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The Barbara Heslop Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship details

The Barbara Heslop Memorial Scholarship
Study levels Honours
Value $8,500 and Tuition Fees
Close date Wednesday, 1 October 2025
Domestic/international Domestic Only

About the scholarship

Established in 2014 in memory of the late Professor Barbara Heslop who graduated from the Otago Medical School in 1948 and had a forty year career at Otago in the Departments of Pathology and Surgery, specialising in transplantation research. The purpose of the scholarship is to assist students to undertake one year research degrees - BMedSc(Hons) for medical students, BSc(Hons) or BBiomedSc(Hons) - in the disciplines of Pathology or Immunology.

Entry requirements

Applicants must be a New Zealand citizen or New Zealand Residence Class Visa Holder, and be enrolled for the degree of Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, Bachelor of Biomedical Science with Honours, or Bachelor of Science with Honours studying a Pathology or Immunology discipline within a department of the Otago Medical School at any of its three main campuses (Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington).