Duncan and Jan Andrews Scholarship

Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Benefit amount

Up to $30,000

Eligible study level

Undergraduate

Eligible student type

Domestic students

Eligible study stage

Future study

Benefit duration

One or more years

Summary

The Duncan and Jan Andrews Scholarship was established with a gift from Duncan and Jan Andrews and is offered to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce who will be the first in their family to attend university and who qualify for Access Melbourne.

Benefits

This scholarship provides a living allowance of $10,000 per year for three years.

Recipients of the scholarship will automatically be admitted into the Abernethy Scholars Program. This program provides unique opportunities such as guaranteed access to the Faculty’s Career Mentoring Program, invitations to a variety of leadership events hosted by the Faculty and an academic mentoring opportunity with Professor Margaret Abernethy, Sir Douglas Copland Chair of Commerce and former Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident,
Be the first in your family to attend university,
Apply to commence the Bachelor of Commerce through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC),
Submit a VTAC Equity Schemes and scholarships application (formerly SEAS) ,
Meet the criteria and be eligible for Access Melbourne consideration,
Not have previously undertaken any tertiary studies (excluding extension studies completed as part of a Year 12 program).

Selection criteria

Selection is based on academic merit (as demonstrated by ATAR or equivalent), and information provided in your VTAC Equity Schemes and scholarship application (formerly SEAS).

Conditions

This scholarship is subject to the Faculty of Business and Economics Scholarship Terms and Conditions, and cannot be deferred to the following academic year.

Application

How to apply

You will be automatically considered, if you have applied for admission in the award year and are eligible for Access Melbourne consideration.

Selected candidates will be contacted by email and required to complete a Statutory Declaration which states:
"No members of my immediate family (parents, grandparents or siblings) have been awarded a qualification from a university."

When will I know the outcome?

Successful applicants will be contacted via email during December/January. Unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted.

The information listed here is subject to change without notice. Where we have listed information about jointly run scholarships programs, please also see our partners' websites. Information describing the number and value of scholarships awarded is indicative.

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