| Value | NZ$8,000 per annum for four years |
|---|---|
| Number offered | One |
| Closing date | 1 March |
Information
The Edward C Grant Memorial Medical Scholarship was established in 2009. Dr Peter Grant wished to commemorate his father with a full, four-year scholarship to the University of Otago Medical School, for a student admitted to the medical programme who is from the East Coast of the North Island, a place of importance to Dr Grant. At the request of Dr Peter Grant, the name, value and tenure of the scholarship was amended from 2013. The Scholarship was further amended in 2023, with the aim of clarifying and simplifying its financial framework and terms of payment.
Applicants must be:
- residents in, have resided for a substantial period in, or have strong affiliations with the North Island East Coast area (defined geographically to include the Whakatane area to Wairoa), or the West Coast of the South Island
- admitted into the second year of the MB ChB programme
Preference will be given to applicants who are Māori.
The following factors shall be considered in selecting the scholarship:
- the applicant’s period of residence in the East Coast, North Island or West Coast, South Island
- the applicant’s iwi affiliations (if applicable)
- the applicant’s career aspirations, including why their blend of academic achievement, leadership skills and community service capacities qualify them to fulfil the commemorative nature of the scholarship
- any other scholarships applied for or received