Scholarship Details
Provider Name: Curtin University
Scholarship Name: Lillian Passmore Donovan Memorial Scholarship
Description: The scholarship is aimed specifically at Indigenous Australians with an interest in pursuing a career in Social Work. The scholarship recognises the contributions of Lillian Passmore Donovan, as an Indigenous woman committed to the field of social work and social justice. Lillian worked for 3 decades across a range of agencies both government and non-government in rural and urban settings. Her final position was with the Victim Support Unit in the Department of Justice. She also worked for the Western Australian Department for Community Development, the Aboriginal Accommodation Service and the Manguri Aboriginal Corporation. She worked in South Australia with the Department of Community Welfare as a Senior Aboriginal Community Development Worker and Senior Supervisor. Lillian won the Peter Jordan Award for Social Justice when graduating from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Social Work in recognition of the quality of her practice and scholarship.
Study Level: Bachelor Degree (Pass)
Study Fields: Social Work
Subjects: Social work
Support Type: Equity Scholarship
Offer Frequency: Annual
Annual Amount: $2,000
Annual Comment: The scholarship covers the cost of the student contribution fees each year for a Commonwealth Supported Place, plus a stipend of $2,000 per year for the normal duration of the course.
Length: 4 year(s)
Gender: Co-Ed
Eligibility: Applicants must: be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; have selected Curtin University as a first or second preference through TISC to undertake a Bachelor of Social Work; be undertaking the first semester of their first undergraduate degree at Curtin University; and be eligible for a Commonwealth Supported place.
Target Group: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent
Study Location: Australia – WA: Perth Metropolitan
Closing Date: End November
Number Per Year: 1
Scholarship Website: http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/scholarships/scholarship.cfm?id=1915.0(opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Department: Coursework Scholarships Office
Contact Phone: 61 8 92662992
Contact Email: scholarships@curtin.edu.au
Contact Postal Address: GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845 Australia
Provider Details
Provider Name: Curtin University
Provider Phone: 61 8 92663399
Provider Fax: 61 8 92664108
Provider Website: http://www.curtin.edu.au (opens in new window)