SA & NT Dementia Training Study Centre Scholarship

The South Australian and Northern Territory Dementia Training Study Centre (SA & NT DTSC) is offering scholarships for short-term research projects and learning activities that will in some way impact or improve the quality of dementia practice and care for people with dementia and/or their carers, and if possible in rural and remote, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, or Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities.

Scholarships are only awarded for study at South Australian or Northern Territory tertiary institutions.

The SA & NT DTSC aims to allocate scholarship money to projects that will:
• promote awareness of dementia;
• assist health professionals (or those training to be) within rural and remote, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, or Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities provide improved care and services to people with dementia;
• facilitate research on dementia; and/or
• achieve maximum impact on improvement in the quality of life of people with dementia and their carers.

For further information, such as selection and eligibility criteria and an application form, please visit their website at www.santdtsc.edu.au and select “Scholarships” then “Short Term Scholarships” from the main menu.

Applicants will need to provide the following:-
1.      Application form
2.      Transcript of Academic Record
3.      Letter of support from Department Head

If you would like to discuss the scholarships further, please contact: Ms Alicen McNaughton, Project Manager SA & NT DTSC, ph: 0428 38 9538 or email: dtsc@alzheimerssa.asn.au