Sisters of Charity Foundation Scholarship UGCE1243

Key

Scholarship Details

Stage

First year students

Opens

03/08/2016

Closing Date

31/03/2017

Value

$7,500
1 Scholarship(s) available
For up to 4 years

Residency

Aus Citizen/Aus Permanent Resident

Outline

The Sisters of Charity Foundation Scholarship aims to encourage and support young people who have lived in out-of-home care and demonstrate financial need.

Eligibility

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be Australian Citizens or Australian Permanent Residents; and
• Must have completed the NSW HSC (or interstate equivalent); or IB either:
  • in the year prior to commencing study at UNSW, or
  • in the previous two years prior to commencing at UNSW, provided no tertiary study was undertaken during this period; and
• Must have applied through UAC for the Educational Access Scheme (EAS); and
• Be enrolled in their first year of full-time undergraduate study (single or dual*) in semester 1 2017.

* Enrolment in a dual degree in combination with one of these two degrees is also permissible, but the tenure of the scholarship will remain at a maximum of four years.

Selection

Applicants will be assessed on the basis of:

• Their ability to demonstrate that they have lived in out-of-home care; and
• Demonstrated financial hardship or be in receipt of means tested Centrelink income support payment.

To be considered for this Scholarship, applicants must complete Part 1 and Part 2 of the application process.

Part 1: Apply and submit a UAC Educational Access Scheme application by Friday 6 January 2017. Applicants must claim and be able to demonstrate H03C**; and

Part 2: Complete the UNSW Scholarships Application form, by Friday 31st March 2017.

** H03C - Applicant has "excessive responsibility for care of self, while living independently, with no family or partner support, during Year 11 and/or Year 12 or equivalent."

Interviews

Interviews are not required for this Scholarship.