Scholarships
The following list provides some detail regarding scholarships offered at Warawara at Macquarie University. While most scholarships are based on academic merit, many of the following also consider financial disadvantage.
Please note that the following is not a complete list of what is available and students wanting to find out more information can do so by:
- Asking your lecturer or program adviser for information on any Division or Department specific scholarships and grants that may be available
- Contacting the University's Undergraduate studies section on phone 9850 7318
- Visiting the Macquarie University 's Counseling and Health division and Welfare and Advisory Service, located on
- Level 2, Lincoln Building C8A.
- ph 9850 7497 (counseling)
or 9850 6496 (Welfare and Advisory Service) - www.sss.mq.edu.au
- Visiting My futures' website at http://www.myfuture.edu.au/services and choosing from an alphabetical listing of scholarships offered state and nation-wide or you may want to search for a list of scholarships specifically designated for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
- Making an appointment to see the Warawara Director, W3A/310, ph: 9850-8634
Some Scholarships and Cadetships are not regularly offered. All cadetships, scholarships and employment strategies are reliant on funding availability.
Call for applications for the 2008 NSW Indigenous History Fellowship
NSW Indigenous History Fellowship 2008 - Deadline Extended!
The deadline for nominations for the NSW Indigenous History Fellowship has been extended to FRIDAY 6 JUNE 2008. Any assistance you can provide in spreading the word would be much appreciated.
Please find the relevant information below:The NSW government, through Arts NSW, is offering the biennial NSW Indigenous History Fellowship in 2008, worth $20,000.
The NSW Indigenous History Fellowship is intended to assist a person living in New South Wales to research and produce a work on a subject of historical interest relating to New South Wales from an Indigenous point of view.
Applicants are required to demonstrate that their project will add to, or
bring fresh perspectives to bear upon, their nominated subject. They should
also demonstrate that the project will benefit their experience and
development as an historian and/or advance scholarly historical writing in
New South Wales.
Guidelines and nomination forms are available from the Arts NSW website, www.arts.nsw.gov.au, or through Jean Moylan, Arts NSW, PO Box A226, Sydney South NSW 1235, jean@arts.nsw.gov.au, (02) 9228 4351.
Inquiries about the NSW Indigenous History Fellowship should be directed to the Executive Officer of the History Council of NSW, PO Box R1737, Royal Exchange NSW 1225, office@historycouncilnsw.org.au, (02) 9252 8715.
The National Indigenous Cadetship Project (NICP)
links full-time students undertaking a diploma, an advanced diploma or their first undergraduate degree with employers who can give them work placements and ongoing employment once they finish their studies.Cadetship employers:
* provide paid work placements of 12 weeks for each year of the cadetship
* support the cadet through their study and work placements, giving professional guidance and mentorship
* employ cadets under an appropriate industrial instrument
* intend offering ongoing employment to the cadet once they successfully complete their cadetship.
The NICP provides up to $15 400 per annum to employers to support cadets with a living allowance and study-related costs and offset employer administration costs.
Ph. Indigenous employment line on 1802 102.
Freddy Fricke Scholarship
The maximum scholarship per annum will be $10,000. When approved, the funds will be made as a grant to the University, which will be requested to allocate the grant towards the successful applicant's account. Generally, lower maximum limits will apply if the student lives at home.
A NSWALC Freddy Fricke Scholarship normally can cover the following:
All University Fees
Books, stationary and equipment
A contribution towards travel expenses
A living allowance (subject to ABTUDY limitations)
Grants will be made at the discretion of the CAF Community Fund trustee and the university to which the grant is made. Evidence will be required that the applicant has been accepted for the approved course.
Scholarship grants are available for undertaking a degree or diploma at any University or TAFE in NSW, which is approved by the CAF Community Fund trustee. In some instances they can be offered to post graduate students.
http://www.alc.org.au/news/freddyfricke/index.html
Robert Riley Scholarship
The aim of the Robert Riley Scholarship Program is to promote the pursuit of justice and human rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through supporting education of young Indigenous people.
Up to four scholarships of $5,000 each will be awarded to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 25 years or under for the pursuit of studies in the fields of law, legal practice, human rights, child protection, criminology and criminal or juvenile justice.
http://www.youngaustralians.org/fund/ya_fund_scholarships.asp
Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships (CECS)
CECS provide full-time undergraduate students from low socio-economic and/or Indigenous backgrounds with a scholarship of $2,000 per year for up to four years, indexed annually. In 2004, 2,500 CECS were offered. By 2008, over 5,100 new CECS will be awarded each year and over 22,500 students will have received a CECS. The Commonwealth will provide approximately $128 million over five years to the CECS program.
Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (CAS)
These Scholarships will provide full-time undergraduate students from rural and regional areas with $4,000 per year (indexed annually) for up to four years, to assist them with accommodation expenses where they have to move to undertake higher education in the course and at the higher education provider of their choice. In 2004, 3,000 scholarships were offered. By 2008, over 3 570 new scholarships will be awarded each year and over 17,000 students will have received a CAS. The Commonwealth will provide over $199 million over five years to the CAS program.
Reg Saunders Scholarship
Reg Saunders ScholarshipThe Scholarship
The RSL established this tertiary level scholarship for drug and alcohol abuse studies in 1992 for students of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background. The Scholarship provides a $3,000 grant to assist with these studies
In the development of the Scholarship, consultation with ATSIC revealed the urgent need for qualified substance abuse professionals among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. As such, the Scholarship requires an applicant to major or specialise in drug and alcohol abuse targeted courses. Where these courses do not specifically contain subjects or units dealing with substance abuse, the students must be able to provide scope for such studies in their elective subjects and field placements.
The closing date for applications is 31 October each year for studies commencing the following year.
