Indigenous Water Management Scholarship

Description

This scholarship aims to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in the Bachelor of Science and encourage them to follow a water resources management study pathway in the second and third years of their degree at Flinders University.

The scholarship was established through the Commonwealth Government’s National Water Grid Fund to encourage greater diversity in the water resources management sector.

Benefits

Each scholarship will have a value of $12,500 per annum, to be paid in equal instalments after the census date of each semester after confirming enrolment meets scholarship requirements.

Up to two scholarships will be available per annum dependent on funds available.

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 enrolled full-time at Flinders University*; and

• be enrolled in the first year of the Bachelor of Science.

*Scholarships are available to part-time students in exceptional circumstances, which include (but are not limited to) disability, illness or carer responsibilities. Part-time scholarship recipients will receive the pro-rata value of the full-time scholarship.

This scholarship cannot be held concurrently with other major University scholarships.

Selection Criteria

The Scholarship will be awarded based on:

- An interest in working in water resource management or environmental sustainability; and

- Academic merit (ATAR score or equivalent).

All applications deemed eligible will be assessed against these criteria by a panel consisting of representatives from the College of Science & Engineering and the Office of Indigenous Strategy and Engagement in conjunction with Student Finance and Scholarships.