Southern Highlands Foundation Indigenous Scholarship
2020 Southern Highlands Foundation Indigenous Scholarship
Community
The Southern Highlands Foundation Indigenous Scholarship aims to provide financial assistance to support Southern Highlands Indigenous persons to undertake academic study at the University of Wollongong. The objective of the scholarship is to assist the successful scholarship holder to gain a university qualification that will build knowledge and skills and strengthen employment opportunities.
Selection will be based on application
Open from 23/Apr/2020 to 24/May/2020
Value
$5,000 per annum
Duration
Duration of Degree (Up to 4 years)
Level of Enrolment
First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year, Fifth Year
Graduate Type
Undergraduate
Number Available
One (1)
Year of Scholarship
2020
Degree
Any Undergraduate degree - preference 1st year, however any current u/g student may apply
Offer Type
Scholarship
Category
Community
Broad Study Area
Arts & International Studies, Business, Creative Arts, Education, Engineering, Graduate Medicine, 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 undergraduate degree at the University of Wollongong, preference given to 1st years
Applicants must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, in line with the eligibility criteria for this scholarship
Applicants must be enrolled full or part time, preference will be given to full time applicants
Applicants must have originated from either Wingecarribee Shire, the Goulbourn Mulwaree region or the Wollondilly Shire and still consider the respective area to be their home.
Applicants must remain enrolled as a full or part-time student at the University of Wollongong for the duration of this scholarship
Applicants must submit a one page statement outlining their connection to the Southern Highlands region and long term commitment in considering this their home.
