Scholarship Awarding University:
Type of degree:
Master’s
Scholarship Deadline:
Applications for this scholarship will end as follows;
Scholarship Summary:
The Macquarie University Higher Study Scholarship assists Australian students from disadvantaged backgrounds studying a postgraduate degree, including demonstrated financial hardship with the costs associated with higher education.
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be an Australian citizen, or the holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or permanent humanitarian visa
- Be a commencing or continuing full-time or part-time student in an Honours or Postgraduate coursework degree at Macquarie University (Note that students undertaking Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma study are not eligible for this scholarship)
- Able to demonstrate academic excellence
- Able to demonstrate financial hardship; Applicants need to be in receipt of Youth Allowance or any other means tested Commonwealth support payment
- Consideration is given to factors including an Indigenous background, capacity to triumph over hardship, carer responsibilities, rural or remote background, long term disability or medical condition, or ongoing effects of trauma and abuse
Value of Scholarship:
This scholarship is valued at AUD $12,000 for the duration of the postgraduate course.
Scholarship Application Guide:
Applications are available via the .
Scholarship Website:
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the Macquarie University Higher Study Scholarship Page.