Description/Applicant information
The Curtin Humanitarian Fund Scholarship is in accordance with Curtin´s long-standing, formal commitment to Ethics and Social Justice. The scholarships provide financial support to current or future Curtin undergraduate students who have entered Australia under refugee-like conditions and are unable to meet the costs of pursuing Higher Education. Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis depending on individual circumstances.
Student type
Current Students
Future Students
Faculty
Health Sciences
Science & Engineering
Humanities
Curtin Business School
Course type
Undergraduate
Características Value The scholarship will provide a range of awards with a minimum of $1,000 cash payment to support educational costs. The award amount will be depending on the circumstances of the individual recipient and the annual availability of funds. This amount will be paid pro rata if the student´s semester study load is less than 100 credit points.
The university reserves the right to reduce the amount of assistance provided by the Scholarship award where applicants are in receipt of other scholarships. Requisitos Gender Both
Nationality
Australian Permanent Resident
Australian Citizen
Permanent Humanitarian Visa
International students
New Zealand Citizen
Scholarship base
Need Based
Eligibility criteria
Applicants must:
Be a current or future Curtin undergraduate student
Future students must already be in Australia
Future students must have an offer of a place in a Curtin course (note, any recipient of the Curtin Humanitarian Award must have a letter of offer for a Curtin course before this Scholarship can be awarded)
Be able to demonstrate financial need
Be from a refugee-like background, or the relative of such a person, who experienced forced migration and may have entered Australia in a number of ways including:
Off-shore approved Refugee or Humanitarian entrant
Onshore, community based Asylum Seeker or refugee
Temporary Protection Visa holder
Family Reunion Solicitud Plazo: 18 de Marzo de 2013 Solicitudes: How to apply
Application process
An applicant must submit a completed application form with supporting documents attached by 4:00pm on the scholarship closing date, to the Scholarships Office at the Bentley campus.
For a list of all documentation required for an application please see the documentation requirements checklist at the back of the application form. Documentation must be certified copies, for details about certification go to http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/apply/certification.cfm
The scholarship(s) will be awarded if there are candidates of sufficient merit.
Applications will be assessed by a selection panel using the following criteria:
Demonstrated financial Hardship
Responses to questions in application
Receive an offer of a place into an undergraduate degree at Curtin University in 2013 OR current enrolment in an undergraduate degree at Curtin University in 2013.
All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application via the email you provided to TISC in mid-January 2013.
In order to accept the scholarship a recipient will be requested to return a signed Terms and Conditions document and provide bank details.
Deferral is NOT permitted for this scholarship.
Once the scholarship has been accepted, the scholarship will commence from the first semester of study.
This scholarship is not transferable to another university.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO:
Curtin University
Scholarships Office
Student Central
Building 101, Level 1
GPO Box U1987
Perth WA 6845
Need more information?
Enquiries
Scholarships Office
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (08) 9266 2992
Frequently Asked questions: https://askcurtin.custhelp.com/app/answers/list/kw/scholarship
Further information
Students may apply for as many scholarships as they are eligible to apply for however, will only be awarded up to one Curtin Funded continuing scholarship. A continuing scholarship is defined as a scholarship that has more than one payment. A Curtin Funded scholarship is a scholarship that is soley funded by Curtin and is a non industry funded scholarship.
For further information about holding more than one scholarship contact [email protected]
CONVOCATORIA: http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/scholarships/scholarship.cfm?id=1031 |
