The Deidrea Miller Prize for Indigenous Women

To provide a prize awarded annually to a female, Indigenous student who is enrolled in their third year of the Bachelor of Science (Extended) program at the University of Melbourne. Each prize is to contribute to the costs of the student’s education and/ or their living expenses during third year of the BSc (Extended) program.

Applications open

9 Nov 2020

Applications closed

7 Mar 2021

Application type

Application required
How to apply

Benefit type

Single payment
Full benefit details

Citizenship requirements

Australian / domestic student

Total value

up to $2,500

Applicable study areas

All study areas

Number of scholarships awarded

Approximately 1

  • Eligibility & selection criteria

    Eligibility

    To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to:

    • Be enrolled in the third year of the Bachelor of Science (Extended) program in the Faculty of Science; or have completed between 150-250 credit points of the BSc (Extended) program
    • Be female
    • be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and be accepted as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by the community in which they live, or formerly lived (as verified by Murrup Barak)
    • Applicants need to submit an online Student Financial Need Assessment.

    Selection criteria

    • Academic merit- course weighted average mark.
    • If there are two applicants with an identical course WAM, we will award to the student with the most compelling personal statement (requested upon the event of a tie)
  • Application process

    Apply below

What are the benefits?

The value of this award will be approximately $2500

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