Southern Cross University 2025 Birthing on Country Scholarship

SISTABIRTH is a Birthing on Country initiative, it is a culturally significant and community-led project designed to improve maternity care for Indigenous women across three diverse Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHOs) in Australia.

As part of the SISTABIRTH project, we are offering two Honours Scholarships, each valued at $10,000, to support two Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health graduates for an honours program exploring Birthing on Country (BoC) and increasing confidence in providing smoking cessation information for Indigenous women in rural and remote settings, or on another topic related to the SISTABIRTH project.

The Honours scholarship program is a component of the SISTABIRTH Birthing on Country project (funded by Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care), in conjunction with the iSISTAQUIT project. Students will enrol at either Southern Cross University’s Gold Coast or Coffs Harbour campus with the option to work remotely. 

• Table of Content
• About Southern Cross University
• Birthing on Country Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Birthing on Country Scholarship
• Requirements for Birthing on Country Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Birthing on Country Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Birthing on Country Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Birthing on Country Scholarship

The scholarship valued at $10,000, 

Requirements for Birthing on Country Scholarship Qualification

1. Applicants must identify as an Aboriginal person and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
2. Applicants must meet the entry requirements to enrol in the Bachelor of Health and Human Sciences (Honours) program full-time at Southern Cross University.
3. Be a recent graduate from an SCU or other university within the last five years.
4. Applicants must be willing to be based at either the Gold Coast or Coffs Harbour campus; however, other locations may be considered.
5. Applicants must also be committed to travel and engage with rural/remote communities.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Birthing on Country Scholarship

Applications will be assessed on the strength of their responses to the following questions:

• Demonstrate understanding of Birthing on Country and your motivation to engage with rural/remote communities (150 words)
• Demonstrate provision of culturally appropriate woman-centred care (125 words)
• Demonstrate understanding of the benefits of smoke-free and vape-free pregnancy (125 words) 

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Southern Cross University Scholarship webpage