Olive Battersby Scholarship

Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for applications

Applications open

1 Oct 2025

Applications close

1 Dec 2025

Benefit amount

Up to $13,500

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework

Eligible student type

Domestic students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One or more years

Summary

The Olive Battersby Scholarship supports students commencing second year of the Master of Teaching. It aims to reward excellent academic achievement despite difficult circumstances. The scholarship is named in memory of the late Olive Battersby, who worked for the University from 1948 until 1987.

Benefits

A single scholarship of up to $13,500 will be awarded annually.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

be an Australian citizen or a permanent resident
be enrolled in a full-time load of the second year* of the Master of Teaching in 2026 for the full year
be experiencing financial disadvantage

*do not apply for this scholarship if you are commencing the Master of Teaching in 2026

Selection criteria

eligible applicants will be assessed on the grounds of academic merit and financial disadvantage
academic merit will take into account first-year results in the Master of Teaching
financial disadvantage will be determined by the results of the Student Financial Assessment Form

Application

How to apply

You must submit an online scholarship application form AND an online Student Financial Assessment Form. The scholarship application form will be available from this site when the scholarship opens.

For any questions regarding this scholarship please submit an enquiry here.

When will I know the outcome?

You will be notified of the outcome of your application by the end of February at the latest.

Submit an application

Recipient feedback

This scholarship has been crucial in enabling me, as a single parent, to continue my studies this year, as without it, I almost definitely would have had to work to cover our living and school expenses (for both myself and my kids) and therefore I would have had to reduce my study load significantly. Perhaps most importantly, however, this scholarship has given me peace of mind, lessening the burden of worry, and thus enabling me to fully commit to (and enjoy!) both my studies and my kids.

Janneke Koenen

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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