Valley Industries Speech Pathology Scholarship

Applications closed
Amount

$5,000

Number available

1

Closing date

24 February 2024

Scholarship details

Donor

Valley Industries Speech Pathology Scholarship

Establishment

Valley Industries is a disability service that has operated in Taree for over 50 years. To assist people with a disability access Allied Health service, a practice named Intalink was acquired in 2013 and provides speech pathology, psychiatry, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and other allied health supports to the community.

Valley Industries have established this scholarship to support students who are interested in starting their career in Taree and its surrounds where there is a shortage of Speech Pathologists.

The successful recipient will be offered the opportunity to work within the Intalink practice in holidays or post-graduation.

Australian citizens, Permanent Residents and International students are invited to apply for this scholarship enrolled in their 4th year of University of Newcastle's Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) program are invited to apply for this scholarship.

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 the 4th year of the Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) degree program.
  • Demonstrate the impact of educational disadvantage such as carer and sole parent responsibilities, financial hardship, long-term medical condition, a disability, the ongoing effects of abuse, regional/remote disadvantage, English language difficulty.
  • Equity scholarships will also consider applicant attributes such as being an Indigenous Australian, having a Refugee background, or placement with an Out-of-Home Care provider.
  • 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.

  • 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.
  • The application will include a free text question asking you to outline your interest in associated future opportunities with this donor and/or Industry partner.

Benefit

The scholarship is for one year with a total value of $5000, which will be paid as a lump sum following the semester 1 census date.

Selection

Selection is a competitive process and will be based on an assessment of the scholarship application and any required supporting documents.

College

College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing

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