| Value | Eligibility | Open date | Close date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various |
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TBC | TBC |
Apply here.
If you selected one of the below residential colleges as one of your preferences in the application form please also submit an application to the college for accommodation. See links below to the residential colleges to submit your application.
Sancta Sophia College
The Women’s College
Wesley College
St Johns College
St Pauls College
The scholarship will cover the costs of accommodation at an University owned or private college. Recipients will be required to pay $50 a week towards their accommodation.
The duration of the scholarship will be for one year. The duration of the scholarship may be extended up to a maximum duration of 4 years.
You must:
This scholarship was established to provide assistance to Aboriginal or Torres Strait students studying at the University of Sydney with financial support for accommodation at a University owned or private college.
1. Background
a. This Scholarship was established to provide assistance to Aboriginal or Torres Strait students studying at the University of Sydney with financial support for accommodation at a University owned or private college.
2. Eligibility
a. The Scholarship is offered subject to the applicant having an unconditional offer of admission to commence their first semester of an undergraduate degree on a full-time basis at the University of Sydney.
b. Applicants must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent as defined in the University of Sydney’s Confirmation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identity Policy 2015.
c. Applicants are required to live on campus at a University owned or residential college.
3. Selection Criteria
a. The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of a personal statement demonstrating their need for accommodation.
b. The Scholarship will be awarded by a selection committee consisting of:
I. Director, Gadigal Centre (Chair), and
II. at least one staff member selected by the Director, Gadigal Centre.
c. Preference will be given to applicants from a regional or rural area (as defined by the ASGS Remoteness Areas – 2016).
4. Value
a. The scholarship will cover the costs of accommodation at an University owned or residential college. Recipients will be required to pay $50 a week towards their accommodation.
b. The scholarship will be paid directly to the college of residence where the student is staying.
c. The duration of the scholarship will be for one year. The duration of the scholarship may be extended up to a maximum duration of 4 years.
d. The scholarship is not transferable to another college throughout the duration of the recipients degree.
e. Deferral and/or suspension of the Scholarship is not permitted.
f. The Scholarship will be offered subject to the availability of funds.
g. No other amount is payable.
5. Ongoing eligibility
a. To continue receipt of the Scholarship, the recipient must:
I. engage with the Gadigal Centre, and the Mentoring our Brothers and Sisters (MOBS) Program at the University of Sydney through the duration of their scholarship.
II. engage with the Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ITAS) for at least the first semester of their studies for at least one subject.
6. Termination
a. The Scholarship will be terminated if the recipient:
I. withdraws from an eligible course or fails to enrol,
II. commences part-time study, or
III. is determined by the University to be guilty of serious misconduct, including, but not limited to, having provided false or misleading information as part of their Scholarship application.
b. Once the Scholarship has been terminated, it will not be reinstated unless due to University error.
c. Where a student is found guilty of serious misconduct or the Scholarship is terminated under any instance in the Termination Clause of these terms and conditions, the University reserves the right to request that any Scholarship funds paid to the Scholarship recipient be reimbursed.