Finders University 2025 Yungkurrinthi Indigenous Commencing Student Payment

The Yungkurrinthi Indigenous Commencing Student Payment aims to increase the participation and retention of Indigenous commencing undergraduate and postgraduate students who are enrolled in their first-degree program at Flinders University. The scholarship provides financial assistance towards education costs for Indigenous students enrolled at Flinders University.

The scholarship is funded by the Shirley Matthews Indigenous Education Fund. 

• Table of Content
• About Flinders University
• Yungkurrinthi Indigenous Commencing Student Payment
• Aim and Benefits of Yungkurrinthi Indigenous Commencing Student Payment
• Requirements for Yungkurrinthi Indigenous Commencing Student Payment Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Yungkurrinthi Indigenous Commencing Student Payment
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Flinders University

Flinders University is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century. Flinders is a verdant university[citation needed] and a member of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) Group and ranks in the 10-16 bracket in Australia and 36th in the world of those established less than 50 years. Academically, the university pioneered a cross-disciplinary approach to education, and its faculties of medicine and the humanities are ranked amon... continue reading

Yungkurrinthi Indigenous Commencing Student Payment

Aim and Benefits of Yungkurrinthi Indigenous Commencing Student Payment

The scholarship will have a value of $500 to be paid in a single instalment after the census date of the first semester of study. 200 scholarships will be available in 2025. From 2026 onwards 20 scholarships per annum will be available subject to funding. 

Requirements for Yungkurrinthi Indigenous Commencing Student Payment Qualification

Applicants for the Scholarship must:

• Be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent; and
• Identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander; and
• Be accepted as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by the community in which they live or have lived; and
• Be commencing their first undergraduate or post-graduate course at Flinders University. 

Interview date, Process and Venue for Yungkurrinthi Indigenous Commencing Student Payment

Selection Criteria

The scholarship will be awarded in order of completed applications. The scholarship will continue to be awarded until the annual quota is filled. 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Applications can be made online through the Flinders University Student Management System.

For more details, visit Finders University scholarship webpage