Flinders University AMK Indigenous Law Students Scholarship 2024

This scholarship has been established to assist Indigenous students studying the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice at Flinders University.

The Scholarship has been established through a generous donation from AMK Law.

• Table of Content
• About Flinders University
• AMK Indigenous Law Students Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of AMK Indigenous Law Students Scholarship
• Requirements for AMK Indigenous Law Students Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for AMK Indigenous Law Students Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Flinders University

Flinders University is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century. Flinders is a verdant university[citation needed] and a member of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) Group and ranks in the 10-16 bracket in Australia and 36th in the world of those established less than 50 years. Academically, the university pioneered a cross-disciplinary approach to education, and its faculties of medicine and the humanities are ranked amon... continue reading

AMK Indigenous Law Students Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of AMK Indigenous Law Students Scholarship

Each Scholarship will have a value of $5,000 to be paid in two equal instalments of $2,500 after the census date of each semester.

One Scholarship will be available per annum for the duration of the funding period.

Requirements for AMK Indigenous Law Students Scholarship Qualification

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 by the community in which they live or have lived; and
• Normally be enrolled at full-time Flinders University*; and
• Be enrolled in the second or subsequent year of the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice or the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours); and
• Have a minimum GPA of 4.0; and
• Not be in receipt of a similar scholarship.

*Scholarships are available to part-time students in exceptional circumstances, which includes (but is not limited to) disability, illness or carer responsibilities. Part-time scholarship recipients will receive the same annual value as full-time scholarship recipients.

Interview date, Process and Venue for AMK Indigenous Law Students Scholarship

Selection Criteria

Students who can demonstrate the following will be given preference:

• Be able to demonstrate an interest in the impacts of technology on the law, legal practice, and access to justice
• Be able to demonstrate an interest in a career in commercial law

Previous recipients of this scholarship may reapply however priority may be given to students who have not previously received this scholarship.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Applications should be submitted online through the Flinders University Student System  by the specified closing date.  

When submitting your application through the Student System please ensure to include a completed copy of the AMK Indigenous Law Students Scholarship Application Form which can be seen below.

Submit an application

AMK Indigenous Law Students Scholarship Application Form

For more details, visit Flinders University website.