Deirdre Jordan Village Rural Scholarship for Commencing Students

Subject to the availability of funds there will be one annual scholarship valued at $1,000 which will be credited to the recipient's Accommodation Fee account at Flinders Living.

Applicants must:

• be a permanent resident of rural Australia; and
• normally reside outside of the Adelaide metropolitan area and the metropolitan areas of other major Australian cities (as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Local Council areas); and
• have lived in a rural or regional area of Australia for at least four years preceding the commencement of higher education; and
• have completed the final two years of schooling in a high school or college in a rural or regional area; and
• have not previously lived away from home on a permanent basis; and
• be in their first year of higher education study; and
• be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate course of study at Flinders University; and
• be residing in the Deirdre Jordan Village for the duration of the academic year in which the award is made; and
• be able to demonstrate financial hardship.

 Note: Applicants who lived away from their rural or regional home to complete the whole or the majority of their secondary schooling at a high school or college in a major city may be considered if they are able to demonstrate special circumstances.