How to apply
Online applications via myScholarships
| Applications open | Monday 19 January 2026 |
| Applications close | Saturday 14 March 2026 |
| Total value | $10,000 |
| Duration | up to 2 years |
| Residency | New Zealand Citizen, Permanent Humanitarian visa holder, Australian Permanent Resident, Australian Citizen |
| Level of study | Postgraduate |
| Degree | All |
| College | All |
| Type of scholarship | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Financial disadvantage |
The scholarships are available for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students of Adelaide University and Flinders University who are enrolled full-time or part-time in a postgraduate or Medical degree and are permanent residents of South Australia. The scholarship is also available to students undertaking the Flinders University Doctor of Medicine in Darwin through the Northern Territory Medical Program (NTMP)‚ or equivalent medicine program. .
Value: Up to $10,000 available to full-time or part-time students.
If the study load is part-time for any given semester, recipients receive the pro rata rate (half the full-time rate). Depending upon the stage at which the scholarship is received and progression, the recipient may not receive the full $10,000. Payments are not retrospective.
Paid in two instalments after census date in Semester 1 and Semester 2. Where the study load is 18 units or above in a semester the recipient will be paid the full-time amount of $2,500; if it is less than that but 12 units or above, they will be paid at the part-time rate (pro-rata) of $1,250. If the recipient has full-time enrolment and is due to complete studies in the middle of the year, they will be paid $2,500. If the recipient has part-time enrolment and is due to complete studies in the middle of the year, they will be paid $1,250.
For more information contact:
Student Assist
StudentAssist@study.adelaideuni.edu.au
Eligibility
⦁ Be a Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student
⦁ enrolled full-time or part time in a postgraduate or Medical degree at Adelaide University or Flinders University (also available to students undertaking the Flinders University Doctor of Medicine in Darwin through the Northern Territory Medical Program (NTMP)‚ or equivalent medicine program.)
⦁ Provide a Written Statement addressing the points listed below
Selection criteria
Recipients will be determined by the selection committee based upon Grade Point Average (GPA); a written statement; a supporting statement from the applicant's program director‚ course coordinator or supervisor; and economic need of the applicant.
The applicant's written statement should outline:
⦁ Community service involvement.
⦁ The name of current program and reasons for studying it.
⦁ Expected completion date.
⦁ Details of undergraduate program and academic achievements.
⦁ Future career goals.
⦁ Details of yearly personal or combined family income.
Important information
The scholarship will be offered for the life of the recipient's program‚ for a maximum of two years for full-time students‚ or four years for part-time students‚ payments are not retrospective.
Recipients of scholarships can be full-time or part-time students. If a student has enrolment of 18 units or above in a semester‚ they will be paid the full-time amount; if it is less than that but 12 units or above‚ they will be paid at the pro-rata amount.
Scholarship recipients are expected to attend the next biennial Duguid Memorial Lecture given after they receive their grant.
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