Applications for the Dr. Barbara Ball Public Health Scholarship are now available.

The Dr. Barbara Ball Scholarship started in April of last year to recognise Dr. Ball as a heroine of the medical profession and labour movement of Bermuda nine scholarships were awarded.

Scholarships may be offered for study in: nursing, occupational therapy, speech therapy, maternal care, dental hygiene, dentistry, psychiatry, drug counselling, social work, occupational safety and health, environmental health and medical studies.

Applicants must be a resident of Bermuda, possess Bermuda status or be the dependent of a Bermudian, be accepted for admission to an approved programme of study in an accredited institution and achieve the minimum academic requirements for their programme of study, if in an existing programme.

Forms may be picked up from April 6 at the Ministry of Health Headquarters, the Cabinet Office or the Government's Department of Communication and Information.

Additionally, the application can be downloaded from the Bermuda Government website at www.gov.bm.

Applications will be accepted until 5.00 p.m. May 15.