Schramm Family Access Scholarship in Medicine

Overview

Dr Mary Schramm built an extraordinary international medical career. In the early years of her education, she completed her pre-med studies in Hobart before relocating interstate to undertake her medical degree, as medicine was not yet offered in Tasmania. The University of Tasmania would not establish its School of Medicine until more than a decade later. Following her training, Dr Schramm gained experience across Australia, India and the UK before embarking on a remarkable career in Fiji, where she spent more than 30 years. There, she pioneered advances in medical education and significantly strengthened maternity and gynaecological services, improving outcomes for women across the region. Her outstanding contribution was internationally recognised at the FIGO World Congress 2015, where she received an award through the FIGO Awards Program honouring women obstetrician–gynaecologists. Now having returned to her hometown in North-East Tasmania, Dr Schramm is focused on giving back. Drawing on her own experience of the barriers faced by Tasmanian students in earlier decades, she hopes to support undergraduate medical students from Northern Tasmania, particularly those balancing study with the demanding requirements of a medical degree

Eligibility

• The scholarship is available to commencing students undertaking undergraduate study in medicine in Northern Tasmania.
  • Applicants must demonstrate they are from Northern Tasmania and completed a majority of their secondary study in Northern Tasmania. This includes, but is not limited to, the Greater Launceston Area, North-East Tasmania, Tamar Valley, or the Northern Midlands.
    • The successful student must have also completed a majority of their secondary study in the Tasmanian state school system.
      • The successful award recipient is required to demonstrate financial need.

        • On-going Eligibility

          • Achieve a minimum Pass result in all units studied each semester

          Amount

          $5,000 per year

          Duration

          Three Years

          Opening Date

          28 August 2026

          Closing Date

          27 November 2026

          Apply

          Apply online prior to closing date. Applications cannot be submitted after closing date.
          As applicants will be assessed on the quality of application, all questions should be answered in full. Please ensure care is taken with spelling and grammar.

          Application status

          Not yet open

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