GO Foundation Scholarships for Future & Current Indigenous Students
2024 GO Foundation Scholarships for Future & Current Indigenous Students
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GO Foundation - Integrity. Equality. Opportunity. Strength in Culture
The GO Foundation and the University of Wollongong are proud to invite applicants for a new GO Foundation Scholarship for Future and Current Indigenous Students at the University of Wollongong.
The GO Foundation was founded by Sydney Swans legend, Adam Goodes (Adnyamathanha and Narungga man) and Michael O'Loughlin (Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri and Narungga man) to empower young Indigenous Australians through education. The purpose of the GO Foundation is to create opportunities for young people through the delivery of a holistic program with a focus on culture and aspiration to help them reach their full potential.
The GO Foundation Scholarship provides wrap around support to help with all educational needs. With the help of GO Foundation partners, recipients of a GO Scholarship are introduced to a broad range of access and opportunities to broaden students' perspectives and provide access to cultural mentoring through GO's Culture connect days.
As an Indigenous-led initiative, the GO Program design is firmly grounded in first-hand knowledge and experience regarding how to improve the quality and outcomes of education for Indigenous people.
Applicants must be a current UOW students or a future student commencing at UOW in 2024 and be able to demonstrate how they meet the GO Foundation criteria by way of a written statement, including: good standing with their education provider, an aspiration to work hard and achieve, a strong cultural identity, community involvement and how the scholarship will assist them financially.
Open from 06/Feb/2024 to 26/Apr/2024
Value
$10,000 per annum
Duration
Three (3) years
Level of Enrolment
First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year, Fifth Year
Graduate Type
Undergraduate
Number Available
Two (2)
Year of Scholarship
2024
Degree
Any undergraduate degree at UOW
Offer Type
Scholarship
Category
Community
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
Successful applicants must remain enrolled in an undergraduate degree at any onshore campus at the University of Wollongong for the duration of this scholarship.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holder.
Successful applicants must be enrolled full-time (or part-time with donor approval [pro-rata basis]) in any undergraduate degree at the University of Wollongong in 2024
Open to Indigenous students who plan to commence studies at UOW in 2024, and/or current UOW Indigenous Students.
Applicants must be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent; Applicants must provide a completed Confirmation of Aboriginality Statutory Declaration available via https://documents.uow.edu.au/content/groups/public/@web/@wic/documents/doc/uow269337.pdf
Applicants must be able to demonstrate how they meet the GO Foundation criteria by way of a written statement, including; good standing with their education provider, an aspiration to work hard and achieve, a strong cultural identity, community involvement and how the scholarship will assist them financially.
