Flinders University 2023 Research Preparation Scholarship for Indigenous Students

The purpose of the Research Preparation Scholarship for Indigenous Students is to support an indigenous student for one year, while undertaking a program of study that will, on completion, qualify them for admission to a research higher degree.  Such studies may include; honours study; post graduate course work; research projects; bridging programs, or other studies needed in order for the applicant to qualify them in principle for a research higher degree program.  The successful awardee will able to demonstrate academic potential and explain how their education has been compromised by the lack of suitable educational pathways or how financial hardship may have hindered academic potential.

• Table of Content
• About Flinders University
• Research Preparation Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Research Preparation Scholarship
• Requirements for Research Preparation Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Research Preparation 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

Research Preparation Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Research Preparation Scholarship

The value of the scholarship will be equivalent to the current Flinders University Research Scholarship rate for up to one year of study.  The scholarship will be paid in fortnightly payments and will commence once the successful awardee has evidence of full time enrolment in the approved pathway degree.

Requirements for Research Preparation Scholarship Qualification

To be eligible for consideration for the award, applicants must:

• Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident;
• Be of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, 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 the applicant lives or has lived;
• Be enrolled or have an offer to commence one of the pathway programs listed above;
• Not have held an Indigenous Research Preparation Scholarship previously, and
• Intend to apply to undertake a research higher degree at Flinders University on completing study supported by the Indigenous Research Preparation Scholarship.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Research Preparation Scholarship

The Research Preparation Indigenous Scholarship for Indigenous Students will be awarded on the following:

• The extent to which the academic potential of the applicant has been compromised by lack of access to suitable educational pathways.
• The extent to which the background of the applicant and the proposed study are likely to result in a successful application to a research higher degree program.

The Scholarships Committee will consider applications and select the successful applicant; the Scholarships Committee also reserves the right to not award a Research Preparation Scholarship for Indigenous Students if they deem that there are no suitable applicants.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

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

For more details, visit Flinders University website.