Macquarie University Refugee Scholarship

Supports students at risk

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, 2 scholarships will be offered each year to students from refugee backgrounds.

Overview

Macquarie University

Ryde, Northern Sydney region, Australia

Part-time, Full-time

English

Psychology, Statistics & Operational Research, Performing Arts, Art & Design, Journalism, Communication, Film & Media Studies, Sociology, Criminology, Linguistics, Education, Law / Legal Studies, Business & Management Studies, Engineering - Electrical & Electronic, Engineering - Informatics, Engineering – Mechatronics, Engineering - Mechanical & Aeronautical, Engineering - Civil & Structural, Medicine, Public Health

Detailed Information

Qualifications

Applicants must: be enrolled in full-time internal study at Macquarie University (part-time enrolment may be accepted in exceptional circumstances); demonstrate financial need; have arrived in Australia with a Commonwealth humanitarian visa or be Australian citizens from a refugee background; demonstrate the capacity to triumph over hardship (e.g. 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, coming from rural or remote area); and not have previously undertaken university studies. Preference will be given to demonstrated community leadership and involvement. Applicants are required to submit a personal statement addressing the criteria.

Procedure

Apply via UAC: applications for main round offers close early January. Scholarship contact: 61 2 98507337 (Coursework Scholarships and Prizes Unit).

Academic Transfer

Accepts transfer credit.

Macquarie University Refugee Scholarship

Overview

Detailed Information

Application Requirements