These three (3) $5000 scholarships, available for future and current SWS students in their first, second or third year of study.
These scholarships aim to inspire local students to use their acquired expertise to give back to the local region, and are for students who have demonstrated need, such as financial or social disadvantage, and recognises those who have been involved in activities which add value to the community. There are a range of criteria that are looked at in determining this need such as low income, family background, living in a rural or isolated region, having a permanent disability, being a recent migrant from a non-English speaking country, a first in family university attendee and Indigenous Australians.
Applicants must submit an application via UAC Equity as well as a UOW Scholarship application to be considered for this scholarship.
Open from 29/Jul/2024 to 06/Dec/2024
Value
$5,000 per annum
Duration
One (1) Year
Level of Enrolment
First Year, Second Year, Third Year
Graduate Type
Undergraduate
Number Available
Three (3)
Year of Scholarship
2025
Degree
Any UOW undergraduate degree at South Western Sydney Campus
Offer Type
Scholarship
Category
Community Equity
Broad Study Area
Arts & International Studies, Business, Engineering, Health & Medicine, Information & Communications Technology, Law, Mathematics & Statistics, Media, Communications & Journalism
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Application Criteria
Applicants must demonstrate need such as financial and/or educational challenges. Educational challenges and attributes include but are not limited to - low income family background, carer responsibilites, English language difficulty, Indigenous Australians, long-term medical condition/disability or ongoing effects of abuse, living in a rural or isolated region; sole parent responsibilites; refugee status
Applicants must be intending to enrol, or be enrolled in 1st, 2nd or 3rd year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Wollongong South Western Sydney Campus;
Applicants must currently reside in the Liverpool City Council Local Government Area;
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holder.
Applicants must provide a one page outline of your involvement in the community and how the scholarship will assist you in your career ambitions
Applicants must maintain enrollment in an undergraduate degree at the University of Wollongong South Western Sydney Campus for the duration of this scholarship
Successful applicants must maintain a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 50
Applicants must submit a UAC Equity Application as well as a UOW Scholarship application to be considered https://www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/scholarships-and-schemes/equity-scholarships
