NSW Health Indigenous Genetic Counselling Scholarship

To increase the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people working in Genetic Counselling. The Scholarship aims to support an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person studying a Master of Genetic Counselling at UTS Graduate School of Health.

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:
  • 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
• 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.

As demonstrated in the Scholarship application and interview, the applicant must demonstrate:

• Passion for improving the health and well-being of the NSW Indigenous population through genetic counselling
• Potential to become an effective and energetic agent for positive change in their genetic counselling career and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
• Likelihood that the receipt of the scholarship will increase the Recipient's ability to complete the UTS Master of Genetic Counselling degree at a higher level of performance than would otherwise be the case

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

UTS Faculty of Health
Stephanie White (Lecturer, Genetic Counselling)
Email: Stephanie.White@uts.edu.au