Indigenous Rural Nursing Scholarship
Overview
Title
Indigenous Rural Nursing Scholarship
College
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Opening date
15-12-2025
Closing date
02-04-2026
Scholarship value
$2,000.00
Scholarship duration
Payment term
Enrolment status
Continuing
Student type
Indigenous students
Level of Study
Undergraduate
Selection basis
Academic merit
Description
The Indigenous Rural Nursing Scholarship has been established to provide assistance to undergraduate Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Bachelor of Nursing students undertaking their Professional Experience Placement (PEP) at an approved clinical education facility in a rural or remote setting.
The Scholarship has been established through a generous donation from St Theodore’s Anglican Church, Toorak Gardens.
Eligibility
Applicants for the scholarship must:
- be of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; and
- identify as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; and
- be accepted as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; and
- be enrolled in, or intending to enrol in, a PEP topic in the second or third year of the Bachelor of Nursing at Flinders University; and
- be undertaking the placement in a rural venue as defined by the Australian Statistical Geography Standard Remoteness Areas 2-5 excluding Mount Barker; and
- the clinical education facility has been approved by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Selection Criteria
The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and the applicant’s commitment to working in a rural or remote area upon completion of their studies.
Selection of the candidate(s) will be made by a panel which will include representatives from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and the Office of Indigenous Strategy and Engagement.
Application information
Applications should be submitted online through the Flinders University Student System by the specified closing date. Please see how to apply and ensure all of your personal details are up-to-date in the Student System as you will be assessed using this information.
