Scholarship

Holding Redlich Indigenous Scholarship

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for automatic consideration

Benefit amount

Up to $30,000

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Future study

Benefit duration

One or more years

Summary

The Holding Redlich Indigenous Scholarship was established with a gift from Holding Redlich and is awarded to Indigenous students who are enrolling in the Juris Doctor and are experiencing disadvantaged circumstances.

Benefits

This scholarship provides a living allowance of $10,000 per year for three years.

In the first semester of enrolment, the living allowance will be split into an establishment allowance of $1500 paid shortly after enrolment and a half-yearly instalment of $3500 paid in April. For the remaining duration, the living allowance will be paid in half-yearly instalments of $5000 in April and September.

Amount:

Up to $30,000

Duration:

One or more years

Quantity:

At least 1

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

  • 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
  • Have applied for the Juris Doctor through Graduate Access Melbourne (GAM) under the 'Disadvantaged socio-economic circumstances' category and submitted the Disadvantaged Socio-economic Circumstances Supplementary Form
  • Meet the Graduate Access Melbourne entry requirements for the Juris Doctor

Selection criteria

The scholarship is offered to the student(s) ranked highest by the selection panel based on the information provided in their Graduate Access Melbourne application and supplementary form.

Conditions

This award is subject to the Melbourne Law School Terms and Conditions. In addition, students must:

  • Affirm and maintain their eligibility for support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. See: Confirming your eligibility
  • Agree to the University sharing their name and course details with the donor of their scholarship
  • Provide a note of appreciation and a brief report on the benefits of the scholarship if requested.

Study level:

Graduate coursework

Student type:

Domestic and international students

Study stage type:

Future study

Study area:

Law

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Application

How to apply

You are automatically considered for this scholarship if you have applied for admission for commencement in the award year.

Status:

Open for automatic consideration

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