Resthaven Indigenous Scholarship
Overview
Title
Resthaven Indigenous Scholarship
College
Opening date
15-12-2025
Closing date
13-03-2026
Scholarship value
$2,500 per annum
Scholarship duration
2 years
Payment term
Student type
Indigenous students
Selection basis
Academic merit
Description
A generous donation from Resthaven Inc has enabled the establishment of the Resthaven Indigenous Scholarship from 2017.
The purpose of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance to Indigenous students and encourage a future workforce which has sensitive capability to meet the needs of older Australians regardless of their background or ethnicity.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- be of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; and
- be enrolling in at least the second year of an undergraduate degree or any year of a postgraduate degree with Flinders University;
- normally be enrolled full-time at Flinders University; and
- maintain satisfactory academic progress; and
- demonstrate a genuine interest in aged care and older Australians as a career and/or in their studies.
Selection Criteria
The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and demonstrated interest in aged care services and older Australians either through their studies or work experience.
Preference, in the first instance, will be given to undergraduate students studying in the following areas: design and technology innovation, nursing, nutrition and dietetics, speech pathology, social work, psychology or theology.
Application Information
Please complete the Proof of Indigeneity document attached below and submit with your online application through the Flinders University Student System by the specified closing date. Please ensure all of your personal details are up-to-date in the Student System as you will be assessed using this information.
