Flinders University 2025 Matthews Lawyers Disability Law Scholarship

Flinders Law graduate Eugenia (Jenny) Matthews of Matthews Lawyers has established the Scholarship to support students living with a disability that impacts their learning and are keen to pursue their educational goals. The scholarship aims to help students overcome learning difficulties and succeed in their law degree.

The Scholarship is funded by a donation from Eugenia Matthews. One scholarship will be available per year for the duration of the funding.

• Table of Content
• About Flinders University
• Matthews Lawyers Disability Law Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Matthews Lawyers Disability Law Scholarship
• Matthews Lawyers Disability Law Scholarship Courses
• Requirements for Matthews Lawyers Disability Law Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Matthews Lawyers Disability Law 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

Matthews Lawyers Disability Law Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Matthews Lawyers Disability Law Scholarship

Each Scholarship will have a value of $3,000 paid in two equal instalments after the census date of each semester.

Matthews Lawyers Disability Law Scholarship Courses

• Law

Requirements for Matthews Lawyers Disability Law Scholarship Qualification

Applicants for the Scholarship must:

• Be enrolled in a law degree program at Flinders University; and
• Be registered and have an Access Plan with Health and Counselling for a disability which affects their learning*; and
• Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, a permanent humanitarian visa holder or a permanent resident of Australia; and
• Be able to demonstrate financial need; and
• Be maintaining satisfactory academic progress.

*This includes, but is not limited to, a specific learning disability such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia and auditory processing disorder, and other disabilities which impact learning such as ADHD and autism.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Matthews Lawyers Disability Law Scholarship

Selection Criteria

The Scholarship will be awarded based on the following factors:

• The extent to which the applicant demonstrates how they have managed barriers in their education considering both the specific challenges of the disability and its impact on their academic progress; and
• The extent to which the applicant demonstrates the scholarship will help them achieve their educational goals; and
• Academic merit.

Scholarship selection will be made by Flinders University’s Health, Counselling and Disability Services in conjunction with Student Finance, in accordance with approved University procedures.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Flinders University scholarship webpage