Neville A Whiffen Memorial Award PUCE1002
Key
Scholarship Details
Criteria
Stage
High school leavers, First year students, Second year students, Third year and above, Honours year students, Postgraduate students
Opens
02/08/2017
Closing Date
See below
Value
$2,000
1 Scholarship(s) available
For 1 year
Residency
No residency requirements
Outline
The Neville A Whiffen Memorial Award has been established to assist commencing or currently enrolled students with disabilities to undertake study at UNSW.
Eligibility
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Have a moderate to severe disability supported by documentation from a medical specialist.
Definition of disability is based on the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1992 and includes- Deaf/ hearing impairment
- Blind/ vision impairment
- Physical disability
- Specific learning disability
- Psychiatric disability
- Acquired brain injury
- Chronic medical conditions
- Have applied through UAC for an Equity Scholarship and demonstrate long-term medical condition/ disability or ongoing effects of abuse; and
- Be commencing or currently enrolled in a UNSW Undergraduate, Honours or Postgraduate Coursework program.
Selection
Candidates will be considered on the basis of their UAC Equity Scholarship application.
Preference may be given to applicants in receipt of means-tested Centrelink Benefits, such as ABSTUDY, Youth Allowance, or Austudy.
Applicants must submit a UAC Equity Scholarship application by Wednesday, 13 December 2017.
Interviews
Interviews are not required for this Scholarship
You are not able to apply for this scholarship through My Application Online - UNSW Scholarships.
Application is through the UAC.
This application is accessible here.