Le Family for Doctors Scholarship

If you are a first year medicine student and facing hardship that impacts your ability to study, consider applying for this scholarship.

Important dates

Applications for Semester 2 2025 open 11 June 2025.

Applications for Semester 2 2025 close 9 July 2025 at 5pm.

Benefits

This scholarship offers a one-off cash payment of up to $5000.

Eligibility criteria

Prospective candidates should ensure they meet all criteria before submitting their application.

To be eligible you must:

  • be a domestic student
  • be enrolled full-time in the first year of H911 Doctor of Medicine in Semester 2 2025
  • be experiencing an area of hardship.

Preference will be given to students who are from a refugee or asylum-seeker background.

Conditions

As a scholarship recipient, you must:

  • write an introduction statement about your goals for study and what it means to receive the scholarship
  • provide a completion statement at the conclusion of your studies.

Your application

Supporting documents

As part of the application process, you will also be required to upload current supporting documentation.

When you apply for this scholarship, you'll need to supply evidence of your financial and/or medical hardship (if applicable).

Make sure you choose the correct document type when you upload your documents as it will make a difference. If your documents are uploaded into the incorrect type they will not be considered when assessing your application. Remember it is quality, not quantity, which you need to provide. Aim to provide documents which are current, relevant and concise.

Read more about supporting documentation

Application tips

Applying for a scholarship isn’t just about meeting the eligibility criteria.

It’s a good idea to think about why you want a scholarship, how it will help you and what you have to offer the Deakin community.

Read our 5 top tips on applying for a scholarship

How to apply

You can apply for this scholarship directly to Deakin through our Scholarship Application Portal.

When applying direct to Deakin for this scholarship, select the 'Postgraduate Scholarship Application Tri/Sem 2 2025' option and, if eligible, your application will automatically be considered for this scholarship.

This reduces the number of scholarships you have to apply for and increases your chances of receiving a Deakin scholarship.

Apply for this scholarship

The scholarship application process is highly competitive with a limited number of scholarships available. Unfortunately, not all eligible applicants will receive a scholarship.

What happens next?

Your application will be assessed and ranked based on the details you provide and your supporting documentation.

If you are successful, you will be contacted by the email address you nominated within your application portal account, unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted.

You'll find out if you were successful usually within four weeks of the application closing date. If you have not received an offer by this time, you have been unsuccessful. You can view the status of your application via your scholarship application portal account.

About the donor

Established with a commitment to equity and inclusion in healthcare, this scholarship aims to provide opportunities for future doctors who demonstrate a passion for serving their communities. By investing in the next generation of medical professionals, the Le Family hopes to foster a more diverse and inclusive healthcare workforce, ensuring that patients from all backgrounds receive compassionate and culturally safe care.

Next offering period

This scholarship is yet to be confirmed for any future offering periods. Please check back at this page at a later date for any updates.