Rotary Club of West Wollongong John Chaplin Memorial Scholarship
2026 Rotary Club of West Wollongong John Chaplin Memorial Scholarship
Community
The purpose of this scholarship is to financially support students in their final year of their undergraduate degree, who aspire to undertake an Honours year in their chosen field of study.
Rotary is an international service organisation, united worldwide, whose motto is "Service above Self". The Rotary Club of West Wollongong has been actively supporting local and international communities since it was chartered on 23rd March 1964, and has been supporting UOW students by providing community scholarships since 2005.
Open from 14/May/2026 to 07/Jun/2026
Value
$5,000 per annum
Duration
Two (2) Years
Level of Enrolment
Third Year, Fourth Year, Fifth Year
Graduate Type
Undergraduate
Number Available
One (1)
Year of Scholarship
2026
Degree
Open to any undergraduate degree
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
Applicants must be enrolled in their final year of any undergraduate degree in 2026, and plan to progress to Honours (or equivalent) in 2027;
The successful applicant must remain enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Wollongong for the duration of this scholarship;
Applicants must have achieved and maintained a credit average (Weighted Average Mark 65+);
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holder.
Applicants are required to demonstrate community involvement via submission of a written statement.
Successful applicants must remain enrolled in an undergraduate degree at any onshore campus at the University of Wollongong for the duration of this scholarship.
