Scholarship Details
Provider Name: University of Western Australia
Scholarship Name: UWA Diversity and Merit Award
Description: The awards will be made to students commencing study at UWA.
Study Level: Bachelor Degree (Pass)
Study Fields: General
Support Type: Equity Scholarship
Offer Frequency: Annual
Annual Amount: $2,000
Annual Comment: The scholarship provides a one-off payment of $2,000.
Length: 1 year(s)
Gender: Co-Ed
Eligibility: Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents who have applied through TISC for a place at UWA, nominating a UWA course as their first preference. Awards will be made to the highest-ranked student/s who: are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent; have a disability (the Just Ability Awards); come from rural and/or isolated areas; come from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds; from non-English speaking backgrounds; who are female and commencing a course within the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics; and who are entering via the 2 subject STAT route (mature-age) and via the STAT-only route (mature-age). Numbers and allocation of these awards and eligibility criteria may be subject to minor change and clarification.
Target Group: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, Educational disadvantage, Mature age, Non-English speaking background, Physical, medical, psychological or learning difficulties, Rural and isolated area resident, Women and men in a non-traditional fie
Study Location: Australia – WA: Perth Metropolitan WA: Great Southern
Closing Date: End October
Other Details: UWA Diversity and Merit Awards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, students from a low-income background, students with a disability and students from a non-English speaking background require applicants to complete the relevant application form. All other awards will be made automatically to the highest-ranking students who meet the eligibility criteria.
Number Per Year: 18
Scholarship Website: http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/search?sc_view=1&id=111 (opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Title: Prospective Students Office
Contact Phone: 61 8 64882477
Contact Email: http://ask.uwa.edu.au/
Contact Postal Address: Prospective Students Office, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009 Australia
Provider Details
Provider Name: University of Western Australia
Provider Phone: 61 8 64886000
Provider Fax: 61 8 64881226
Provider Website: http://www.uwa.edu.au (opens in new window)