Flinders University 2023 Indigenous Rural Nursing Scholarship

The Rural and Remote Nursing Placement 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.

• Table of Content
• About Flinders University
• Indigenous Rural Nursing Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Indigenous Rural Nursing Scholarship
• Requirements for Indigenous Rural Nursing Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Indigenous Rural Nursing 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

Indigenous Rural Nursing Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Indigenous Rural Nursing Scholarship

The scholarship will provide a contribution towards a living allowance and travel costs, and subject to the availability of funds, will be awarded to one student to a total value of $2,000 annually.

Requirements for Indigenous Rural Nursing 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; 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.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Indigenous Rural Nursing Scholarship

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 Deadline

How to Apply

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

Submit an application

For more details, visit Flinders University website.