2024 The Tibra Foundation Scholarship in Mathematics
Community
The Tibra Foundation Scholarship in Mathematics has been established to help young rural and regional Australians with big ambitions to realise their potential through education. This scholarship recognises that students from rural and regional areas face significant barriers when following their dreams, often having to relocate in order to follow their educational pursuits, leaving behind the support of family and friends and feeling torn between their education and their obligations.
Tibra Foundation Scholars will exhibit capability and drive for a career in mathematics, with demonstrable strength, grit and resilience to overcome non-financial barriers to succeed at university. Tibra Foundation Scholars will be strong in their convictions about the importance of education, and also the importance of helping others, giving back and paying it forward.
To qualify, students must originate from a rural or regional background as per the Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Area (RRMA) classifications set out by the Australian Government webpage (2019 Modified Monash Model classification). Eligible applicants will be intending to commence a mathematics related degree at UOW. In the pursuit of supporting women into a non-traditional field, females will be strongly encouraged to apply for this opportunity.
Open from 30/Jun/2023 to 08/Dec/2023
Value
$7,000 per annum
Duration
Two (2) Years
Level of Enrolment
First Year
Graduate Type
Undergraduate
Number Available
One (1)
Year of Scholarship
2024
Degree
Applicants must be intending to enrol in first (1st) year of any of the mathematics related degree programs listed in the selection criteria
Offer Type
Scholarship
Category
Community
Broad Study Area
Mathematics & Statistics
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Application Criteria
Applicants must remain enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Wollongong for the duration of this scholarship.
Applicants must maintain a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holder.
Applicants must originate from a rural or regional area, where they also attended high school;
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
As a future student scholarship, applicants must meet all entry requirements for their degree program of choice;
A one page statement demonstrating a passion for mathematics, and also outlining career ambitions.
Outline of community involvement or volunteering;
Applicants must be intending to enrol in first (1st) year of any of the following mathematics related degree programs in 2024:
- Bachelor of Mathematics (762) and Bachelor of Mathematics Advanced (762a), - Bachelor of Data Science and Analytics (3036), - Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance (Honours) (356) and Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance (Honours) (Dean's Scholar) (362) - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Bachelor of Mathematics (1865) , - Bachelor of Mathematics - Bachelor of Computer Science (769), - Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Mathematics (792).
Tibra Foundation Scholars may be asked to engage with representatives from the Tibra Capital Foundation or Tibra Capital for the purpose of demonstrating the impact the scholarship has had on their academic success.
