Dr John Woolcott Scholarship honours the memory of Dr John Woolcott, former President of the Australian Public Health Association (WA) and Board Member of the National Safety Council of WA. The funds supporting this scholarship were developed in the 1970′s to provide students in the area of health science who were experiencing financial difficulties with assistance towards their studies.

The Dr John Woolcott Scholarship is offered on the basis of academic merit and financial need to an undergraduate student in either the Bachelor of Health Sciences or Bachelor of Nursing. The scholarship will normally be valid for the second and third year of the course, subject to the recipient maintaining a semester average of 70% or more.

Eligibility criteria:

• Academic merit - current course average of at least 70%
• Financial hardship
• Must have completed at least one semester of full-time study (60 credit points)
• Must not have already completed a bachelor degree at ECU or any other university

Level of study:

• Undergraduate bachelor courses

Year of study:

• 2nd year
• 3rd year

Faculty:

• Computing and Health Sciences

Course:

• ECU Bachelor of Health Science
• ECU Bachelor of Health Science (Health Promotion)
• ECU Bachelor of Health Science (Safety Science)
• ECU Bachelor of Science (Nursing)

Nationality:

• Australian citizen
• Australian permanent resident

Selection will be based on demonstrated academic merit and financial hardship

Amount: $1250 (for full time study - pro rata for part time) per semester
Frequency: Duration of course
Method: Electronic funds transfer

Application opening date: 14 January 2011
Application closing date: 25 February 2011

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