Key scholarship details
Application status
Open for applications
Benefit amount
Up to $15,000
Eligible study level
Undergraduate, Honours, Graduate coursework, Graduate research
Eligible student type
Domestic students
Eligible study stage
Current study
Benefit duration
One or more years
Summary
This scholarship was established with a donation from Harold George Mackrell and is offered to Indigenous Australian students to assist with their living and studying expenses.
Benefits
The scholarship provides an allowance of approximately $15,000 (exact amount determined when award is offered) paid in two instalments usually in April and September.
Amount:
Up to $15,000
Duration:
One or more years
Quantity:
3
Eligibility and selection criteria
Eligibility
To be considered for this scholarship, you must:
- Be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by descent, identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and be accepted as such by the community in which you live or have lived
- Be enrolled in a course at the University of Melbourne
- Have met the conditions of any Indigenous Bursaries awarded to you previously (such as submission of scholarship reports)
Selection criteria
Eligible students are selected on the basis of financial need, academic merit and other scholarships awarded to the applicant.
Conditions
- Students must affirm and maintain their eligibility for support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. See: Establishing your eligibility
- Students must be enrolled in a course at the University of Melbourne.
- This scholarship cannot be deferred.
- Students may be eligible to receive this scholarship while enrolled part-time.
- Students must provide a Scholarship report by 31 July of each year that you receive the scholarship. The report may be made available to the donor of the Scholarship.
- Students must acknowledge the support of the Scholarship in any publication, advertisement, lecture, seminar, workshop, performance or exhibition issuing from the scholarship.
Study level:
Undergraduate, Honours, Graduate coursework, Graduate research
Student type:
Domestic students
Study stage type:
Current study
Study area:
Agricultural and veterinary sciences; Architecture, building, planning and design; Arts, humanities and social sciences; Business and economics; Education; Engineering; Environment; Health; Information technology and computer science; Law; Music, visual and performing arts; Science
Need help understanding the process?
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How to apply
Submit an online Student Financial Assessment form by the closing date. With this application you will be considered for all Indigenous Bursaries.
When will I know the outcome?
All applicants are notified of the outcome within 6 weeks of the relevant closing date.
Submit an applicationStatus:
Open for applications
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