Hearing Australia Scholarship
Overview
Title
Hearing Australia Scholarship
College
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Opening date
09-10-2023
Closing date
11-03-2024
Scholarship value
$15,000
Scholarship duration
2 years
Payment term
Paid in instalments
Enrolment status
Commencing
Student type
Indigenous students
Level of Study
Postgrad Coursework
Selection basis
Academic merit
Description
The Hearing Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Master of Audiology Scholarship was established in 2017. The scholarship will recognise and support Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the Master of Audiology at Flinders University.
One new scholarship will be available each year subject to funding.
The scholarship has been established through the generous support of Hearing Australia.
Benefits
The scholarship is valued at $15,000 over two years.
$12,000 stipend paid in instalments after the census date of each semester. Recipients will be paid $2000 a semester in the first year of study and $4000 a semester in the second year of study.
A one week remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services Outreach trip in Year 2 up to the value of $3000 paid by Hearing Australia for the purpose of accompanying Hearing Australian Audiologists. Trip includes air travel, accommodation and living expenses arranged by Hearing Australia at its discretion.
Eligibility
Applicants for the scholarship must:
- be of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; and
- 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 they live or have lived; and
- be commencing a Master of Audiology at Flinders University in the year of the award; and
- normally be enrolled full-time at Flinders University.
Application Information
You are not required to submit a separate application for this scholarship. Once the program application closing date has passed, and all applications for admission have been reviewed and offers of admission made, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants will be considered for this scholarship.
