Pauline Snow Scholarship for Strings

Scholarship details

Donor

Establishment

This scholarship was established in 2006 from the generous bequest of Ms Pauline Snow and support the continued musical development of young string players entering the Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Arts.

Applicable to equity, financial disadvantage, disability, regional and remote.

Eligibility

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

• Be enrolled in 1st year of a Bachelor of Music or Bachelor Music/Bachelor Arts in any stringed instrument (including guitar).
• Be intending to study on a full-time basis (minimum 60 units per year).
• Demonstrate the impact of educational disadvantage such as carer and sole parent responsibilities, financial hardship, a long-term medical condition or disability, the ongoing effects of abuse, regional/remote disadvantage, or applicant attributes such as being an Indigenous Australian, having a Refugee background, or placement with an Out-of-Home Care provider.
• Demonstrate academic progress 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 (evidence not required for current UON students).
• Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.

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.

• Documents required may vary depending on your application responses. Please refer to the Your Documents section of your application for information on what you will need to provide.

Benefit

The scholarship provides a total benefit of $9,500 paid as two instalments of $4750 each semester after the census date.

Payments are typically received 2–3 weeks after the semester census date, or 2–3 weeks after you accept your offer if the census date has already passed.

Selection

Selection is a competitive process based on assessment of the scholarship and required supporting documents, with reference to eligibility criteria.

College

College of Human and Social Futures

Contact Details

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

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