Support for a commencing Doctor of Medicine (MD) student affected by educational disadvantage

The goal of the Mannu Kala Foundation MD Scholarship is to provide financial tuition fee support to a high achieving commencing Doctor of Medicine (MD) affected by educational disadvantage (financial hardship, educational disruption, disability or others).

Key points

Targeted to

Commencing Doctor of Medicine students

Value

100% tuition fees for the duration of degree

Level of study

Postgraduate

Apply by

Tuesday 27 January 2026 4pm

Scholarship details

To be eligible you must:

  • be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, permanent humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen
  • demonstrate educational disadvantage based on a comprehensive assessment by the University
  • have applied for and accepted to study the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program at Griffith University commencing in Trimester 1.

You can apply for this scholarship via our scholarship application process.

Application information

We use the following sections of the application to consider you for this scholarship:

Study details

  • Tertiary education history
  • Program preferences
  • Relocation within Australia

Personal background

  • Income and expenditure
  • Scholarships
  • Circumstances

Application assessment

Students will need to demonstrate educational disadvantage that impacts their ability to achieve their potential.

Information provided by individuals in their Griffith online scholarship application is assessed and ranked in accordance with the following Educational Disadvantage Assessment (EDA) categories:

  1. Financial hardship
  2. Home environment and responsibilities
  3. English language difficulty
  4. Personal illness and disability
  5. Educational disruption
  6. Remoteness or relocation within Australia.

Selection is based primarily on Med rank and the Educational Disadvantage Assessment.

Value

The scholarship covers 100% student contribution charges (HECS), tuition fees, for the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program.

Payment

Payments to the recipient's student contribution charges (HECS) are made prior to census date, subject to the recipient satisfying scholarship terms and conditions.

Payments to the recipient's student contribution charges (HECS) are made prior to census date, subject to the recipient satisfying scholarship terms and conditions.

To remain eligible for the scholarship, recipients will be required to:

  • be enrolled full-time in the Doctor of Medicine program at Griffith University by the census date.
  • remain in good academic progress

The recipient may be invited to meet with the donor and feature in marketing materials to promote the Scholarship. The donor may produce public communications to promote and celebrate the scholarship, using recipient collateral provided by the University.

Deferral of the Mannu Kala Foundation MD Scholarship is not permitted.

If a scholarship recipient fails to successfully meet these conditions, further scholarship payments may be withheld, or the scholarship may be terminated.

Applications must be completed and submitted by the closing date.

Offers are made via email.

Applicants may be shortlisted and be required to provide additional information.

Griffith University reserves the right to withdraw an advertised scholarship at any time.

Start your application

We've put together a checklist to ensure you make the most of your scholarship application. Once you have all the information and documentation needed, you can create an account in or login to our scholarships system and submit your application.

Get in touch

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