| Value | NZ $25,000 per annum (PhD); NZ $15,000 stipend per annum (other postgraduate study); tuition fee waiver to a maximum of NZ $30,000 per annum (excludes student services fee) |
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| Number offered | One |
| Closing date | 1 October |
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Established by the University of Otago Council in 2014, through the provision of funding from Helen R Thacker, this scholarship aims to support students of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent to undertake postgraduate studies in the field of Health Sciences at the University of Otago. The purpose of the fund is to support research and training in health sciences subjects that may have a future benefit to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities.
Applicants must be:
- of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent
- Australian citizens and residing in Australia at the time of application
- planning to enrol in a postgraduate course of study in either Dental Technology, Dentistry, Oral Health, Medicine, Neuroscience, Pharmacy or Radiation Therapy at the University of Otago
- planning to undertake study/research that is likely to be of future benefit to their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community
- intending to return to work in Australia after their course of study