• they are in the final year of an honours degree;
• they will be in their third full-time (or full-time equivalent) year of their PhD studies after 31 January in the year in which the award is to commence;
• they are in the final year of their Masters studies after 31 January in the year in which the award is to commence;
• the degree proposed is not a PhD, other doctorate degree or Masters degree; and
• the proposed degreee is not a research degree.

• Medical and Dental - for medical or dental graduates currently registered to practice within Australia. Part time scholarships are available to Medical and Dental Postgraduate Scholarship holders who are undertaking dual training - postgraduate medical/dental and a PhD.
• Public Health - applicants must have already completed a degree, in an area applicable to public health research, at the time of submission.
• Primary Health Care - for medical or dental graduates currently registered to practice within Australia, or applicants who have completed a health-related degree (or equivalent).
• Training Scholarship for Indigenous Australian Health Researchers - successful applicants must enrol for a certificate, diploma, undergraduate degree or postgraduate degree to pursue research relevant to indigenous health.
• Dora Lush Biomedical - applicants must demonstrate that they achieved their most recent academic qualifications at least 5 years before 1 January 2013 and that during that 5 year period, their pathyway to biomedical PhD studies has been interrupted or delayed.

Co-funded Postgraduate Scholarships
Applicants who wish to be considered for co-funding with a partner organisation should indicate this by selecting the appropriate option in Part B of the Postgraduate Scholarship application.

Applicants who are seeking co-funding from the Heart Foundation must also complete a Heart Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship application.

1. Log in to RGMS and complete all sections of your Profile and CV. New users to RGMS should submit a 'New User Request'.
2. Commence a new application. Choose 'Scholarships' from the 'Initiative' drop-down menu.
3. A complete Postgraduate Scholarship application must consist of the following:
   • Relevant information from RGMS Profile and CV
   • Completion of Parts A and B of the application
   • Proposed Research PDF (maximum 3 pages including references)
   • Academic Transcript PDF
   • All referee reports uploaded to the application
4. When the application is ready for Research Office administrative review and feedback, upload all PDF documents and generate new snapshot reports. Notify the Research Office via email, quoting the application ID number.

Applicants cannot certify until all referee reports appear in B-R: Referee.

Referees with RGMS profiles should obtain the appropriate forms from the RGMS Library and upload their completed reports directly into RGMS.

Referees without RGMS profiles should obtain the appropriate forms from the NHMRC website and submit their completed reports to RGMS@nhmrc.gov.au.

Cherry Yu  8532 1774

Becky Erlich  8532 1772