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Dr E. C. Grant and Mrs H. M. Grant Memorial Medical Scholarship

Scholarship details

Dr E. C. Grant and Mrs H. M. Grant Memorial Medical Scholarship
Study levels Degree
Value NZ$8,000 per annum for four years
Close date Sunday, 1 March 2026
Ethnicities Maori
Domestic/international Domestic Only

About the scholarship

The Edward C Grant Memorial Medical Scholarship was established in 2009. Dr Peter Grant wished to commemorate his father with a full, four-year scholarship to the University of Otago Medical School, for a student admitted to the medical programme who is from the East Coast of the North Island, a place of importance to Dr Grant. Preference will be given to applicants who are Māori.

Entry requirements

Applicants must be residents in, have resided for a substantial period in, or have strong affiliations with the North Island East Coast area (defined geographically to include the Whakatane area to Wairoa), or the West Coast of the South Island, and must be admitted into the second year of the MB ChB programme.