Scholarship Details
Provider Name: Macquarie University
Scholarship Name: Macquarie University Refugee Scholarship
Description: Macquarie University recognises the particular financial and other support needs of students from a refugee background. To complement the University’s Refugee Mentoring Program, which aims to raise aspirations towards tertiary study among refugee children, 2 scholarships will be offered each year to students from refugee backgrounds.
Study Level: Bachelor Degree (Pass)
Study Fields: General
Support Type: Equity Scholarship
Offer Frequency: Multiple/year
Annual Amount: $5,010
Annual Comment: The scholarship is valued at $5,010 (2015 rate; indexed annually) per year for up to 4 years. Eligibility will be reassessed prior to each payment.
Length: 4 year(s)
Gender: Co-Ed
Eligibility: Applicants must: be enrolled in full-time internal study at Macquarie University (part-time enrolment may be accepted in exceptional circumstances); demonstrate financial need; have arrived in Australia with a Commonwealth humanitarian visa or be Australian citizens from a refugee background; demonstrate the capacity to triumph over hardship (e.g. 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, coming from rural or remote area); and not have previously undertaken university studies. Preference will be given to demonstrated community leadership and involvement. Applicants are required to submit a personal statement addressing the criteria.
Target Group: Educational disadvantage, Non-English speaking background, Physical, medical, psychological or learning difficulties
Study Location: Australia – NSW: Sydney Metropolitan
Closing Date: Early January
Other Details: Apply via UAC: applications for main round offers close early January.
Scholarship Website: http://students.mq.edu.au/opportunities/scholarships_and_prizes/undergraduate_scholarships/refugee_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)