Scholarship Details
Provider Name: Macquarie University
Scholarship Name: Alex Mitchell Scholarship
Description: The purpose of the scholarship is to assist the holder to pursue a full-time program of study leading to a Bachelor degree majoring in the Faculty of Arts.
Study Level: Bachelor Degree (Pass)
Study Fields: Creative Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Language & Literature
Support Type: Equity Scholarship, Scholarship
Offer Frequency: Annual
Annual Amount: $2,500
Annual Comment: The scholarship will be valued at $2,500 per annum and is renewable for 3 years (subject to meeting ongoing eligibility criteria). The recipient will receive $1,250 in each session.
Length: 3 year(s)
Gender: Co-Ed
Eligibility: Applicants must: be Australian citizens or permanent residents; have received an offer to study at Macquarie University for the first time in 2015 in an Arts related course (this must be a course that has a significant amount of units within the Faculty of Arts); demonstrate sufficient academic merit; demonstrate commitment to social issues and community service; demonstrate commitment to study at Macquarie University; and show capacity to triumph over hardship (financial disadvantage, sole parent or carer responsibilities, non- English speaking or Indigenous background, effects of trauma and/or abuse, long-term medical condition or disability or coming from a rural or remote area).
Target Group: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, Educational disadvantage, Non-English speaking background, Physical, medical, psychological or learning difficulties, Rural and isolated area resident
Study Location: Australia – NSW: Sydney Metropolitan
Closing Date: 1 February
Other Details: The scholarship may be shared equally between 2 recipients in exceptional circumstances. In that instance, the recipients will in total receive $3,750 each over 3 years.
Scholarship Website: http://students.mq.edu.au/opportunities/scholarships_and_prizes/undergraduate_scholarships/alex_mitchell_alumni_scholarship/(opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Title: Coursework Scholarships and Prizes Unit
Contact Phone: 61 2 98507337
Contact Email: csap@mq.edu.au
Provider Details
Provider Name: Macquarie University
Provider Phone: 61 2 98507337
Provider Website: http://www.mq.edu.au/scholarships (opens in new window)