Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program

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What are the benefits? How the program can benefit you
Am I eligible? Conditions for KLD Young Scholars
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Apply now: Application and selection details
<strong> Fer-Lene Ooi, from East Doncaster Secondary College.<br>Kwong Lee Dow Class of 2007<br>Bachelor of Biomedicine<br>First Year, Doctor of Medicine in 2011</strong> <br>Fer-Lene participated in the inaugural Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars class. She received a Melbourne National Scholarship and graduated from the Bachelor of Biomedicine at the University of Melbourne in 2010 with a major in Anatomy. Now, Fer-Lene is studying the graduate Doctor of Medicine program at Melbourne.<br>"The Kwong Lee Dow first year program helped me to settle into University life. With so many new classes and an overwhelming number of new classmates, the regular first year program events were good because they were a chance to see familiar friendly faces outside the classroom environment." <strong> Zachary Harte, from Gisborne Secondary College<br>Kwong Lee Dow Class of 2010<br>First Year, Bachelor of Arts<br></strong>"The KLD program has given me networking opportunities with like-minded people and invaluable support throughout my high school studies. I went to dinners, master class events, VCE Summer School through the KLD program, which was great!"

The Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars program is a three-year academic enrichment program designed to assist high-achieving students in realising their full potential through creating a network and community of students. The program was established in 2007 and is named in honour of eminent scholar, leading educationalist and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, Professor Kwong Lee Dow.

  • You must attend a Victorian high school or select New South Wales and South Australian border school.
  • You are selected into the Program while in Year 10, with up to 700 students chosen each year on the basis of your school's endorsement and your own academic performance and leadership skills.
  • In Years 11 and 12, you will have the opportunity to engage with the University and each other through an extensive program of events and activities at our Parkville campus.
  • Should you choose to enrol at the University of Melbourne, you will then enter the third year of the program.

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