Key scholarship details
Application status
Open for applications
Benefit amount
Up to $22,000
Eligible study level
Graduate coursework
Eligible student type
Domestic students
Eligible study stage
Current study
Benefit duration
One or more years
Summary
The Melbourne School of Population and Global Health is seeking to increase Indigenous enrolments in its graduate programs. This is to provide equitable access to education for all academically high-achieving students.
The Aunty Joan Vickery Scholarship was established to support the enrolment into and successful completion of MSPGH graduate programs by Indigenous candidates.
Benefits
An annual stipend of $11,000 for full time enrolment (or part time equivalent) will be awarded.
All graduate Indigenous students receive a Commonwealth Supported Place.
Up to a further $5,000* will be offered for Masters level Indigenous students to offset the student contribution remaining after the CSP.
* Note: This CSP offset amount may be reviewed annually in line with changes in CSP Student contributions
Up to $160,000 is available to fund this program across multiple years.
Amount:
Up to $22,000
Duration:
One or more years
Eligibility and selection criteria
Eligibility
To be considered for this scholarship, you must:
- Be enrolled in a Master of Public Health degree in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health; and
- Be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by descent, identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and be accepted as such by the community in which you live or have lived
- Submit a personal impact statement.
Selection criteria
A selection panel will review applications.
Conditions
Students must affirm and maintain their eligibility for support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. See: Establishing your eligibility. Also the recipient must maintain satisfactory academic progress for the duration of the scholarship, if they do not the scholarship may be revoked.
Study level:
Graduate coursework
Student type:
Domestic students
Study stage type:
Current study
Study area:
Health
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How to apply
Students must submit a personal impact statement form (of 500 words or less) highlighting/demonstrating their purpose of applying for the course, their motivation for studying and how the award will contribute to their knowledge/future study/ career plans/professional aspirations/contribution to the community.
Statement to be submitted to MPGH Academic Programs Office, mspgh-apo@unimelb.edu.au
Contact
Email Professor Catherine Chamberlain - Head, Indigenous Health Equity Unit (MSPGH) cacham@unimelb.edu.au
Status:
Open for applications
The information listed here is subject to change without notice. Where we have listed information about jointly run scholarships programs, please also see our partners' websites. Information describing the number and value of scholarships awarded is indicative.
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