[Commpsych] FW: APS bursaries for Indigenous postgraduate psychology students - applications due Fri 13 January 2012

[Heather Gridley]

Please forward the notice below and (expanded) attachment to any Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who have been accepted into or are already enrolled in a postgraduate psychology coursework (professional) degree. We realise the timelines are extremely short and that many people will have ‘disappeared’ by this time of year, but there are not likely to be many eligible applicants for this bursary and we’d like to reach them all.  Your help in spreading the word to promote these bursaries is much appreciated!

Heather Gridley | Manager, Public Interest
The Australian Psychological Society Limited
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PO Box 38, Flinders Lane VIC 8009
03 8662 3327 (except Wednesdays)
Mobile: 0419 113731  Fax: 03 9663 6177
Email: h.gridley at psychology.org.au<mailto:h.gridley at psychology.org.au>
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APS bursaries for Indigenous postgraduate psychology students
The Australian Psychological Society (APS) has established bursaries to support Indigenous postgraduate psychology students in difficult financial circumstances.  The bursaries aim to alleviate some of the financial concerns Indigenous students may experience in seeking to complete a postgraduate professional degree in psychology. Each bursary or award of financial assistance is valued at $15,000 per annum during the time that the applicant is in full-time study (or $7500 per part-time year) in either a Masters coursework degree (MPsych) or a professional Doctorate (DPsych or PsychD).

In the context of the APS Reconciliation Action Plan, the establishment of the bursaries is one response to the need to accelerate the growth in the numbers of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander psychologists if we are to approach parity (2.5% of the Australian population and the profession) any time this century.

The closing date for applications for the 2012 bursaries is Friday 13th January 2012.  A selection committee will recommend the recipient(s) to the Board on the basis of merit together with confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage, and proof of offer and acceptance, or enrolment, into an APAC-accredited postgraduate program.

Application details and further information are available from the APS Indigenous Psychology Research Officer Samantha Smith s.smith at psychology.org.au<mailto:s.smith at psychology.org.au> and at www.psychology.org.au/academic/scholarships/<http://www.psychology.org.au/academic/scholarships/>


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