The Ray McGill Scholarship for Indigenous Students
2023 The Ray McGill Scholarship for Indigenous Students
Community/Equity
The Ray McGill Scholarship for Indigenous students has been established by UOW alumnus, Mr Ray McGill, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 2007. Ray has established the scholarship to provide access to further education and opportunities to a student who may not otherwise be able to afford to attend University.
The Ray McGill Scholarship will support two (2) students commencing their first (1st) year of any degree at the University of Wollongong. The successful applicant must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, and must demonstrate financial need or educational disadvantage.
Applicants are asked to complete a UOW scholarship application package, a UAC Equity Scholarship online application form and provide a one page statement outlining how the scholarship will assist with their career ambitions.
Open from 08/Aug/2022 to 09/Dec/2022
Value
First year $3,000, second year $1,000, third year $1,000
Duration
Three (3) years
Level of Enrolment
First Year
Graduate Type
Undergraduate
Number Available
Two (2)
Year of Scholarship
2023
Degree
Any Undergraduate degree
Offer Type
Scholarship
Category
Community Equity
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 maintain a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 50
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holder.
Applicants must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent
Applicants must be intending to enroll full-time at the University of Wollongong
Applicants must be intending to enrol in their first year of study in any undergraduate degree
Applicants must be able to demonstrate financial need and/or social disadvantage. Equity criteria can include (but is not limited to) low income, family background, living in or originating from rural or isolated region, permanent disability
Applicants must outline how the scholarship will assist with their career ambitions
