Prelude Australia Allied Health Scholarship

Scholarship details

Donor

Establishment

Prelude Australia, a not-for-profit charity, stands at the forefront of promoting best practices in early childhood and therapy support for children aged from birth to twelve. With a history spanning over 40 years, the organization has earned the trust of its community by delivering interconnected, capacity-building support with the goal of achieving meaningful outcomes for children. The commitment of Prelude Australia lies in fostering participation and independence in the daily lives of the children it serves.

Dedicated to upholding values such as #respect, #collaboration, and #creatingopportunity, Prelude Australia is in the process of establishing a scholarship program in conjunction with the University of Newcastle to further advance these principles.

The scholarship initiative will complement Prelude Australia's existing programs, including the Student Placement Program, paid Outcome Assistant positions for students, and the New Graduate Program. With the introduction of the scholarship program, the organization's objective is to provide scholars with additional opportunities for professional development during their studies. Ultimately, the aim for this scholarship is to create a pathway for the talented University of Newcastle scholars to commence their career with Prelude Australia.

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

Eligibility

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

• Be enrolled in 3rd year of a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours), Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) or Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) degree program with the University of Newcastle.
• Be enrolled full-time.
• 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.
• Demonstrate academic achievement through a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.0 or higher
• Be an Australian citizen, Australian Permanent Resident (includes New Zealand Permanent Residents).
• 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.

• Option to provide up to 3 documents which show your commitment to leadership within your community, such as a reference, proof of volunteering and community activities, leadership panel or club membership, articles or publication.

Benefit

The scholarship provides a total benefit of $10,000 over two years. This will be paid as $2,500 each semester after the relevant census dates (usually in April and September).

Selection

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

The three scholarships available will be awarded across each eligible program - one award to a B Speech Pathology applicant, one to B Physiotherapy, and one to a B Occupational Therapy student. Preference should be given to students from Singleton, Cessnock, Maitland, Upper Hunter, or Dungog LGAs.

The university reserves the right to not award a scholarship if there are no eligible applicants from one of the eligible programs.

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