Margorie Hooper Scholarship

Before applying, please refer to the:
- Learning and Development grant policy (PDF 288.7KB)
- Margorie Hooper Scholarship guideline (PDF 122.33KB)

To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to be one of the following:
- RACS Fellow
- Specialist International Medical Graduate (SIMGs on the pathway to RACS Fellowship)
- SET Trainee*

AND

A permanent resident of South Australia. Note: applicants may reside temporarily outside SA for the purpose of postgraduate study or training but must return to live and work in the state following the conclusion of their scholarship.

*SET applicants are ineligible.

The scholarship supports the recipient to undertake postgraduate study or advance their surgical skills while temporarily residing outside the state of South Australia (either in Australia or overseas). The activity must be for a minimum duration of six months.

The activity for which funding is being sought must commence after the grant application closing date but prior to the end of the following year (the grant year). 

Your application is to include:
- career and employment details
- a grant activity proposal including details of your activity, host organisation (if applicable), activity dates, expected outcomes and proposed budget
- the proposed benefit of your activity to the South Australian surgical community
- evidence showing the return date to SA employment following the scholarship (such as a letter of employment or email from the HoD).

Selection  
Applications will be reviewed by members of the South Australian Regional Committee. Should two applications be of equal merit, preference will be given to applicants wishing to travel overseas for their activity. 

Payment
Payment is made directly to the recipient in one instalment by 1 March in the scholarship year (following receipt of a valid invoice which will be requested by the Scholarships and Grants Team).

All grant recipients will be required to provide an activity report at the end of the grant year when requested by the Scholarships and Grants Team.

It is mandatory for the recipient to present at the SA, NT & WA Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), which is usually held in August of each year. This presentation should outline the results of their scholarship year and/or any research project that was funded by this scholarship. This presentation should occur at the ASM in the year following the scholarship activity. Note that the tristate ASM is held in SA, NT & WA on a rotational basis, therefore the recipient would need to make themselves available to present in the host state.