Neville Fazulla Aboriginal Health Memorial Scholarship

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply, students must meet the following criteria:

• Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and be able to provide Confirmation of Aboriginality or Torres Strait Islander Identity
• Live in South Australia
• Be an undergraduate or postgraduate student in a non-clinical health-related field such as health services/program management or administration, public health, health sciences, community health or health regulation and policy
• Be able to provide proof of enrolment
• Have completed at least two semesters of undergraduate study and be able to provide evidence of attainment

Further information

• The duration of the Scholarship is two years with a maximum value of $8,000 per annum, proportionate to study load. Minimum study load is 0.5EFTSL (equivalent to half-time study).
• Scholarship is dependent on proof of continued enrolment and satisfactory completion of coursework.
• This scholarship is tax exempt for full-time students. Please note that part of this scholarship might count as income for Centrelink purposes. Full-time students can earn up to $8355 per year from equity or merit-based scholarships before Centrelink will deem it as income. This limit applies to the total combined value of scholarships received in a financial year.
• People enrolled in clinical studies such as medicine, nursing, dentistry or allied health programs are not eligible to apply.

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The successful applicant will be notified by Tuesday, 25th June, 2024.

A formal announcement of the annual scholarship will take place at an event at SAHMRI on Tuesday, 9 July, 2024.