Marie Swan Memorial Scholarship UGCE1087

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Scholarship Details
Criteria
Social Economic High School Leavers Rural
Stage

High school leavers

Opens

22/06/2016

Closing Date

30/09/2016

Value

$8,000
1 Scholarship(s) available
For up to 5 years

Residency

Aus Citizen/Aus Permanent Resident

Outline

The Marie Swan Memorial Scholarship was established to encourage students experiencing economic or social disadvantage, including geographic isolation, to undertake study in Law at UNSW.

This scholarship is available for the minimum duration of program subject to satisfactory academic progress.

Eligibility

To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Have completed the NSW HSC (or equivalent), 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
  • Be proposing to undertake full-time undergraduate study in a combined Law program at UNSW.

Selection

Applicants will be assessed on the basis of:

  • Academic merit
  • Preference may be given applicants in receipt of means-tested Centrelink Benefits, such as ABSTUDY, Youth Allowance, or Austudy and circumstances which may hinder successful transition from rural NSW to study at UNSW.

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