The scholarship is offered to the student(s) ranked highest by the selection panel based on the quality of their application. When determining the successful candidate for this award, other awards received by candidates are considered.
The Merlie Ivy Merchant Veterinary Research Scholarship was established with a gift from Merlie Ivy Merchant and is offered to students who are enrolling in the Doctor of Philosophy - Veterinary Science and undertaking veterinary research, and identify as a woman or non-binary.
Benefits
The scholarship provides a fortnightly stipend with a rate of $10,000 per year (full-time student rate) for 3.5 years.
Eligibility
To be considered, you must:
Be enrolling in a Doctor of Philosophy – Veterinary Science
Not be undertaking research into in vitro fertilisation or genetic engineering or cloning technology or animal organs transplanted into humans or similar activities
Identify as a woman (cis-gender or trans woman) or non-binary
Students must:
Maintain satisfactory academic progress during their candidature
Agree to the University sharing their name and course details with the donor of their scholarship and provide a note of appreciation or a brief report on the benefits of the scholarship if requested.
