Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarships

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be Indigenous Australians of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are accepted as such by the Indigenous Australian community in which they live or have lived;
• Be Australian citizens; and
• Be currently enrolled (or have been enrolled) in a course of study leading to the award of a Degree of Bachelor with majors relevant to the enrolment in an Honours year in politics or political science (or related subjects) at a recognised Australian university.

Acceptance into the Honours program at the relevant university is a prerequisite for the confirmation of the award of the Scholarship. Candidates must also have been offered a place in Honours in 2020 or have good reason to believe they will be offered a place.  An applicant who is not currently a student of the University at which he or she wishes to undertake the Honours program must apply separately and concurrently for admission to that university.

For further information regarding eligibility refer to Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship website.

Selection criteria

The Selection Committee will take into account the academic achievement of the student, the suitability of the applicant for an Honours year of study as assessed by the referees, the relevance of the proposed Honours research project to the Scholarship objectives, the student's aspirations including expressed interest in service to the Indigenous community, and other criteria as included from time to time by the Selection Committee.

There are no interviews conducted for this scholarship. Selection is based on the information provided in the Application and supporting documentation (including University transcripts) and the referee reports.

Application Forms and application information are available at the Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship website.

Completed Application Forms can be emailed to the Senior Scholarships Officer (Philanthropic): philanthropic.scholarships@anu.edu.au