Undergraduate Scholarships for Students from Rural or Regional Areas

Every year the College of Arts and Social Sciences will award a number of undergraduate scholarships for students from regional areas of Australia.

To be eligible, students must have applied (via UAC) to enrol in the first year of a single Bachelor of Arts degree program offered by the College of Arts and Social Sciences on a full-time basis.

The scholarship will be awarded for a combination of academic achievement and contribution to the community.

For more information contact the College of Arts and Social Sciences: E: enquiries.arts@anu.edu.au T: +61 2 6125 2898 W: http://arts.anu.edu.au

Eligible programs are:
- Bachelor of Science,
- Bachelor of Science (Advanced),
- Bachelor of Science (Resource and Environmental Management),
- Bachelor of Science (Forestry),
- Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (Sustainability),
- Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (Sustainability) Honours,
- Bachelor of Global and Ocean Sciences (Honours),
- Bachelor of Philosophy; and associated joint programs.

Requirements
To be eligible, you must:

- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or Australian Permanent Resident,

- reside outside Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory region,

- have taken subjects or have life experience relevant to the study of the environment,

- be an immediate school leaver, or have taken a gap year and not enrolled in any tertiary program during that time,

- be intending to enrol in one of the above specified programs,

- be intending to complete at least one environment-related major,

- achieve an ATAR of at least 95, or equivalent.

Value
$10,000 per annum.

Duration
One year.

Retention
Scholars must maintain a Distinction (70 per cent) average each semester.

Applications for 2010
Online application form available: Click here.

Closing date
30 November 2009

If you would like any more information about this scholarship, please contact the Scholarships and Prizes Office:

Telephone: (02) 6125 7733
Facsimile: (02) 6125 0751
Email: ug.schols@anu.edu.au

The University offers a number of ANU Region Scholarships every year. Normally one scholarship for each Region and one At Large Scholarship are offered.

To be eligible, you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or permanent humantarian visa, and
• be studying an Australian Year 12 or New Zealand NCEA or International Baccalaureate in 2009, or
• completed Year 12 or equivalent in 2008 and did not enrol in a tertiary program in 2009; and
• have put at least one ANU program as a preference through the Universities Admission Centre (NSW & ACT); and
• have attended or be attending school in one of the following areas: Highlands; South-Coast; Wollongong; Yass, Goulburn and Queanbeyan; South-West and Western Slopes and Plains.

  If your school postcode falls within the following postcode groups, you are eligible to apply: 2500 - 2554; 2568 - 2599; 2619 - 2633; 2640 - 2681; 2700 - 2731; 2790 - 2820; 2830 - 2830; 2845 - 2850; 2864 - 2871; 2875 - 2877; or

• be completing Year 12 in Victoria or New Zealand for consideration of the At Large Scholarship

Selection criteria

Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships

Several Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (CAS) are offered each year to assist students with general accommodation expenses whilst at University.

The value of the scholarship is $4,415 per annum (2009 rate), renewable for a maximum of eight semesters (four academic years).

Applicants shall be Australian citizens or hold a permanent Australian humanitarian visa

A student may only hold the scholarship on a part-time basis where exceptional circumstances prevent the student from studying full-time

To be eligible for a CAS in 2009, and to maintain eligibility for the maximum period of four years, an applicant must meet all of the following requirements:

• be undertaking an undergraduate* course of study as a Commonwealth supported student, as defined in the Higher Education Support Act 2003; and
• be an Australian citizen or the holder of a permanent humanitarian visa; and
• meet and provide evidence of low socio-economic background; and
• meet full-time student requirements; and
• not hold a bachelor degree or higher level award* unless such award is a prerequisite to the current program of study; and
• not have held a Commonwealth Scholarship for the maximum duration.

CAS applicants must have moved from a rural or regional Australian location with a population of less than 120,000, which is outside a State or Territory capital city in order to undertake tertiary education.

Eligibility is based on rural or regional residence and/or schooling, financial need and academic merit.

A successful applicant may not hold a CAS concurrently with a Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (CECS).
A case must be made and permission requested, to hold a CAS concurrently with any other scholarship or award.

Semester 2 2009 offer round
Applications for Semester 2 2009 scholarships have now closed.

If you applied for a scholarship through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC), you will receive notification in the mail at the end of the first week of July.
You may also access your online application through the UAC website here.

If your application was successful, you will receive an ANU offer letter along with your UAC notification. All acceptance instructions are contained within this letter. You will need to complete, sign and date one copy of this letter and send it back to this Office at the address below. Please also include a recent Centrelink statement.

The Guidelines which govern the award of the Commonwealth Scholarships are available to view through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations website at: Commonwealth Scholarship Guidelines.

If you have any questions, please give us a call.

The Phillipa Weeks Scholarship will be available to a person who is a successful applicant for entry to the first year of a program of study leading to the award of Bachelor of Laws (LLB), has attended secondary school in a regional or remote area of Australia, has completed school in the last 12 months, and is a citizen or permanent resident of Australia.

For more information about the scholarship and how to apply visit the College of Law Scholarships website or call (02) 6125 3483.