A study assistance program is available for Indigenous people who
live in northern Australia interested in land and sea management.
The Christensen Fund (TCF), an American charitable
organisation, is also supporting the program.
What is the purpose of the study assistance?
We know it can be hard for people to do training sometimes and it
also costs a lot of money. We can help you by providing financial
assistance. You can use this assistance for course fees, travel,
books and more.
We want to support Indigenous people to gain more skills in land
management and have the opportunity to experience new things.
Who can ask NAILSMA for study assistance?
Anyone who is interested in land and sea management. Study
assistance is available to Indigenous people who live in northern
Australia, to study land management, science, social science or
related areas at TAFE or university.
You can receive assistance to study a
certificate
,
diploma
or
degree course
.
You don’t need to have completed Year 10 or 12—you can
still ask for assistance. You just need to enrol in the course you
would like to study.
If you know other people who want to do a land and sea management
course you can apply for
group training
assistance.
How does NAILSMA decide who gets study assistance?
The NAILSMA selection sub-committee will look at all the
applications and decide who gets study assistance. We have one
person from each state (WA, QLD and NT) that make up the selection
sub-committee. The study assistance program will finish in June
2008.
Application checklist
You need to be able to say
YES
to the following questions.
- Are you Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander?
- Do you want a career in land management?
- Will you be using your new skills back in your
community/homelands/country?
- Do you live in north Australia (Kimberley, NT Top End, Gulf of
Carpentaria, Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands)?
- Are you enrolled already or going to enrol in a natural or cultural
resource management or social science course?
- Are you enrolling in a certificate, diploma or degree course?
- Are you able to travel for work experience or meetings and
conferences with NAILSMA staff or other organisations?
- Can you give us the names of two people who we can talk to about
your application?
You must:
Provide a report/outcome for NAILSMA at the end of your
scholarship grant period.
