Professor Bryan Emmerson Medical Scholarship

The Professor Bryan Emmerson Medical Scholarship is part of the Medical Student Financial Aid Scholarships Scheme at The University of Queensland. This scholarship provides financial support to students enrolled full-time in year 1 of the Doctor of Medicine program who can demonstrate financial hardship. The scholarship is valued at at least $9,000 per year (limited to the annual income from the fund) and can be awarded for up to 4 years. Established in 2019 by Mrs Elva Emmerson and her sons, Professor William (Brett) Emmerson and Professor Stephen Emmerson, in honour of their husband and father, Emeritus Professor Bryan Emmerson, AO. Professor Emmerson served as Head of the Department of Medicine at UQ and Foundation Professor of Medicine at the Princess Alexandra Hospital for nearly 10 years. The scholarship was created under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative and is maintained by income generated from the endowment fund. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in year 1 of the Doctor of Medicine, demonstrate financial hardship, and not hold another scholarship that the Dean considers similar. Selection is based on demonstrated financial need, academic achievement in Doctor of Medicine courses to date, the strength of the personal statement, and other factors the selection committee considers relevant to future success.