Graeme Clark Scholarship: Australia and New Zealand

Graeme Clark Scholarship 2009

The Graeme Clark Scholarship is a unique award established to help recipients of Cochlear™ hearing solutions further themselves by undertaking university studies.

The Scholarship consists of financial assistance towards a degree at an accredited university and is paid in annual instalments on the successful completion of each year of study for a period of up to three years. It is available to cochlear implant and bone conduction implant recipients who have been accepted into a university course or who are current university students. This includes mature age students.

The Scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic achievement and a demonstrated commitment to the Cochlear ideals of leadership and humanity.

The Australia and New Zealand Cochlear Scholarship honours Professor Graeme Clark the inventor and pioneer of the modern day cochlear implant.

Read more about Professor Graeme Clark.

How to Apply

Applications are now open for the 2009 Scholarship.

To be considered for a Graeme Clark Scholarship, please submit your application via post to:

Cochlear Ltd, Asia Pacific Region
The Graeme Clark Scholarship
PO Box 1674
Lane Cove NSW 2066
Australia

Applications must be received by the close of business 31 March, 2009. Late applications will not be accepted.

Your application should include the following information:

1.The application form below, signed in ink.

Application Form

2. A short personal statement describing your academic aspirations and other interests. This should describe the area of proposed study, your goals post-graduation and the reasons why you wish to be a Graeme Clark Scholar. This statement must not exceed 1000 words and should be written in a simple and direct manner. You must sign the statement in ink.

3. Final school academic transcript (attach copy).

4. Prior university academic transcripts (if available).

5. Your university admissions notice (if available).
 
6. A succinct list of the principle activities and awards in school (including prizes, scholarships, offices held, athletic record and extracurricular activities) with dates. This summary must not exceed one A4 page in length, and should be set in a typeface no smaller than 10 points.

7. One photocopy of your birth certificate, passport or other proof of age and citizenship.

8. Proof of residency e.g. driver’s license.

9. The names, addresses and telephone details of three referees (at least two of these must be people from whom you have received educational instruction).

Selecting the Winner

A panel of judges review all submitted scholarship applications. The winner will be announced in May, 2009.

Previous Scholarship winners:

2008 winner: Sam Taylor, medical student at University of Otago, New Zealand
2007 winner: Kate Moss, student RMIT University in Melbourne
2006 winner: Anthony Cignarella, Occupational Therapy student at the University of Sydney
2005 winner: Aaron Payne, medical science student at the University of Sydney
2004 winner: Thomas Pell, student at Queensland University of Technology
2003 winner: Bill Raymond, 19-year old aspiring audiologist
2002 winner: Holly McDonell, Australasia’s first scholarship winner.

For further information, please email us at customerservice@cochlear.com.au.