Poche Centre for Indigenous Health Research Top-Up Scholarships
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student, Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- Health and Medicine
- Scholarship focus
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, Academic excellence
- Funding type
- Top-up
- Scholarship value
- $6,908 per annum living allowance plus $2,500 per annum in research support. The total amount of the UQ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Scholarship plus the Poche Centre Research Top-Up shall not exceed $45,000 per annum
- Scholarship duration
- 3.5 years with the possibility of 1 extension in line with UQ and RTP Scholarship Policy
- Number awarded
- May vary
About this scholarship
The UQ Poche Centre brings together Indigenous and health expertise across the University, and works collaboratively with Indigenous community organisations and health providers, on improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The Centre has two key areas of focus:
- developing a skilled and available workforce in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health; and
- improving urban Indigenous health outcomes across the life course.
Study for the scholarship must be targeted at improving health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in an urban setting.
Applicants are expected to:
- Undertake research that responds to needs identified by Indigenous communities and aims to improve urban Indigenous health outcomes across the life course, from maternal and child health, through adolescence to the challenges of chronic disease and ageing, with a major focus on prevention and education.
- Produce research, in collaboration with primary health care providers, which translates to immediate outcomes for Indigenous communities.
This scholarship is awarded via a competitive scholarship process, but applicants can apply at any time. The scholarship will remain open until all scholarships are filled.
Eligibility
You’re eligible if you’re:
- an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
- assessed by the Graduate School as meeting all conditions for admission to the higher degree by research program.
- the recipient of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Scholarship.
You’re required to provide compelling evidence of your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status. This would usually take the form of confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status under the common seal of a community organisation. Where exceptional circumstances apply, statutory declarations and other forms of documentation may be considered. Original or certified copies of supporting documentation must be provided.
How to apply
Before submitting an application you should:
- check your eligibility for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or a Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
- prepare your documentation
- Complete the application form (DOCX, 58.76 KB)
- contact the Poche Centre (poche@uq.edu.au) with any questions you may have.
When you apply
For currently enrolled students
Ensure that you send your completed application form (DOCX, 58.76 KB) and a copy of your academic CV to the Poche Centre (poche@uq.edu.au).
For new students
Ensure that under the scholarships and collaborative study section in the UQ online application form that you:
- Select ‘My higher degree is not collaborative’.
- Select 'I am applying for, or have been awarded a scholarship or sponsorship'.
- Select the appropriate scholarship type, or select ‘other’ and type in 'POCHE' in the 'Name of scholarship' field.
You will also need to include a confirmation of your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Status.
For help with the online application process, contact a Higher Degree by Research Liaison Officer (HLO) in your proposed school or institute.
Selection criteria
If you are shortlisted, you will be interviewed as part of the application process. Students will be selected based on:
- academic merit
- strategic alignment of their project with the Poche Centre objectives of improving health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
This will be determined through short essay and interview as part of the application process.
Rules
A domestic part-time student with carer’s responsibilities, a medical condition or a disability, which prevents them from studying full time may be eligible for scholarship consideration, on a case by case basis.
If you are awarded a scholarship after commencement there will be no retrospective payments of this scholarship.
Scholarship recipients are expected to engage with, and regularly participate in, research activities (e.g. research reading group, attendance at research seminars) at the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health.