The scholarship was established in 1995 with a contribution from the Australian Government to help increase the number of Indigenous doctors in Australia.
Applicants for this scholarship must be Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
To be eligible for the scholarship, students must currently be enrolled full time at an Australian medical school and be eligible for ABSTUDY.
Further information and application forms are available at http://ama.com.au/node/5198 
Applications closed Tuesday 31 January 2012.