Bursary

MSPS Indigenous Student Bursary

No application required. Check eligibility

Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for automatic consideration

Benefit amount

Up to $5,000

Eligible study level

Undergraduate, Graduate coursework

Eligible student type

Domestic students

Eligible study stage

Future study, Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The MSPS Indigenous Student Bursary was established to create pathways for Indigenous students to succeed in the field of psychological sciences and, in particular, to increase the number of Indigenous students who receive training as professional psychologists. The school has contributed funds to the MDHS Scholarship Fund to support this initiative. The bursary will be awarded under the auspices and guidelines of the trust.

Benefits

The total value for each bursary is $5000.

Amount:

Up to $5,000

Duration:

One-off

Quantity:

5

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be eligible for this bursary, you must:

  • Be enrolled or applying to enrol in one of the courses below
  • 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
  • Be accepted into or enrolled in an eligible course of study:
    • Honours in Psychology (BH-ARTS, BH-SCI or BH-BMED)
    • Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced) (GDA-PSYCH)
    • Master of Applied Psychology (MC-AP)
    • Master of Professional Psychology (MC-PROPSYC)
    • Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) (527CL)
    • Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) (527CN)

Selection criteria

The award will be offered to the eligible student(s): No further selection criteria apply. However, if the eligible numbers increase significantly (based on previous enrolments this is not anticipated) the criteria will be reviewed.

Conditions

  • Students must affirm and maintain their eligibility for support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. See: Establishing your eligibility
  • The recipient must maintain enrolment in one of the eligible courses for the duration of the Bursary.

Study level:

Undergraduate, Graduate coursework

Student type:

Domestic students

Study stage type:

Future study, Current study

Study area:

Health

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Application

How to apply

Students confirmed and identified as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person will automatically be considered for the award during selection into the relevant course.

Please contact Mrs Sumita Verma, Academic Programs Manager, postgrad-psych@unimelb.edu.au

Status:

Open for automatic consideration

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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