Scholarship

MinterEllison Indigenous JD Scholarship

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Benefit amount

Up to $30,000

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework

Eligible student type

Domestic students

Eligible study stage

Future study

Benefit duration

One or more years

Summary

The MinterEllison Indigenous JD Scholarship is offered to Indigenous students who are enrolling in the Juris Doctor and are experiencing disadvantaged circumstances.

Benefits

$10,000 per year over three years (total $30,000).

Amount:

Up to $30,000

Duration:

One or more years

Quantity:

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 awarded to eligible students experiencing the most disadvantaged socio-economic circumstances based on their GAM statements.

Conditions

Students must affirm and maintain their eligibility for support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. See: Establishing your eligibility

Study level:

Graduate coursework

Student type:

Domestic students

Study stage type:

Future study

Study area:

Law

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Application

When will I know the outcome?

Successful recipients will receive an outcome by the end of November.

Status:

Not open yet

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