Open Foundation

Who can Apply?

The program is designed to provide a pathway to University for adults who, because of a variety of factors including English language difficulty, having a disability, being from a low socio-economic background or having lived in an isolated region have not previously pursued University studies. Open Foundation is also designed to provide an opportunity for Indigenous Australians and for women entering non-traditional fields of study.

Applicants must be Australian Citizens or be Permanent Residents, and be 20 years of age or over in the year that they enrol in the program. Permanent Residents need to provide documentary evidence of residency status.

How to apply:

The 2009 Open Foundation Handbook and Application Form is available to download in PDF format.

Alternatively you may contact the English Language and Foundation Studies Centre on (02) 4921 5558 or email Enabling@newcastle.edu.au and ask for an Open Foundation Handbook and Application Form to be sent to you.

Applications for Part-time Open Foundation close on 30 January 2009 and for Intensive Open Foundation on 19 June 2009.