Australia Harold Carroll Memorial Scholarship

[Australia] Harold Carroll Memorial Scholarship

# Selection Committee Head of Student Services (chair)
# Chair of Academic Board or nominee
# Deputy Chair of Academic Board or nominee

Eligibility
# Open to Australian Citizens, New Zealand Citizens and holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa only
# Students studying Year 12 in Western District* in 2007.

Selection criteria

1. Applicants must be former pupils of primary or secondary schools in the Western District* of Victoria with preference given to former students of Port Fairy Consolidated** School, St Patrick's Primary School (Port Fairy), Balmoral High School, Balmoral Consolidated School, Coleraine Primary School and St. Joseph's School (Coleraine).
2. Applicants need to provide a statement of no more than 600 words. This should outline how they exhibited determination and diligence towards their studies, even though they may not necessarily have been amongst the highest achieving students. This statement needs to be supported by documentation in the way of relevant school reports and letters of reference from their school or schools, and/or a prominent community representative.
3. Preference will be given to applicants who can demonstrate involvement in community or social activities, or provide other evidence which indicates a capacity for hard work and a willingness to learn.
4. Further preference will be given to applicants whose personal circumstances mean that they may find it difficult to afford the costs of tertiary studies.

*'Western District' includes that area of Victoria approximately west and southwest of Calder Highway including towns and cities on the highway. The University of Ballarat reserves the right to determine the localities contained within this boundary. Preference will be given to former pupils of those schools named.
**At various times these Consolidated Schools have also been known as State or Primary Schools.

Value:$3000 per annum

Duration:Maximum 4 years

Number per year: Two (2) scholarships will be offered in 2008

Offers: In March 2008 an offer will be made to the most eligible applicant who has lodged a scholarship application with the University of Ballarat and who has enrolled in a University of Ballarat course.

Retention: Maintain satisfactory academic performance as determined by the university for the duration of the scholarship allocation.

Deferability: Cannot be deferred

Other details:
The scholarship is tenable for the minimum time necessary to complete the course provided that:

a. The student studies full-time or to an extent deemed appropriate by the Trustees on advice from the selection committee.
b. The student's progress is in each year considered to be satisfactory by the Trustees on advice from the selection committee.

# The Trustee may terminate the student's award or suspend it for one year on advice from the selection committee if it considers the student's progress to be unsatisfactory in any year. If the award is suspended, the Trustee may recommend the re-awarding of the scholarship to the same student after that year, if on the advice of the selection committee it considers that the student's academic record in that year justifies that action.
# Undergraduate students who complete their degree within 3 years may be eligible to hold the scholarship for an additional year to undertake an Honours program.
# No late applications will be accepted.
# This scholarship applies to any TAFE or Degree program at a University of Ballarat domestic campus for a minimum study period of one year.
# All scholarship offers are conditional upon enrolment in an approved award course of the University.

The decision made by the Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited, in consultation with the selection committee, is final.

To Apply
Please click here for an application form for the Harold Carroll Memorial Scholarship.(Acrobat PDF format brochure)

Application Closing Date
Applications for the 2008 scholarship close Friday 26th October 2007

Further Information
Student Recruitment: (t) 03 5327 8110; (e) prospective@ballarat.edu.au

http://www.ballarat.edu.au