Lindsay Croft Memorial Postgraduate Indigenous Scholarship

The intention of this scholarship is to support a commencing Indigenous Australian student who is enrolled in a postgraduate degree (coursework or research). The Scholarship is to acknowledge and celebrate their excellence in achievements in higher education.

To be eligible for the Scholarship an applicant must:

• be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent and provide either: 
  • a Confirmation of Aboriginality from a Local Aboriginal Land Council or other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisation; or 
  • 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
• Be enrolled full-time or part-time in the first year of a UTS postgraduate degree; and
• Have completed study in an undergraduate course or Advanced Diploma for which transcripts of all prior non-UTS study are required; and
• Must apply using the UTS online Scholarships application form.

As demonstrated in the Scholarship application and interview:

• Academic Merit as the basis of admission into their chosen postgraduate program; 
• As demonstrated in the scholarship application;
  • Motivation to succeed in the nominated UTS course;
  • Commitment to benefiting or contributing to First Nations people and community
  • Potential for the receipt of the Scholarship increasing the likelihood the candidate will be able to complete their chosen UTS course at a higher level of performance than would otherwise be the case

For full details of this scholarship please see the Conditions of Award.

UTS Scholarships
Email: scholarships@uts.edu.au
Website: uts.edu.au/scholarships

Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research
Phone: 02 9514 1902
Email: Jumbunna@uts.edu.au