IPG Mediabrands Indigenous Work Integrated Learning Scholarship
2025 IPG Mediabrands Indigenous Work Integrated Learning Scholarship
Work Integrated Learning
IPG Mediabrands is a client-first, consulting-led, community-driven group of 13,000 media and marketing specialists in over 130 countries on a mission to ensure their clients win in the marketplace. Through their portfolio of brands, and culture of collaboration, they offer the media and marketing capabilities it takes to invest smarter and grow a client's business now and in the future.
IPG Mediabrands believe that values shape behaviour and drive performance. They have a strong community and a culture of care and hold to the values of; respect for all, accountability to excellence, commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion, collaboration through trust, responsibility to our communities and to our future. These values translate into a myriad of everyday actions in their agencies and brands, and also into leadership positions.
The IPG Mediabrands Indigenous Scholarship is designed to support final-year UOW Indigenous Students who have aspirations to work in the media industry. The scholarship also includes a 2 week internship in the IPG Mediabrands Sydney Office where you will get the opportunity to experience a range of the brands within the holding company: UM, Initiative, Kinesso, Mediahub, MBCS, Orion, Magna, Identity and Ansible.
For more information about IPG Mediabrands please see their websiteor take a look at these recruitment reels for two of the brands in the IPG Mediabrands stable, UMand Kinesso
Open from 26/Mar/2025 to 24/Apr/2025
Value
$10,000 per annum
Duration
One (1) year
Level of Enrolment
Third Year, Fourth Year, Fifth Year
Graduate Type
Undergraduate
Number Available
One (1)
Year of Scholarship
2025
Degree
Any undergraduate degree
Offer Type
Scholarship
Category
Work Integrated Learning
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.
Successful applicants must remain enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Wollongong for the duration of this scholarship.
Successful 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.
Preference to award will be given to applicant’s who can demonstrate financial need. The following forms of educational disadvantage and applicant attributes will be considered when awarding this scholarship; sole parent or carer responsibilities and financial disadvantage. Applicants may demonstrate financial need as part of the 600-word personal statement, which is a required component of the application package.
Applicants must be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, with a completed Confirmation of Aboriginality Declaration submitted to the Woolyungah Indigenous Centre (WIC): https://documents.uow.edu.au/content/groups/public/@web/@wic/documents/doc/uow269337.pdf
Applicants must be able to demonstrate engagement with the Woolyungah Indigenous Centre (WIC) and aspirations to join the media industry by way of a written statement.
Successful applicants must be available for 2 weeks internship in Sydney - to be negotiated between the student and the donor.
