RCPA External Awards

The RCPA Media Awards are for excellence in journalism relating to pathology, the award is based on published articles.

RCPA Media Awards (44 kB)

Available for medical students undertaking the Bachelor of Medicine or equivalent at Australian and New Zealand universities. Each year, one scholarship is available in Australia for an Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander student and one scholarship is available in New Zealand for a Maori student. The successful applicant will be selected on a competitive basis by the Chair of the Board of Education and Assessment. A link to the policy and application will be found below.

Med-School-ATSI _Maori Application Form (40 kB)

RCPA Scholarships in Pathology for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) and Maori Medical Students (34 kB)

Available for medical students undertaking the Bachelor of Medicine or equivalent at Australian and New Zealand universities (one per main campus), two scholarships for Papua New Guinea and one each for Fiji, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.

Medical School Scholarship Application Form (39 kB)

RCPA Scholarships in Pathology for Medical Schools (43 kB)

One Award is available annually for one Dental and one student undertaking a Science degree.

RCPA Dental School and Science Degree Pathology Scholarship Application Form (38 kB)

RCPA Scholarship in Pathology for Students of Dental Schools and Students undertaking Science Degrees (49 kB)

The College will provide, on an annual basis, funding to cover four (4) pathologists or pathology registrars from developing communities to attend Pathology Update. Applicants may be Pathologists or Trainees who are able to verify (via Department/Institution Head) that they are currently actively practicing pathology in one of the following countries: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga and other South Pacific nations, Vietnam, Indonesia, East Timor, Nepal and Bhutan. The College will provide each successful applicant with:

• Economy return airfare
• Hotel accommodation for three nights including breakfast
• Full registration cover for Pathology Update (excluding Workshops) which includes morning/afternoon tea and lunches plus social events

Application Form for Pathology Update PEOC Grant (537 kB)

Criteria for RCPA Sponsored Pathologists/Trainees from Developing Communities to attend Pathology Update (74 kB)