Indigenous scholarships

• Rowan Nicks Russell Drysdale Fellowship
• Herbert and Valmae Freilich Scholarship for Indigenous Australian Medical Students

Do you want to make a difference in Australian Indigenous Health?

The Rowan Nicks Russell Drysdale Fellowship is designed to support individuals wanting to make a contribution in the area of Australian Indigenous Health and Welfare. The Fellowship particularly aims to support the development of workers and future leaders in Australian Indigenous Health and Welfare.

Australian Indigenous people are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Eligibility: Australian citizens or permanent residents who have appropriate prior experience and/or education and wish to undertake approved programs / activities OR further education OR a research project.
• Value: a salary for a period of up to 12 months in the first instance at a level commensurate with the Fellow's experience and qualifications OR a stipend and/or payment of course-fees to undertake approved training, education or research.
• Further information: The Fellowship is awarded initially for a period of up to 12 months with possibility of renewal for up to a further period of 12 months. Applications are now open for 2009.
• Closing date: Monday 8 September 2008
• Download the Application form (in Word) and Terms and Conditions (PDF)
• Enquiries:
  Louise Lawler
  School of Rural Health - Dubbo
  Faculty of Medicine
  University of Sydney
  11 Moran Drive
  Dubbo NSW 2830
  Mobile: 0418 251 864
  Fax: +61 2 6885 7979
  Email:

Established in 2006 following gifts by Herbert and Valmae Freilich to establish a scholarship to assist indigenous students with their medical studies.

• Eligibility: candidates for the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery who identify themselves as indigenous students (under the conditions set out by the University’s Koori Centre).
• Value: $5,000 in the first instance (from time to time this will be adjusted to maximise the value of the scholarship without reducing the real value of the capital).
• Further information: See Terms and conditions - PDF
• Applications to:
  Mrs Pauline Kennedy
  Electives Coordinator
  Medical Program Administration Unit
  Edward Ford Building A27
  University of Sydney NSW 2006
  or email your application to

The scholarship has been awarded for 2007 and will therefore not be available until 2009 at the earliest and possibly not until 2010.