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Overview

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons wishing to be considered for selection in the award of the following scholarships for 2009:

• Brainwave Travelling Scholarship
• Rosemary Derham Scholarship
• The Pied Pipers’ Scholarship
• Uncle Bobs Travelling Scholarship
• Jeannie H Poolman Scholarship
• Jeff Crouch Memorial Scholarship
• Kate Campbell Scholarship
• Travelling Scholarship for General Registered Nurses
• The Volunteers’ Nursing Scholarship
• RCH Paediatric Handbook Travelling Scholarship
• The Karmien Chan Memorial Scholarship
• RCH Foundation Burns Unit Research Scholarship  

• Funding requests to pay for university course fees will not be supported
• Applications are for individuals only and joint applications will not be considered (other than in the specific instances outlined in the Rosemary Derham and Jeff Crouch Scholarships where an application may be received from a department to sponsor an overseas visitor). 
• Staff members who have been the recipient of an RCH Travelling Scholarship in the past 5 years will generally not be considered eligible.
• Members of staff of less than 2 years standing will also generally not be considered eligible.
• Preference will be given to applicants that can clearly demonstrate that their proposed program will have wider benefits to the Hospital’s clinical and/or research activities.
• The Selection Committee may consider the ability of applicants to find other sources of funding.
• Where more than one application is received from a Department, that Department Head will be asked to assist the Selection Committee by assigning an order of merit to their Department’s applications.
• Scholarship winners agree to submit a report in writing as to their activities and findings made during the Scholarship period. Alternatively, if the Scholarship is awarded to a Department sponsoring an overseas visitor, the Department must submit a report of the visitor's activities. Reports will be published, as they become available, on the RCH website for all staff to access.

Scholarship Coordinator
RCH Scholarship Selection Committee
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne
4th Floor, Front Entry Building
The Royal Children's Hospital
Flemington Road
Parkville 3052

Further instructions are included on the application form. The application form can be downloaded for printing as a Microsoft Word File:

• Scholarship Application Form (45KB)

The closing date for applications is 11th September 2009. Late applications may not be considered.

References

References from three professional referees should be supplied, including one from the applicant’s Department Head.

The templates for references are downloadable as Microsoft Word Files:

Head of Department's referee report:

• Reference Report from Departmental Head (30KB)

All other referees' reports:

• Referee's Report (30KB)  

Referees should be instructed to forward their references directly to the Scholarship Coordinator by 11th September 2009. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all references are completed and submitted by the due date.

Further information

All applications will be reviewed by the RCH Scholarships Selection Committee, which will determine the recipients of all scholarships listed above.  The Committee may require applicants to attend a brief interview.  Applicants will be notified of the outcome of the selection process in writing in late October and are formally acknowledged at the Royal Children's Hospital Annual Meeting.

Any queries regarding the scholarship process should be directed to the Scholarship Coordinator, on extension 4545, or email andi.janszgallent@rch.org.au