Eligible health areas
The scholarship is available to students studying across a diverse range of qualifications through vocational education and training and university. This includes:
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander primary health care
- Allied health (excluding pharmacy)
- Dentistry and oral health (excluding dental assistants)
- Medicine
- Mental health studies
- Nursing (Registered and Enrolled nursing)
- Midwifery
For more information on eligible qualifications please refer here.
Eligibility criteria
The program is intended to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are studying an entry level qualification, within an eligible health discipline.
As a result, applications will be considered from applicants who are:
- of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent
Applicants must identify as and be able to confirm their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status.
- enrolled or intending to enrol in an entry level or graduate entry level health related course
Courses must be provided by an Australian registered training organisation or university. Funding is not available for postgraduate study.
- intending to study in the academic year that the scholarship is offered.
Please note: You do not need to be currently enrolled in a course to complete a scholarship application, you simply need to be intending to enrol in semester one for the coming year, at any accredited course provider in Australia.
If you have any questions, we encourage you to contact the team and/or apply.
Selection criteria
A significant number of applications are received each year and unfortunately not everyone who applies will be successful.
Scholarships will be awarded based on the recommendations of the independent, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander selection committee and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural governance group, whose assessment will be based on how applicants address the following topics in the application process:
- Why you chose to study in health
- Your understandings of the legacy of Puggy Hunter / Aboriginal and Torries Strait Islander leadership in health and what this means to you
- How the scholarship would impact and support you to succeed; and
- Who you are and how this shapes you.
The scholarships are also aimed to promote equity, so consideration may be given to factors such as students coming from rural and remote areas.
Value of scholarship
Funding is provided for the normal duration of the course from when the scholarship is awarded.
Full time scholarship awardees will receive up to $15,000 per year and part time recipients will receive up to $7,500 per year.
The funding is paid in 24 fortnightly instalments throughout the study period of each year.
Get in touch to find out more
The program is supported by dedicated Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff who are happy to respond to any questions or support you through the process. To find out more or get in touch, please use the details below.
e: phmss@iaha.com.au
p: 1800 413 933 (toll free)
m: 0447 289 623