Margaret Illukol Trust Health Scholarship

Applications closed
Amount

$15,000

Number available

1

Closing date

24 February 2024

Scholarship details

Donor

Rotary International District 9670 Inc

Establishment

Margaret Illukol was born in 1955 in Karimojong, a remote region in the north east of Uganda, where she was attacked by a hyena in 1963 and left with significant disfiguration. Margaret was treated over many years at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda before being assisted to come to Newcastle by Rotary District 967 in 1974. Newcastle Rotarian, Dr William Walker coordinated major reconstructive surgery for Margaret at Royal Newcastle Hospital. Rotary Clubs and individual Rotarians in the District funded her medical care, education and social integration.

Margaret attended high school at St Joseph’s College, Lochinvar and then undertook studies in nursing at Gosford District Hospital, graduating in general nursing in 1983. She commenced work as a registered nurse at Royal Newcastle Hospital in 1984 and later at John Hunter Hospital and the Newcastle Mater Hospital. Margaret graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing from the University of Newcastle in 1996. Margaret retained strong associations with Rotary and the families that supported her in Newcastle. Margaret died in 2015 and left her estate to the Rotary International District 9670 Inc to establish a Trust to be used for charitable purposes in the community within the original geographic boundaries Rotary International District 9670 Inc. The Margaret Illukol Company was established to manage the Margaret Illukol Trust.

The Margaret Illukol Company Ltd has decided to honour Margaret’s life by establishing equity scholarships with the University of Newcastle for students enrolled in human health studies. The intention of the scholarship is to support students who have an equity and financial need. Successful recipients may be invited by Rotary or the University to assist in promoting the scholarships to future applicants.

For the purpose of this scholarship, approved programs are (including Honours):

  • Bachelor of Biomedical Science
  • Bachelor of Health Science
  • Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science
  • Bachelor of Midwifery
  • Bachelor of Medical Science
  • Doctor of Medicine
  • Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Bachelor of Nursing
  • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
  • Bachelor of Oral Health Therapy
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy
  • Bachelor of Physiotherapy
  • Bachelor of Podiatry
  • Bachelor of Psychological Science
  • Bachelor of Social Work
  • Bachelor of Speech Pathology.

For more information on this scholarship, please review the full Terms and Conditions.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:

  • Be enrolled in any year (including Honours) of one of the approved health studies programs listed for this scholarship with University of Newcastle.
  • Be enrolled either full-time or part-time.
  • Demonstrate academic progress with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher and maintain this for the duration of scholarship.
  • Be in financial need.
  • You may demonstrate the impact of additional educational disadvantages such as carer, sole parent, long term medical condition/disability, ongoing effects of abuse, regional/remote disadvantage, English Language difficulty, Indigenous, or Refugee.
  • Must reside within postcodes: 2264, 2265, 2267, 2278, 2281– 2300, 2302 – 2311, 2314 – 2331, 2333 – 2338, 2415, 2420, 2421, 2425, 2820, 2821, 2823 –2825, 2827, 2830, 2835, 2839, 2840, 2842, 2843, 2844, 2848 – 2850, or 2852, 2873 – 2875 and 2831 (excluding towns outside the Trust Deed boundary: Goodooga, Muriel,Pine Clump and Quambone).
  • Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.

Required Documentation

Required documents will be listed on the ‘Your Documents’ page of your application. The application portal accepts PDF only. A maximum of 3 PDF smaller than 5 MB can be added per document type upload field.

  • A personal statement (approx. 1 A4 page) outlining your academic achievements, career aspirations in the relevant area of study, and how this scholarship would assist you. This statement will cover all scholarships you are submitting for.
  • You may be required to provide documents to support your educational disadvantage claims. These will be identified when you apply based on your individual application responses.

Benefit

The scholarship provides a maximum benefit of $15,000 over the full scholarship tenure.

You will receive $5000 each year, paid as instalments of $2500 following semester one and two census dates, usually in April and September.

Selection

Selection is a competitive process and will be based on assessment of the scholarship application and any required supporting documents.

College

Contact Details

Admissions and Scholarships
Student and Academic Services
University of Newcastle
University Drive
CALLAGHAN NSW 2308

Phone: +61 2 4921 5000
Email: scholarships@newcastle.edu.au