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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 

Scholarship Opportunity
​Aboriginal &/or Torres Strait Islander 

Attend Preventive Health Conference 2025, Canberra

Applications Open - Monday 16 September 2024.   Applications Close - Friday 6 December 2024

The Public Health Association Australia (PHAA) are offering scholarships to support people working in Aboriginal &/or Torres Strait Islander preventive health to attend the Preventive Health Conference, to be held in Canberra, ACT from Monday 28 to Wednesday 30 April 2025.

The scholarships will be offered to applicants who may otherwise be unable to attend such a conference.

The scholarship can be used to cover registration and a contribution to travel/flights and accommodation costs. There is a limited budget for this initiative. The sum offered to each applicant will be influenced by the number of applications received and the individual costs of attending the conference.

The Preventive Health Conference is an annual conference aimed at providing a platform to engage, challenge and exchange ideas, where pivotal issues for building prevention in Australia is discussed and where delegates can learn from the experience, opinions and perspectives of sector leaders and their peers.

Scholarship Eligibility:

To be eligible, applicants must be individuals who meet the following criteria:​

  • Work or study in an area that has a focus on prevention; and

  • Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

Scholarship Assessment:

A panel of PHAA representatives will assess the applications. The Panel’s decision is final and scholarships will be made available at their discretion. Applications will be assessed on:

  • Anticipated benefits of attending the conference

  • Eligibility based on the above criteria

Scholarship Value:

 

There is a limited budget for this initiative. The sum offered to each applicant will be influenced by the number of applications received and the individual costs of attending the conference.

 

Please note that we are generally unable to cover the full costs of conference attendance so it is essential that you identify how the balance of your costs will be funded.

Contact Us

Events Team

Public Health Association of Australia
events@phaa.net.au

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