The Walter & Eliza Hall Trust Opportunity Scholarship for a student with a Physical Disability (Indigenous & Non-Indigenous)
2023 (Spring) The Walter & Eliza Hall Trust Opportunity Scholarship for a Student with a Physical Disability (Indigenous & Non Indigenous)
Community/Equity
The Walter and Eliza Hall Trust Opportunity Scholarship for a student with a Physical Disability (Indigenous & Non-Indigenous) aims to ensure that students who are living with a diagnosed permanent physical disability, and are experiencing financial disadvantage, are supported in reaching their maximum potential and the opportunity to achieve a formal tertiary education. Applicants will be asked to submit a short statement outlining the details of their physical disability diagnosis and how this disability impacts their studies, as well as detailing their involvement in the community.
The preferred use of scholarship funds would be for the purchase of educational equipment and materials (e.g. uniforms, tools required for specific programs, laptops, textbooks, assistive technologies), additional tutoring, transport costs, and other costs related to their educational program. A maximum of $3,000 per scholar may be used for living expenses. Funds are not to be utilised for the payment of HECS debt. overseas travel or supporting family members. Successful recipients will be required to provide a brief report at the end of the academic year, describing how they have used the funds with an outline of expenses.
Applicants must also submit an application via UAC Equity to be considered for this scholarship.
Open from 14/Jul/2023 to 08/Sep/2023
Value
$10,000 per annum
Duration
Up to Five (5) years
Level of Enrolment
First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year, Fifth Year
Graduate Type
Undergraduate
Number Available
One (1)
Year of Scholarship
2023
Degree
Open to all Undergraduate degrees.
Offer Type
Scholarship
Category
Community Equity
Broad Study Area
Arts & International Studies, Business, Creative Arts, Education, Engineering, Health & Medicine, Information & Communications Technology, Law, Mathematics & Statistics, Media, Communications & Journalism, Physics, Psychology, Science
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 be enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Wollongong;
Applicants must demonstrate financial need. UOW also takes into consideration the following forms of educational disadvantage and applicant attributes when awarding equity scholarships: Carer responsibilities; English language difficulty; long-term medical condition/disability or ongoing effects of abuse; regional or remote disadvantage; sole parent responsibilities; refugee status and Indigenous Australians
Applicants must be studying as a Commonwealth Supported student (HECS funded);
Preference for one of the scholarships will be given to an Indigenous student with a diagnosed physical disability and satisfies all other criteria.
Applicants are encouraged to be registered with the Disability Support Unit and/or Woolyungah Indigenous Centre;
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holder
Applicants must submit an application via UOW Scholarship and UAC Equity to be considered for this scholarship
Applicants must submit a 1-2 page statement outlining (1) the details of the physical disability and how this disability impacts your studies & (2)Your involvement in the community
Successful applicants must maintain a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65+
Applicants must have a physical disability demonstrated through formal diagnosis with supporting documentation, and in receipt of an appropriate Centrelink benefit such as Youth Allowance, Austudy, Disability Support Benefit where appropriate.
Applicants must have a physical disability, for example: Amputation, Arthritis, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple-sclerosis, Muscular dystrophy, Acquired spinal injury (paraplegia or quadriplegia), Post-polio syndrome, Spina Bifida, Hearing Impairment - diagnosis of moderate/profound hearing loss, Visual impairment - moderate/profound (qualify as legally blind/ ineligible to hold a Drivers Licence due to impairment), Other conditions that severely impacts an individual's ability to function independently
A physical disability may have existed since birth or it may be the result of an accident, illness, infection, disease, degeneration, medical condition or the result of congenital factors.
A person with a physical disability may require some assistance or the use of equipment to aid with mobility eg, wheelchair, mobility frame, mobility scooter, white cane, guide dog or to improve sensory connectivity eg, cochlear implant, hearing aids.
