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Important Scholarship NewsIn 2007 ICARUS is delighted to offer its range of Private Scholarships for students who will be studying medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy or oral health science in 2008. These scholarships are accessible to those in most need who live in rural and remote areas and are aimed at targeting these students. The scholarships, each up to the value of $1,000 may include monetary contributions for books or medical equipment or basic student requirements such as stethoscopes and other basic needs. The need for more doctors in rural and regional Australia is widely recognised, and many communities have identified having a local doctor as high on their list of health priorities. Those awarded an ICARUS scholarship will be contributing to meeting these rural health needs Current Prizes and Scholarships on offer: ICARUS Bush Scholarships The Rev John Flynn Scholarships Weary Dunlop Award Fleming, Chain & Florey Award Dame Roma Mitchell Award Oodgeroo Noonuccal Award Betty Cuthbert Award Edith Cowan Award Starlight Childrens Foundation Scholarship
ICARUS Bush Scholarship
The need for more doctors in rural and regional Australia is widely recognised, and many communities have identified having a local doctor as high on their list of health priorities. ICARUS is dedicated to trying to help these communities and those students who may be interested in improving the quality of health services in the bush.
To that end in 2007, ICARUS is delighted to offer its range of Private Scholarships for students who will be studying medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy or oral health science in 2008. These scholarships are accessible to those in most need who live in rural and remote areas of Australia. Up to 15 scholarships will be awarded dependant upon the quality of applicants, each to the value of $1,000 which may include monetary contributions for books, medical equipment or basic student requirements such as stethoscopes.
The Weary Dunlop AwardThe Weary Dunlop award is an award of $500 available to a student of ICARUS College, who is a Victorian VCE student in 2007 and commences medical school at Monash University in 2008. The student must have obtained a score in the 100th percentile in section 2 of the 2007 UMAT test. About 'Weary' DunlopSir Edward Dunlop, or 'Weary' as thousands knew him, became an Australian national hero. A brilliant student and sportsman, he graduated as a surgeon and played rugby for Australia, before going to England to complete his medical studies. When World War II broke out, he volunteered as an Army Surgeon, serving in Palestine, Greece and Egypt, before transferring to Java. Weary elected to be captured with his hospital rather than escape, spending over three years as a prisoner-of-war under the Japanese. His care for men under his command and his defiance of his captors in the face of brutality, starvation and death made him a legend. Returning to Australia in 1945, Weary dedicated his life to the care of former prisoners-of-war. He went on to become a pioneering cancer surgeon. Weary's special genius was to organise, to oversee and to inspire others.
Alexander Fleming, a Scottish bacteriologist, is usually credited with the discovery of penicillin. He accidentally discovered it in 1928 while working with a bacterial culture of Staphylococcus Aureus. The bacteria were contaminated with a mould (penicillin notatum) that killed them. He named the mould penicillin. In 1945, Alexander Fleming, Ernst Boris Chain, and Howard Walter Florey jointly received the Nobel Prize for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases. Chain and Florey isolated penicillin in its pure form 11 years after Fleming's initial discovery. They performed the first clinical trials of penicillin. These two scientists also helped develop steps for penicillin production. Although Fleming was the actually discoverer of penicillin, without Florey and Chain, penicillin might have remained a substance of no practical importance. Thus, all 3 scientists are credited with the discovery of penicillin.
About Dame Roma Mitchell
Roma was a brilliant student and in 1930 won a scholarship to study law at the University of Adelaide. In 1934, at the age of twenty-one, Roma was admitted to the Bar and for twenty-eight years worked as a Barrister representing people in the courts. In 1962, Roma was appointed Australia's first woman Queen's Counsel. Three years later Roma became Australia's first woman Supreme Court Judge. In 1981, Roma was founding chairman of the Australian Human Rights Commission and became a human rights worker of international acclaim. She became Dame Roma Mitchell in 1982, and in 1991, was invested as Governor of South Australia. Dame Roma Mitchell was a quiet achiever who spent her life making sure everyone was treated fairly and her achievement has proven that women can do anything they want to do.
About Oodgeroo Noonuccal
But she was best known for her poetry. Oodgeroo was the first Aboriginal Australian to have a book of poetry published. Her poetry speaks of hope for understanding and peace between black and white Australians. "But I'll tell instead of brave and fine when lives of black and white entwine. And men in brotherhood combine, this would I tell you, son of mine." In the 1960s, Oodgeroo campaigned for Aboriginal rights. Until then Aboriginal Australians didn't even have the right to vote. The campaign was successful. In 1967 Aboriginal Australians could finally have an equal say in how their country was run. Oodgeroo was an exception Australian.
About Betty Cuthbert
Betty and her twin sister, Marie, was born in 1938 and grew up in Sydney during the 1930s depression. To survive the tough times their father ran a plant nursery, and young Betty used to love running barefoot between the rows of plants. In high school, Betty's running skill attracted the attention of athletics coach, June Ferguson. So began one of Australia's most successful sporting partnerships. In the 1956 Melbourne Olympics - the first Olympic Games to be held in Australia, Betty won three gold medals for Australia! By the Rome Olympics of 1960 Betty was at peak fitness. But when a torn leg muscle forced her to withdraw from competition Betty took defeat as her cue to retire. After a two year break she believes God called her to run again. Ignoring those who said that, at 26, she was too old to win, Betty began training hard for the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. Betty retired with this victory. Her medal tally included one Commonwealth and four Olympic gold medals.
As a volunteer you could be assisting Starlight at their offices, helping out at events or with their programs. To register please contact Starlight on 1300 727 827 and ask to speak to the Volunteer Co-ordinator in your state letting them know you are participating in the ICARUS College program.
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