There are a number of Academic Prizes and Scholarships and awards available to UQ Medical Students. Some of these awards help students complete electives in interesting rural locations, some are awarded for completing essays and others for exceptional performance in examinations. This page will be updated as we hear of any new prizes or scholarships on offer.

• Cancer Council Australia's Oncology Education Committee: essay competition "40 years after the war on cancer -- how far have we come?". Closes Friday, 27th April 2012. Read More.
• John Snow Scholarship. Conference presentation. Closes Monday 1 October 2012. Read More.
• Royal Australian College of Physicians: 5 scholarships to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Maori descent students to attend RACP Future Directions in Health Congress, 6-9 May 2012. http://www.racpcongress2012.com.au/ Please contact Sarah Barter (sarah.barter@racp.edu.au) for more information.
• SoM maintains a website with various prizes and scholarships on it. Please click here and follow the links on the right menu.
• UQ Scholarships relevant for first year students: The Alfred and Olivea Wynne Memorial Scholarship, The QLD Freemasons' Scholarships, The QLD Freemasons' Scholarships, The R D Arida Scholarships, The WH and WH Harris Bursary

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Opportunities
Research participation, conferences, resources...

• Free Student Membership for Final Year Med Students with the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine Membership form ,  Membership categories, Poster one, Poster two
• Unibreak International Medical and Healthcare Placement  Read More (posted 16 March 2012)
• Free medical student resources: Click Here. Care of Dr Warwick Carter (posted 16 April 2012)
• Travelling Fellowships for 14th Greek Australian International Legal & Medical Conference. application form, More info, Newsletter (posted 7 May 2012)