at the ANU Medical School, College of Health and Medicine;
  • has achieved an overall weighted minimum GPA of 6.8 (as per GEMSAS calculation);
  • Is able to attend the ANU Medical School Nicholes' Scholarship Interview;
  • is able to demonstrate the attributes of a Nicholes' Scholar (see further information below);
  • For the scholarship reserved for a student from a rural background, in addition to satisfying the above criteria, the student must meet the rural background criteria by having lived in an approved Australian Statistical Geography Standard Remoteness Area (ASGS-RA) for a minimum of 5 years consecutively or 10 years cumulatively.     

Interview date, Process and Venue for Bill Nicholes

Selection is made on the basis of:

  • Academic achievement;
  • A track record of sustained contributions to the applicants community eg. during university life (Volunteer Programmes);
  • Ability to demonstrate personal qualities, abilities and talents desirable in a clinician;
  • Extra-curricular activities beyond academic achievement;
  • Nicholes Scholarship interview.

Application Deadline

November 12, 2021


How to Apply

The application form is available from the "Apply Now" link at the top of this page.  Applications must be submitted by the closing date i.e., Friday, 12th November 2021, 5:00 PM

For more details, visit ANU website.

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