2026 Yungkurrinthi Indigenous Commencing Student Payment at Flinders University

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

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineApril 2, 2026
• Value$500
• Study LevelMasters , PhD , Undergraduate
• SponsorFlinders University
• City to studySouth Australia
• School to studyFlinders University
• Course to study
• Eligible CountryAustralia

Benefits

• 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. 

Requirements

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. 

Selection Process

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

Check also:
ANU Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship 2026
University of Canberra Research Scholarships 2026

Application Deadline

How To Apply

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