Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Scholarship

Outline

Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Scholarship

Objective

The objective of this program is:

• To provide a scholarship that can be used to assist Indigenous students to undertake a course in a wide range of health-related professions;
• To assist students to gain an education which will in turn enable them to use this education for the benefit of other Indigenous people in some of our remote areas;
• With the intention of training doctors to work amongst other Indigenous people, but the scope of the scheme has enlarged to permit the training, firstly of nurses, and now other health-related professions.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must:

• Be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin or both. For the purposes of this application, an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is someone who identifies as being of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin and is accepted as such by the community in which he or she has lived. Applicants will be asked to provide a letter from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisation or community supporting their claim;
• Be undertaking and enrolled in an appropriate approved medical or health-related degree.

Value of the Scholarship

Successful students will receive a $5,000 scholarship per year (while receiving the scholarship).
$2,500 will be paid each semester.
The program is a co-operative program between Australian Rotary Health Research, Rotary clubs, and some State or Territory Governments.

Selection Criteria

Scholarships will be awarded on the recommendation of the selection committee and will be based on the following criteria:

• The proposed course of study should be of significant benefit to the needs of the Aboriginal community.
• Preference will be given to applicants who are:
  1. Gaining their first tertiary qualification;
  2. Who have already successfully completed at least the first year of tertiary education or any part of the stated course;
  3. Involved in community activities (community involvement will be taken into consideration).

Applicants will also be asked to provide details of past/present studies, work experience, awards, personal development work, career path, and any involvement in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities.

Acknowledgement

All applicants, whether successful or unsuccessful, will be notified by mail.

Contact & Submission

Please submit your APPLICATION FORM to:
Cheryl Deguara
Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Health Scholarship
PO Box 6161, NORWEST, NSW 2153
Phone: 02 8837 1900
Email: cheryl@arh.org.au