Flinders University The Bob Dunstone Rural Placement Scholarship 2025

Applications are now open for the Flinders University The Bob Dunstone Rural Placement Scholarship 2025. The Bob Dunstone Rural Placement Scholarship has been established to support students to undertake a work integrated learning placement in a rural or remote location. It has been funded via a donation from Vivienne Dunstone. The Scholarship is available to students with a genuine interest in working in, and contributing to, regional communities. 

If you have undertaken a rural placement (or will commence one) between 1 Jan and 31 December 2025 you may be eligible to apply. If your placement will not commence until 2026, you should apply for the scholarship next year. 

• Table of Content
• About Flinders University
• The Bob Dunstone Rural Placement Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of The Bob Dunstone Rural Placement Scholarship
• Requirements for The Bob Dunstone Rural Placement Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for The Bob Dunstone Rural Placement 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

The Bob Dunstone Rural Placement Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of The Bob Dunstone Rural Placement Scholarship

Each Scholarship will be $250 per week of placement up to a maximum of $2,500, the value will vary depending on the placement length.  Additional funds may be available for students travelling to remote areas (RA5) for their placement.

There will be a minimum of two scholarships available per year.

Requirements for The Bob Dunstone Rural Placement Scholarship Qualification

Applicants for the Scholarship must:

• Be enrolled full-time in a coursework degree at Flinders University*; and
• Have a full-time placement in the year of the Scholarship^; and
• Be undertaking the placement in a regional or remote area defined as RA2 – RA5 by the Australian Statistical Geography Standard Remoteness (excluding Mount Barker): and
• Be undertaking the placement in a location more than 90 minutes travel time from both the student’s semester and permanent home address; and
• Have not received financial support or a Scholarship from Flinders University for a rural/remote placement in the same year.

*Scholarships are available to part-time students in exceptional circumstances, which include (but are not limited to) disability, illness or carer responsibilities.

^ In order to meet the eligibility criteria, students undertaking an elective placement will need to provide confirmation from their host supervisor that the placement will provide a significant benefit to their education.

Recipients who do not proceed with the placement may be liable to repay the Scholarship.

Interview date, Process and Venue for The Bob Dunstone Rural Placement Scholarship

Selection Criteria

The Scholarship selection will be conducted by a panel of staff with experience in Work Integrated Learning.  When ranking applications, the panel will consider the:

• distance travelled and remoteness of the placement location; and
• length of the placement; and
• financial hardship caused by the placement as demonstrated by the applicant in their financial hardship statement; and
• level of previously received funding or accommodation support for placements in previous years; and
• number of placements the applicant is required to undertake for their course; and
• educational and professional development benefits to the applicant of undertaking a regional placement as demonstrated in their educational benefits statement. 

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, please ensure that you include the completed Bob Dunstone Rural Placement Scholarship Impact Statement form (see below).

Impact Statement

Submit an application

For more details, visit Flinders University scholarship webpage