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Alexander Rushall Scholarships


Scholarship details
  • Sponsored by Trust Company Limited
  • Valued at $1500
  • Available for one year
  • Awarded to several students

Who can apply?
  • Students completing Year 12 in 2009 in a Victorian government secondary school and commencing full-time university next year, or
  • Students attending full-time university in 2009 and continuing their studies next year

Selection criteria
  • Student's VCE or university results
  • Student's involvement in school and community activities
  • Family's or student's financial circumstances

Further information
  • All scholarship holders must re-apply each year for their scholarship to continue.

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Charlotte Wilson Scholarship


Scholarship details
  • Sponsored by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
  • Valued at $1500
  • Available for one year
  • Awarded to one student

Who can apply?
  • Australian-born Protestant, female student teachers completing their second-last full year of a Bachelor of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) or Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) at the University of Melbourne
  • Student teachers who completed VCE in a Victorian government secondary school
  • Student teachers who are recipients of the Youth Allowance (or equivalent Centrelink support)

Selection criteria
  • Student teacher's University of Melbourne results
  • Student teacher's financial circumstances

Further information
  • The late Miss Charlotte Wilson, a retired infant teacher who died in 1950, bequeathed a sum of money to assist female students to become teachers.

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Doris Evans Scholarship


Scholarship details
  • Sponsored by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
  • Valued at $575
  • Available for one year
  • Awarded to one student

Who can apply?
  • Student teachers completing their second-last full year of a Bachelor of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) or Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) in 2009 at an accredited tertiary institution in Victoria
  • Student teachers who completed VCE in a Victorian non-metropolitan government secondary school
  • Student teachers who are not holders of any other scholarships or studentships

Selection criteria
  • Student teacher's current end-of-year results
  • Student teacher's financial circumstances

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Ella Donald Service Fine Arts Memorial Scholarships


Scholarship details
  • Sponsored by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
  • Valued at $1000
  • Available for one or more years, subject to satisfactory academic progress
  • Awarded to several students

Who can apply?
  • Students who completed VCE in a Victorian government secondary school
  • Students undertaking or continuing a full-time fine arts degree or diploma in 2010
  • Students under 21 years of age

Selection criteria
  • Student's VCE or university results
  • Student's financial circumstances

Further information
  • Students awarded this scholarship in previous years need to re-apply by faxing results to (03) 9637 3607 by 28 February 2010.

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George Garibaldi Turri Scholarships


Scholarship details
  • Sponsored by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
  • Valued at:
    • $635 - Year 11 students
    • $1295 - Year 12 students
    • $1945 - 1st year university students
    • $2140 - 2nd to 4th year university students
  • Available for one or more years, subject to satisfactory academic progress
  • Awarded to 30 students

Who can apply?
  • Students completing VCE in 2009 in a Victorian government secondary school
  • Students commencing full-time course in teacher training on achieving VCE
  • Students in good health

Selection criteria
  • Student's Year 11, Year 12 or university results
  • Student's involvement in school and community activities
  • Family’s or student's financial circumstances
  • Student's application supported by school council president, principal and assistant principal

Further information
  • Students awarded this scholarship in previous years need to re-apply by faxing results to (03) 9637 3607 by 28 February 2010.
  • Amount adjusted annually in line with Commonwealth Retail Price Index.

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The AusIMM EEF Scholarships


The AusIMM Education Endowment Fund (EEF) Scholarships were established to support the future leaders of the minerals industry through their higher education studies. As well as receiving financial support for up to three years, students receive the invaluable benefits of mentoring and networking opportunities with a major minerals company.

The scholarships are currently valued at $8,000 per year for a standard EEF scholarship, and $14,000 per year for a Sir Frank Espie/Rio Tinto scholarship. The AusIMM also offers a range of various travel and thesis scholarships and prizes.

Applications close on 18 September 2009.

Further information can be obtained from: www.ausimm.com.au

Telephone: Senior Coordinator, Education & Careers on (03) 9662 3166

Email: education@ausimm.com.au

The Captain Reg Saunders Scholarship


The Captain Reg Saunders Scholarship is an annual scholarship open to Koorie and Torres Strait Islanders who are eligible to commence, or are currently studying, a university degree or diploma course in 2010 and intend undertaking this degree/diploma in the area of psychology, nursing, applied science, social work or education. This Scholarship is valued at $3,000 for one year.

Closing date for applications is 31 October 2009 for a grant next year.

Further information and application forms can be obtained from:
Australian Veterans’ Children’s Assistance Trust (AVCAT)
PO Box K978
HAYMARKET NSW 1240

Telephone: 1800 620 361

Email: vvt@accsoft.com.au

Website: www.accsoft.com.au/~vvt

The Dafydd Lewis Trust Scholarships


Male students undertaking a degree course at a Victorian university (other than in theology, music, arts and education) may apply for scholarships under the Dafydd Lewis Trust. The scholarships are open to boys no more than 18 years and six months old at 1 January, the year they commence their degree, who have been educated in Victoria at a government secondary school for at least five consecutive years and whose parent’s joint gross income is not more than $55,600 per annum.

The Dafydd Lewis Scholarship is valued at $18,000 each year and available for the duration of the student’s undergraduate degree.

Applications close on 15 December each year.

Further information and application forms on Dafydd-Lewis Trust scholarship can be obtained from: www.dlewis-scholarship.org.au

More information can be obtained from:
Secretary
Dafydd Lewis Trust
c/o ANZ Trustees
GPO Box 389D
MELBOURNE 3001

Telephone: 1800 808 910

The Frederick Richard O’Connell Scholarship


Applications are invited from students who are or who will be eligible to study at a Victorian university in 2010.

Scholarships are available to candidates who are about to commence or who have already commenced a degree or accredited course conducted by a Victorian university. Preference will be given to candidates who are children of either employees or directors/proprietors of companies that are members of the Timber Merchants Association (Victoria).

Scholarships are awarded on the basis of good character, personality, academic achievement and proficiency at sport. Grants of $10,000 are available.

Applications must be submitted by 31 March 2010.

Further information and application forms are available from the Equity Trustees website at: www.eqt.com.au

For further details please contact:
Equity Trustees Philanthropy Services
GPO Box 2307
MELBOURNE 3001

Telephone: (03) 8623 5000

Email: charities@eqt.com.au

The Mary Jane Lewis Scholarship Foundation


Scholarships of $10,000 per annum are available for students (male and female) from government schools undertaking a degree course at The University of Melbourne in 2010. The combined gross income of the applicant's parents must not exceed $55,600 per annum.

Applications close on 15 December each year.

Further information on the Mary Jane Lewis Scholarship Foundation can be obtained from: www.dlewis-scholarship.org.au

More information can be obtained from:
Secretary
Mary Jane Lewis Scholarship Foundation
c/o ANZ Trustees
GPO Box 389D
MELBOURNE 3001

Telephone: 1800 808 910

Walter Lindrum Memorial Scholarships


Scholarship details
  • Sponsored by Trust Company Limited
  • Valued at $500
  • Available for one or more years, subject to satisfactory academic progress
  • Awarded to several students

Further information
  • Students awarded this scholarship in previous years need to re-apply by faxing results to (03) 9637 3607 by 28 February 2010.

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