Margaret Douglas Medical Scholarship

To be considered, applicants must:

• identify as an Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander person (and submit Confirmation of Indigeneity),
• meet the Bond University Medical Program* prerequisites and eligibility requirements set by QTAC and the University,
• apply thought QTAC and meet all published application deadlines (unless they intend to apply/have applied for the Medical Program* through the University’s Lateral Entry pathway),
• be offered a place in the Medical Program* (or have applied/ intend to apply for the Medical Program through the Lateral Entry pathway),
• demonstrate their motivation to be a doctor, ability to thrive as a medical student and potential leader for their community,
• complete a Candidate Statement for endorsement by the University’s First Nations Health Lead or delegate. 
   

Selection criteria

The Australian First Nations Pathway into the Medical Program* will be automatically initiated once you identify on your QTAC application form that you are of Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander descent. 

If you are a Bond lateral entry applicant, please contact [email protected].  

Determining which applicant(s) are offered a position into the Medical Program and the awarding of the scholarship(s) will be based on:

• Academic ability
• Psychometric testing
• Multi-Mini Interview (MMI)
• Australian First Nations Candidate Statement
• Australian First Nations Community-Based Interview
   

Your application for the Australian First Nations pathway into the Bond University Medical Program will be automatically initiated once you identify on your QTAC application form that you are of Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander descent. There are two intakes, in May and September, via the QTAC application process.

For Bond lateral entry applicants, there is a January intake. If you are an Australian First Nations lateral entry applicant or a current Australian First Nations Bond student interested in learning more about these pathways, please contact [email protected].
 

As part of Bond University Policy, Confirmation of Indigeneity is required in order to apply for the Bond University Australian First Nations Medical Scholarship. 

Bond University's Office of Admissions will contact all eligible applicants to request Confirmation of Indigeneity and provide a Candidate Statement form by email (off the back of your QTAC application). Applicants need to submit this documentation within 14 working days from the initial request by the Office of Admissions.

The Confirmation of Indigeneity document must be a signed, written and stamped statement from an authorised officer, including but not limited to, a Confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status from an incorporated community organisation. A statutory declaration accompanied by supporting materials may be considered. Original or certified copies must be provided.

For further assistance pertaining to this form, please contact Bridie Mulholland: [email protected]. 

Yes! We encourage you to apply for as many scholarships as you are eligible for. You will only be considered for the scholarships you have applied for so ensure you have included them all in your application before you submit it!

If you are applying for more than one scholarship with different application closing dates, it is important to submit your scholarship application form by the earliest scholarship closing date.

QTAC applications open on Thursday, 9 January 2025 and close on Thursday, 23 January 2025. 

For Bond lateral entry applicants, the HSM SASQ team will provide you with more information about timings through the internal Expression of Interest and application process.