Medical Student Indigenous Scholarship
This scholarship is closed.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Postgraduate coursework
- Study area
- Health and medicine
- Scholarship focus
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, Financial hardship
- Scholarship value
- $5,000
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 17 January 2025
- Applications close
- 27 February 2025
This scholarship is part of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Scholarship Scheme.
See all scholarships in this scheme.
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are enrolled full-time in the Doctor of Medicine program
- are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Person
- can demonstrate financial need (Centrelink statements, tax statements, etc.)
How to apply
Apply using the online application portal.
You may need to upload supporting documentation that shows your:
- financial circumstances
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status
- academic achievement
- community service/leadership achievements.
You only need to complete one form to be considered for all scholarships under the UQ-ICS and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Scholarships.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- demonstrated financial need
- strength of personal statement demonstrating how the Scholarship will assist completion of the Doctor of Medicine
- any other matter considered relevant to your future academic success.
What happens next
We'll email you to confirm we've received your application.
If you haven’t received your confirmation email within 2 working days of submitting your application contact us at scholarships@uq.edu.au.
About this scholarship
This scholarship was established in 2011 by 26 individual donations.