Southern Cross University Birthing on Country Scholarship 2025

SISTABIRTH is a Birthing on Country initiative, it is a culturally significant and community-led project designed to improve maternity care for Indigenous women across three diverse Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHOs) in Australia.

As part of the SISTABIRTH project, we are offering two Honours Scholarships, each valued at $10,000, to support two Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health graduates for an honours program exploring Birthing on Country (BoC) and increasing confidence in providing smoking cessation information for Indigenous women in rural and remote settings, or on another topic related to the SISTABIRTH project.

The Honours scholarship program is a component of the SISTABIRTH Birthing on Country project (funded by Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care), in conjunction with the iSISTAQUIT project. Students will enrol at either Southern Cross University’s Gold Coast or Coffs Harbour campus with the option to work remotely. 

Table of Content

• Summary
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Value$10,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorSouthern Cross University
• City to studyNew South Wales
• School to studySouthern Cross University
• Course to studyHealth and Human Sciences
• Eligible CountryAustralia

Requirements

1. Applicants must identify as an Aboriginal person and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
2. Applicants must meet the entry requirements to enrol in the Bachelor of Health and Human Sciences (Honours) program full-time at Southern Cross University.
3. Be a recent graduate from an SCU or other university within the last five years.
4. Applicants must be willing to be based at either the Gold Coast or Coffs Harbour campus; however, other locations may be considered.
5. Applicants must also be committed to travel and engage with rural/remote communities.

Interview Dates and Process

Applications will be assessed on the strength of their responses to the following questions:

• Demonstrate understanding of Birthing on Country and your motivation to engage with rural/remote communities (150 words)
• Demonstrate provision of culturally appropriate woman-centred care (125 words)
• Demonstrate understanding of the benefits of smoke-free and vape-free pregnancy (125 words)

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Southern Cross University on scuau.qualtrics.com to apply

Contact:

Phone and email	In person
Scholarships	Campus locations
T: 1800 SC HELP (1800 72 4357) E: [email protected]	Lismore Gold Coast Coffs Harbour

For more information, kindly visit Southern Cross University scholarship webpage.