Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Scholarship in Australia : Macquarie University Refugee Scholarship 2011, Australia

Scholarship Details:
Macquarie University recognises the particular financial and other support needs of students from a refugee background. To complement the University’s Refugee Mentoring Program, which aims to raise aspirations towards tertiary study among refugee children, two scholarships will be offered each year to students from refugee backgrounds.
Essential Selection Criteria Details:
demonstrated financial need;
have arrived in Australia with a recognised Commonwealth Government humanitarian visa subclass;
statement of your capacity to triumph over hardship: including financial disadvantage, sole parent or carer responsibilities, non- English speaking or Indigenous background, effects of trauma and/or abuse, long-term medical condition or disability or coming from a rural or remote area. These areas can be addressed as part of the compulsory personal statement.
successful in obtaining an offer to Macquarie University in first semester 2011 through either UAC or a direct Macquarie admission scheme. intending to study full time internally. A full time waiver can be granted in instances where the applicant can demonstrate a need to study part time (carer responsibilities, long term medical condition, employment demands)
Value Details:
$4580 per year for up to four years (value indexed each year). Students will have their ongoing eligibility assessed prior to each payment.
Application Deadline:
Application Deadline is 28 Jan 2011
Further Details:
For further information about this scholarship visit below link.
http://www.studentadmin.mq.edu.au/scholarships/undergrad.html#Refugee

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