This Scholarship is now administered by the Australian Veterans’ Children Assistance Trust Limited, known as AVCAT. Requests for Scholarship Applications can be forwarded to:
AVCAT
PO Box K978
HAYMARKET NSW 1240
Telephone: (02) 9281 7077
Facsimile: (02) 9281 9164
E-mail: vvt@accsoft.com.au
http://rsl.org.au/
The Sally White - Diane Barwick Award (For Female students)
Apply at any time for selection in following year
This scholarship is to the value of $1,000 for duration of 1 year and is available to students undertaking studies at an Honours award level in any discipline. For more details contact the following:
Aboriginal History
Box 2837 GPO
Canberra 2601
www.aboriginalhistory.org/ contact.html
Education
In order to employ more Aboriginal teachers scholarships are available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people wishing to become primary teachers or secondary teachers of any subject.
Scholarships can be for 1,2,3,4 or 5 years and are available to students who are or will be studying an approved pre-service teacher training course at a NSW or ACT tertiary institution. Eligible students include those undertaking an undergraduate or postgraduate teacher education program.
The scholarships cover the cost of HECS fees for subjects successfully completed while studying for a teacher qualification. A training allowance of $1,500 for each year of the scholarship is also provided to meet the costs of incidentals, textbooks and student administration fees.
On successful completion of studies, scholarship holders will be guaranteed permanent employment in a NSW public school in Sydney's western or south-western suburbs or in a non-coastal rural area of New South Wales.
Scholarship Information Line, Ph: 1300 301 435
Email: teachnsw@det.nsw.edu.au
The Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme
The Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme is offered to Undergrad students studying in the heath and nursing fields, offering $15,000 per year. Applications close in mid- August each year. For more details contact:
Fund Administrator
Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme
Royal College of Nursing Australia
PO Box 219
Deakin West ACT 2600
Email: scholarships@rcna.org.au
Ph: (02) 6215 8300
Free call: 1800 688 628
Fax: (02) 6215 8308
http://www.rcna.org.au/site/puggyscholar.php
Training Scholarships for Indigenous Health Research
These Scholarships will be awarded to provide funding for research in areas of particular relevance relating to the health and well being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Please refer to
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/fellows/apply/granttype/scholars/training.htm
Physical address
The physical address of the NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council) is:
Level 5, 20 Allara Street
Canberra ACT 2601
Contact by post
The postal address for the NHMRC is:
National Health and Medical Research Council
GPO Box 1421
Canberra ACT 2601
Contact by telephone
If you know the name of the person you wish to contact, but not their phone number, please call the NHMRC switchboard on:
Phone: 13 000 NHMRC (13 000 64672) or +61 2 6217 9000
General inquiries
Phone: 13 000 NHMRC (13 000 64672) or +61 2 62179000
Fax: +61 2 6217 9100
Email: nhmrc@nhmrc.gov.au
Commonwealth Equity and Merit Scholarships
HECS Exemption Scholarships - 10 full time and 20 half time HECS scholarships to help outstanding students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve at university. More information is available from Undergraduate studies section of the university.
Fulbright Award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
For students undertaking Postgraduate studies. Benefits include travel entitlement, monthly striped for a maximum of 12 months and an establishment allowance. For more information see Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) Government – Commonwealth.
Ph.02 62408111
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Research Grants Program for the financial year.
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research_program/grants
DFAT Indigenous Cadetship project (ICP)
Supported by DETYA through the Training for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (TAP) with the Australian Public Service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in targeted programs. Please visit the website for additional details.
http://www.dfat.gov.au/recruit/cadetship/index.html
GARRAWI Indigenous Post Graduate Scholarship
Garrawi is the Darug name for the sulphur-crested cockatoo - common at Macquarie University campus at various times of the year.
The Garrawi Scholarship shall be awarded to an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student enrolled or undertaking postgraduate university studies at Macquarie University. The value of the scholarship is $2,500 payable to the recipient in two equal instalments at the beginning of each semester for one year only.
Information available at:
http://www.alumni.mq.edu.au/html/forms/GarrawiApplication08.pdf
Ken Brindle Memorial Awards
Description
* The awards were established in 1989 in recognition of the outstanding contribution of the late Ken Brindle, a former President of the Aboriginal Education Council (NSW) Inc., to Aboriginal education. Ken had a special interest in increasing opportunities for mature-age Aboriginal students.Ken had a vision of a society in which it was possible for all people, regardless of colour or creed, to live in harmony without poverty or exploitation.
The aims of the awards are:
* To assist and encourage Aboriginal students with potential for higher education, but who, without support, would not be able to continue their studies
Please read the details at the website.
Applications for the Year 2008 Ken Brindle Memorial Award close on 7th April 2008 Application forms can be obtained from the website:
http://www.aec.org.au
The Sydney Chinese Lions Humanitarian Scholarship
Application deadline is 31st March, 2008
- Click here to download the scholarship invitation
Dr Alex Low Memorial-auDA Foundation
Click here for information. http://www.law.mq.edu.au/html/postgraduate/audaScholarship.htm
Indigenous Youth leadership Programme - Tertiary Scholarships
The IYLP provides scholarships and leadership opportunities targeting young Indigenous Australians from remote areas, studying at a tertiary level. Applicants from rural and regional areas will also be considered.
Scholarships of up to $6,000 per eligible student, per year, are available for university course fees and other educational requirements.
In addition to the scholarship, various opportunities will be offered to IYLP scholars for the development of leadership skills, personal development, work experience and more! Costs associated with these opportunities will be funded in addition to the scholarship.
Universities and communities are encouraged to identify and assist eligible students to apply for this great opportunity to participate in the IYLP.
Visit http://www.youngaustralians.org/fund/ya_fund_IYLP_tertiary.asp