Ward, Nashar, McKenzie and Sinclair Scholarship for Women in Science

Establishment

The donor has established this scholarship in honour of her lecturers Mr Frank Ward, Professor Beryl Nashar AO OBE, Mr Ian McKenzie and Mr & Mrs Jack Sinclair. The donor expresses her gratitude for the support she received from her lecturers whilst she was a foreign student, alone in Australia and studying Science at the University of Newcastle in the late 1960’s.

This Scholarship provides financial assistance and support to a female student studying a science degree at the University of Newcastle.

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

Applicable to: women, disability, equity, financial disadvantage, regional and remote, international students, part-time study permitted.

Eligibility

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

• Be enrolled in any year of the Bachelor of Science (including combined programs) with the University of Newcastle.
• Identify as a woman.
• Demonstrate a minimum academic standard of a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher. Please note, you do not need to provide evidence of this as we will use University reporting.
• 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,
• applicant attributes such as being an Indigenous Australian, having a Refugee background, or placement with an Out-of-Home Care provider.
• Be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident (including holders of a permanent humanitarian visa and New Zealand citizens with permanent residency).
• 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 a scholarship would assist you. This statement will cover all scholarships you are applying for.

• You may be required to provide documents to support your educational challenges and personal circumstances. These will be identified when you apply based on your individual application responses.

Benefit

The scholarship provides a total benefit of $18,000, provided ongoing eligibility for the term of the scholarship. The scholarship will be paid as $6,000 per year after the relevant 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 and will be based on assessment of the scholarship application and any required supporting documents, with reference to the eligibility criteria.

College

College of Engineering Science and Environment

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