2028 Catherine Thorp-Cramb Prize in Doctors' Mental Health

Application for the 2028 Catherine Thorp-Cramb Prize in Doctors’ Mental Health is open to international students who wish to continue their postgraduate degree program in Australia and this is not a typical study aboard or fully funded scholarship. The scholarship was created in honor of Dr. Catherine Thorp-Cramb in 2017 to promote discussions on doctors’ mental health. Suicide risk, depression, and burnout. The scholarship is sponsored by the University of Queensland medical school and family, friends, and former colleagues of Dr. Catherine Thorp-Cramb to provide financial aid to applicants who seek help to further their education in Health and Medicine in the Doctor of Medicine. This is a competitive scholarship with a limited number of 1 award and a value of $1,000 given to qualified applicant for 1 year duration of the 2028 Catherine Thorp-Cramb Prize in Doctors’ Mental Health.

Scholarship Overview

Sponsor: University of Queensland
Host: University of Queensland
Type: Financial aid
Award: 1
Value: $1,000
Level: Postgraduate
Target: International students
Location: Australia

2028 Catherine Thorp-Cramb Prize in Doctors’ Mental Health Eligibility Criteria

The following requirements must be met by the applicants in order to be eligible for the 2028 Catherine Thorp-Cramb Prize in Doctors’ Mental Health:

The scholarship application is open to international medical students from all over the world that wish to continue their postgraduate study in medicine.
Applicants must go through the rules and regulations of the scholarship before applying for the award.
Applicants must intend to enroll or enrolled at the University of Queensland in the Doctor of Medicine program as a full-time student also this is not open to propestive applicants or students at other universities.
Applicants in their first and second year and any other health degree are not eligible to apply for the scholarship but only students in their third or fourth year of study of the MD program.
Applicants must not hold any other scholarship that will be considered similar by the Head.

Scholarship Benefits

Reputational weight on your CV.
A structured reason to research a hard topic properly.
Institutional visibility.

2028 Catherine Thorp-Cramb Prize in Doctors’ Mental Health Application Process

To apply for the 2028 Catherine Thorp-Cramb Prize in Doctors’ Mental Health, applicants must follow these steps:

It is essential for applicants to go through the scholarship application before applying for the award.
Applicants can apply for the scholarship through the Student Hub application form which requires student login after you confirm your eligibility.
Applicants must go through the rules and regulations of the scholarship before applying.
The scholarship application selection will be based on personal reflection, evidence of appropriate background reading, originality, and the clarity of your observations and thoughts.
Applicants are required to submit an essay between 3000 and 5000 words on the topic of Doctor’s Mental Health padding beyond a clear argument tends to weaken essays under this kind of review.
Applicants will be required to provide clinical materials of a real patient encounter, written and de-identified consent before submission.
For more information about the scholarship, applicants can contact this email med.prizes@ug.edu.au.

Required Documents

Essay (3,000-5,000 words).
Consent documentation.
Current enrollment confirmation.

Application Deadline: 19 May 2028

Visit the Official Scholarship Website

Tips to Increase Your Chances

These are some of the tips to increase your chances when applying for 2028 Catherine Thorp-Cramb Prize in Doctors’ Mental Health:

It is important to lead with a specific case or observation, not a definition by providing a concrete detail long respond before abstract argument.
All cite must be recent with credible sources on physician burnout because it carries more weight than general mental-health literature.
You must think different from other applicants because report facts without demonstrating the writer wrestling with the topic tend to underperform.
Ensure you have a mentor or a senior peer to review structure and not just whether sentences read cleanly.

Frequently Asked Questions

These are some of the frequently asked questions on 2028 Catherine Thorp-Cramb Prize in Doctors’ Mental Health:

Can international students outside Australia apply for this prize?

Applicants must be already enrolled at the UQ’s Doctor of Medicine program as a full-time student and in their third or fourth year.

Is this a fully funded scholarship?

This is not a fully funded scholarship but with a one-off cash prize of at least AUD $1,000.

When does the prize open next?

The next window opens in May 2028.

What happens if I include a real patient story in my essay?

Before doing that, you must obtain a written consent form from that patient and fully de-identify them in the text before submitting.

Is there an application fee?

There is no application fee required when you apply directly through UQ’s Student Hub portal.