Chik Fun Leung Scholarship UGCE1069

Key
Key
Scholarship Details
Criteria
Social Economic High School Leavers UAC & EAS
Stage

High school leavers

Opens

16/08/2017

Closing Date

See below

Value

$14,000
1 Scholarship(s) available
For Duration of program (minimum)

Residency

No residency requirements

Outline

The purpose of the Scholarship is to award and encourage talented students, who would not normally have the means to get a university education, to undertake full-time undergraduate study at the UNSW Business School.

How to Apply

To be considered for this Scholarship, applicants must apply for and submit a UAC Equity Scholarship application by Wednesday 13 December 2017

Eligibility

To be eligible, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Have completed an assessable senior secondary school qualification (e.g. NSW HSC or interstate equivalent, IB, GCEAL) either:
    • in the previous two years prior to commencing at UNSW, provided no tertiary study was undertaken during this period; OR
    • Have successfully completed the UNSW Foundation Studies program in one of the Commerce streams below, and are intending to enrol in the UNSW Business School:

    Commerce - for students intending to study Business, Accounting, Economics and Arts.

    Commerce Actuarial - for students with higher mathematical ability and intending to study Actuarial Studies; and

  • Be commencing in a UNSW Business School eligible degree program; and
  • Must demonstrate at least one educational disadvantage through an application to the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) Equity Scholarships Scheme.

    • Selection

    Each applicant must be experiencing low socio-economic circumstances and will be assessed on their eligibility to demonstrate one or more of the following criteria:

    • Financial hardship
    • Disrupted schooling
    • Refugee Status
    • Personal Illness / Disability
    • School Environment
    • Home environment and responsibilities
  • Academic Merit may also be considered

Interviews


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.