General Residential Scholarship

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University of Wollongong

Scholarship Details

Provider Name: University of Wollongong

Scholarship Name: General Residential Scholarship

Description: The scholarship fully covers the compulsory costs of accommodation at International house, Weerona College or Campus East for the first year of enrolment. The scholarship is an equity based scholarship, which provides assistance to students who have experienced financial disadvantage.

Study Level: Bachelor Degree (Pass)

Study Fields: General

Support Type: Equity Scholarship

Offer Frequency: Annual

Annual Amount: $10,000

Annual Comment: The scholarships are valued at up to $10,000 for 1 year.

Length: 1 year(s)

Gender: Co-Ed

Eligibility: Applicants must: be Australian Citizens, Australian Permanent Residents or holders of an Australian Humanitarian Visa; be commencing study as a first year full-time undergraduate student at UOW; and have demonstrated need such as financial and/or social disadvantage. Equity criteria include, but are not restricted to, low income family background, living in a rural or isolated region, having a permanent disability, recently migrated from a non-English speaking country, Indigenous Australians.

Target Group: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, Educational disadvantage, Non-English speaking background, Physical, medical, psychological or learning difficulties, Rural and isolated area resident

Study Location: Australia - NSW: Illawarra

Closing Date: Early January

Other Details: Apply via UAC: applications for main round offers close early January.

Number Per Year: 11

Scholarship Website: http://www.uow.edu.au/about/scholarships/ug/listing/UOW095145.html (opens in new window)