Friends of the University Scholarship for Studies in Education

Applications closed
Amount

$5,000

Number available

1

Closing date

24 February 2024

Scholarship details

Donor

Friends of the University of Newcastle

Establishment

The Friends of the University were established in 1981 to foster an awareness of the university and its place in the community and to conduct activities including fundraising that promote the interests of the university. Since that time the Friends have raised over $1,000,000 and contributed towards scholarships, art works, music, rare books, infrastructure and more. This scholarship is to be awarded annually for an indigenous student studying an education degree.

Applicable to: teachers, education, first and second years, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Indigenous, School of Education, high achievers.

For more information on this scholarship, please review the full Terms and Conditions.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:

  • Be enrolled in 1st or 2nd year of an undergraduate program offered by the School of Education, University of Newcastle.
  • Demonstrate academic progress either by the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or equivalent required for entry for commencing students, or a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 for continuing students.
  • Establish your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity and heritage with the university as outlined here.
  • Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.
  • Be an Australian citizen, Australian Permanent Resident (includes New Zealand Permanent Residents).

Required Documentation

Required documents will be listed on the ‘Your Documents’ page of your application. The application portal accepts PDF only. A maximum of 3 PDF smaller than 5 MB can be added per document type upload field.

  • A personal statement (approx. 1 A4 page) outlining your academic achievements, career aspirations in the relevant area of study, and how this scholarship would assist you. This statement will cover all scholarships you are submitting for.
  • You may be required to provide documents to support your educational disadvantage claims. These will be identified when you apply based on your individual application responses.

Benefit

The scholarship provides $5,000 paid in the semester of award, after the census date.

Selection

Selection is a competitive process and will be based on assessment of the scholarship application with reference to the eligibility criteria and assessment of educational disadvantage.

Selection will be made by the Scholarships Officer with consideration of, in order:

  • All eligibility criteria for the scholarship being met; and
  • Demonstrated educational disadvantage.
  • Academic merit may be considered.

All applicants will be notified of an outcome via email. This will occur within 6 weeks of the scholarship application closing date.

College

College of Human and Social Futures

Contact Details

Admissions and Scholarships
Student and Academic Services
University of Newcastle
University Drive
CALLAGHAN NSW 2308

Phone: +61 2 4921 5000
Email: scholarships@newcastle.edu.au