Medical School Essay Undergraduate Award
The Medical School Essay Award is supported by the K.B. Roberts Scholarship Fund, which was established in appreciation of the contribution made to the Faculty of Medicine by Dr. Kenneth Roberts. The award, valued at a portion of the income on the endowment, will be awarded annually to any undergraduate medical student registered full-time in the current academic year following a competition in the form of an essay or short monograph pertaining to any aspect of medicine or the medical sciences. The essay, not exceeding 5,000 words, should include an interpretative element that indicates the importance and relevance to Medicine, Health and Society. Should there be two essays of very high caliber but one is obviously the better provision may be made for an honourable mention award of lesser value. Submission deadline is April 30, in any given year, to the Office of Student Affairs HSC Room 2713. The award is made by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the recommendation of the Dean’s Advisory Committee on Awards, Bursaries and Scholarships. Awards are also available to postgraduate and graduate students in the Faculty of Medicine.
Medical Student Family Award
This award was established by a donation from Dr. Michael Carstensen and family and is valued at a portion of the income on the endowment. The award will be granted annually to a student in the doctor of medicine degree program who is supporting a family. Preference will be given to a fourth year student who is pursuing Royal College certification in a medical or surgical specialty. The recipient must meet the minimum academic requirements for an award as defined by Memorial University of Newfoundland. This award will be granted by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the recommendation of the Dean of Medicine’s Advisory Committee on Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards.
Effie and Leander Mercer Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Dr. Jean Mercer in honour of her parents, Effie and Leander Mercer, in recognition of their inspiration and leadership in the lives of their children. Valued at a portion of the income on the endowment, it will be awarded annually to a student during the third year of the Doctor of Medicine degree program. The successful student must have completed most of their studies as a mature student and meet the minimum academic requirements for a scholarship as defined by the University. Preference will be given to students who have demonstrated financial need. It will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards acting on the recommendation of the Dean of Medicine’s Advisory Committee on Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards.
Gordon Mercer Rural Medicine Bursary
Named for the Founding Officer for Student Affairs in the Faculty of Medicine (1972), this bursary is awarded to a student entering the first year of the Doctor of Medicine degree program who is from a rural community (as defined by the University) in Newfoundland and Labrador and who has demonstrated financial need. Valued at a portion of the income on the endowment, the bursary is awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards, on the recommendation of the Dean of Medicine’s Advisory Committee on Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards.
John M. and Elsa S. Morgan Scholarships