Karl David Yeomans Prize

About

Donor: The Yeomans and Buxton families, their friends and associates, to establish a prize in memory of the late Karl David Yeomans. Karl, a poet, died from brain cancer at age 33, and was the son of Professor Neville Yeomans, formerly Associate Dean (Academic Programs) in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and also formerly Head of the Department of Medicine at The Western Hospital.

Benefits

The value of the prize is $653.

_{Disclaimer: The benefit amount for this award is approximate. It will be confirmed at the time of awarding and determined by the committee according to the terms of the award.}

Eligibility

This award is open to all students studying in the MDHS faculty.

Selection

The winner will be determined by the Karl David Yeomans Prize Committee comprising of three University of Melbourne staff.

Application

Students should submit a 3000-word essay on the topic of brain cancer.

Judging will be based on

• Insight into the experience of a brain tumour patient
• Broad factually correct understanding of the field
• Readability
• Word count

Please email mms-studentawards@unimelb.edu.au for access to the submission portal.

Academic Honesty:
Students are expected to submit original work and AI should not be used to facilitate academic misconduct. Plagiarism detection tools may be used to uphold academic integrity.

Enquiries

Please contact the MMS Student Awards Officer at mms-studentawards@unimelb.edu.au.

Recipient

2022 - Allen Gu

2021 - Felix McIntyre

2020 - Ian Wilson

2019 - Keshini Visvanathan

2018 - Natalie Seiler

2017 - Harrison McKenna

If you are a previous recipient of this prize and would like your name featured on this webpage, please contact mms-studentawards@unimelb.edu.au.