A generous donation from the Sophia Fund, has enabled the establishment of the Sophia Fund Indigenous Bursaries. They have been established to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake a higher education course.
These bursaries are funded from a donation made by the Sophia Fund. The award will continue as long as donations and earnings thereon are sufficient.
Flinders University Information
Established in 1966, Flinders University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the large city of Adelaide (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), South Australia. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Alice Springs, Darwin, Riverland, Mount Gambier and Port Lincoln. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Department of Education and Training, Australia, Flinders University (Flin) is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 20,000-24,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Flinders University (Flin) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for these bursaries must:
- Be of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; and
- Identify as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; and
- Be accepted as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander by the community in which he or she lives or has lived; and
- Be in their first year of higher education study and
- Be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate course of study at Flinders University.
Offered Benefits
Subject to the availability of funds, two bursaries will be awarded annually and will be valued at $500 each.
These bursaries will be awarded to students in their first year of higher education study. Payment will be made during the first semester.
Application Process
Go to Flinders University on flinders.okta.com to apply
Applications should be submitted online through the Flinders University Student Information System. Applicants will need to login and navigate to the My Scholarships tab to submit an application. The application form for this scholarship is called “Indigenous Scholarships”, or you can search for it by the keyword "Indigenous". You will be considered for multiple scholarships if you complete this application.
Please read the how to apply page and ensure all of your personal details are up-to-date in Student Two before applying as you will be assessed using the information in the Student System, including ATSI status, home and semester address, citizenship etc.
Submit an application