Adelaide University Refugee Awards for health and social work students

NamePatricia Trott Refugee Scholarship and Anthony and Robin Radford Family Student Grant
InstitutionAdelaide University
State or TerritorySA
Dedicated refugee scholarshipYes
Stipend or Benefit$3,000 to $15,000: Patricia Trott Refugee Scholarship up to $15,000 ($5,000 a year for up to three years for full-time students, paid as $2,500 after each semester’s census date; pro rata for part-time); Anthony and Robin Radford Family Student Grant $3,000 for living and/or education costs (the page lists its duration as one semester, and a student can receive it only once).
Full Fee WaiverNo
Eligibility
  • From a refugee or humanitarian background
  • Australian citizen, permanent resident, permanent humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen
  • In financial need
  • Patricia Trott Refugee Scholarship: starting an undergraduate degree in Adelaide University’s College of Health, full time or part time; financial need or educational disadvantage (evidence can be a Health Care Card or a means-tested Centrelink benefit, or Adelaide University’s Financial Details for Scholarship Eligibility form); written statement of up to 500 words. https://adelaide.edu.au/study/scholarships/dom/patricia-trott-refugee-scholarship/
  • Anthony and Robin Radford Family Student Grant: new or continuing full-time student, at any year level, in the Bachelor of Midwifery, Nursing, Social Work, Physiotherapy (Honours), Medical Radiation Science, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry or Speech Pathology (Honours); written statement of up to 700 words; can be received only once. The grant’s page counts as a refugee or humanitarian background anyone who has held, holds or has applied for a protection visa. https://adelaide.edu.au/study/scholarships/dom/anthony-and-robin-radford-family-student-grant/
  • Adelaide University’s other refugee grants, for other groups of students, have their own listings on this page
Student levelUndergraduate health and social work degrees
No. of awardsNot stated
ContactStudent Assist: StudentAssist@study.adelaideuni.edu.au; 08 7420 5115 (within Australia), +61 8 7420 5115 (outside Australia). Apply online through myScholarships
Current round2026 round opened 19 January 2026 and closed 29 March 2026. Adelaide University has not yet published 2027 dates.
Weblink-URLhttps://adelaide.edu.au/study/scholarships/dom/patricia-trott-refugee-scholarship/
Last checked27 October 2026 against the official page