Scholarships in the Faculty of Pharmacy

Scholarship for citizens of Timor Leste

The Faculty of Pharmacy is offering one scholarship to undertake the Master
of Pharmacy.

This scholarship provides full tuition fees and living expenses.

Applicants must:

  • have completed a bachelor degree in any discipline
  • also complete either a GAMSAT or MCAT test
  • meet the minimum requirement of the GPA
  • meet a minimum of 42 out of the 54 credit points in the essential pre-requisite subjects
  • have satisfactory performance in the Pharmacy Case Study Scenario

More information can be found on the Master of Pharmacy webpage or on this flyer

More details on GAMSAT and MCAT tests can be found at these sites:
www.gamsat.acer.edu.au
www.aamc.org/students/mcat

Applicants must have the support of the Timor-Leste Government.
Contact: Ms Manuela Pereira, Chief of Staff, Minister of Health
Email:
Mobile: +670 7248236

Rural Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme

The Rural Pharmacy Scholarships have been established to provide financial support to encourage and enable students from rural and remote communities to undertake undergraduate or graduate studies in pharmacy at University. There are up to 30 scholarships offered annually, with a value of $10,000 per annum per student (ie. $40,000 per student over a four year period). Scholarship recipients are encouraged to seek employment in rural and remote areas following graduation. For more information, please visit this website: www.guild.org.au/rural/

Information on Scholarships/Prizes

The University of Sydney offers a range of undergraduate scholarships to school-leavers commencing degree programs. In general, scholarships are awarded based on a combination of school examination results, UAI, and other factors. Application forms and brochures are sent out to school careers advisers in early August each year and applications close September each year.

The University also offers scholarships to continuing undergraduate students based on merit. For further information about scholarships, please consult the Scholarships website

The Faculty of Pharmacy also offers prizes to continuing undergraduate students based on merit. There is no application process for prizes, students who have been awarded a prize based on merit will be notified.

University-wide Scholarships

There are a wide variety of University-wide scholarships and grants available to local and international research students.

Click here for details of University wide scholarships and grants available to research students.

Faculty of Pharmacy PhD Scholarship (FPPS)

Faculty of Pharmacy PhD Scholarships (FPPS) are available on a highly competitive basis for local students commencing a full-time PhD at the Faculty of Pharmacy in Semester 1, 2009. Applicants must be Australian or New Zealand citizens or an Australian permanent resident by the scholarship closing date. Applicants must have completed a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours (or H1 equivalent results) or have completed a four-year degree with an outstanding record of professional and/or research achievements since graduation.

The Faculty of Pharmacy will offer these scholarships automatically upon application for the 2010 VCRS/APA/UPA through University of Sydney Research Office. Click here for more information.

Applications for the 2009 FPPS are now closed. Applications for the 2010 awards will open in late August 2009.