New Infomedix & ADEA Diabetes Research Foundation Scholarship for an Indigenous Student: applications open

Thank you to Nova Peris OAM for officially launching The InfoMedix & ADEA Diabetes Research Foundation’s Scholarship for an Indigenous Student during our World Diabetes Day celebrations as the official Patron of the scholarship.

Thank you also to UTS Health’s Professor John Evans and InfoMedix CEO Jeff Smoot for speaking at the launch.

The Scholarship aims to support an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person studying the Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management at UTS Faculty of Health.

Applications for 2021 are already closed. We will keep you updated about future scholarship opportunities.

Eligibility criteria

• Be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent and provide either:
  • a Confirmation of Aboriginality from a Local Aboriginal Land Council or other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisation; or
  • a UTS Statutory Declaration form accompanied by two written references from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people from the applicant’s community who can confirm their identity and are not an immediate family member; and
• Have received an offer for C11115 Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management.
• All candidates must apply using the UTS online Scholarship application form to be eligible.

All candidates must be available to attend an interview if required.

ADEA Diabetes Research Foundation

The ADEA Diabetes Research Foundation funds research that helps people with diabetes to live well every day. The Foundation’s research program enables people living with diabetes and their diabetes care team to work together to identify questions, find answers and use this new knowledge to support people as they work hard every day to live well with their diabetes.