NSW Health Indigenous Genetic Counselling Scholarship

Overview

Who is eligible?

To be eligible for the Scholarship an applicant must meet all of the following criteria: 

• Be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent and provide either: 

  o a Confirmation of Aboriginality from a Local Aboriginal Land Council or other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisation; or 

  o a UTS Statutory Declaration form accompanied by two written references from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people from the applicant’s community who can confirm their identity and are not an immediate family member; and 

• Have received an offer or enrolled in the C04374 Master of Genetic Counselling course at UTS.
• All candidates must apply via the UTS online Scholarship application form to be eligible.
• All candidates must be available to attend an online interview if required.

 

Preference will be given to students residing in NSW or with a strong connection to Country in NSW. If there are no eligible applicants fulfiling this criteria the scholarship may be awarded to a student residing in another Australian state or territory.