The MaryAnn Bin-Sallik Cancer Council NSW Indigenous Health Scholarship
2018 The MaryAnn Bin-Sallik Cancer Council NSW Indigenous Health Scholarship
Community
The scholarship is named in honour of Emeritus Professor MaryAnn Bin-Sallik, a Djaru woman of East Kimberly, to inspire Indigenous students in their pursuit of tertiary study in health related disciplines.
Professor Bin-Sallik was the first Indigenous person to graduate as a trained nurse in Darwin; the first Aboriginal Australian to receive a Doctorate from Harvard University, and the first Aboriginal person to be employed full time in Australia's university sector for which she was awarded a Centenary medal.Upon retirement in 2008, amongst many international accolades, Professor Bin-Sallik was made an Emeritus Professor of Charles Darwin University for her significant contribution to the Academy. She was also named the Female Elder of the Year during the NAIDOC 2016 celebrations.
The scholarship recipient will be invited to take up the opportunity to be exposed to the work of Cancer Council NSW, particularly in Aboriginal programs. This may involve participation in a fundraising event, a workshop on Aboriginal health or a field visit to a Cancer Council office.
The total value of the scholarship funding is $10,000 and may be offered between two students at $5,000 each, depending on the number and quality of applications received.
Open from 03/Nov/2017 to 19/Mar/2018
Value
Option 1: 2x $5, 000 per annum Option 2: 1x $10,000 per annum
Duration
One (1) Year
Level of Enrolment
Third Year, Fourth Year, Fifth Year
Graduate Type
Undergraduate
Number Available
Option 1: Two (2) Option 2: One (1)
Year of Scholarship
2018
Degree
An undergraduate health related discipline such as: Nursing (SMAH), Public Health & Public Health Nutrition (SOC), Medical and Health Sciences (SMAH), Medical and Radiation Physics (EIS), Medical Biotechnology (SMAH), Medicinal Chemistry (SMAH), Nutrition Science/Nutrition & Dietetics (SMAH), Medicine (SMAH)
Offer Type
Scholarship
Category
A
Broad Study Area
Graduate Medicine, Health & Medicine
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences
Application Criteria
Applicants must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate degree at the University of Wolongong;
Applicants must be enrolled in either penultimate or final year in 2018 of an undergraduate degree within a health related discipline including: Nursing (SMAH), Public Health and Public Health Nutrition (SOC), Medical and Health Sciences (SMAH), Medical and Radiation Physics (EIS), Medical Biotechnology (SMAH), Nutrition Science / Nutrition and Dietetics (SMAH) and Medicine (SMAH);
Applicants must currently maintain a pass average (Weighted Average Mark 50+);
Applicants must be willing to engage with their sponsor via face to face meeting or in writing, for the purpose of demonstrating the impact the scholarship has had on their academic success;
Applicants must be of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island decent;
Applicants must be an Australian Citizens or Australian Permanent Resident;
All eligible applicants will be invited to attend an interview.
