UTS Dr Con Moshegov Orthoptics Scholarship

The UTS Dr Con Moshegov Orthoptics Scholarship has been established to support students commencing in the Master of Orthoptics (C04299) program. The scholarship aims to provide financial support to students who can demonstrate a geographical disadvantage and/or are from a refugee background.

Dr Con Moshegov, one of Sydney’s leading ophthalmologists in the treatment of cataract and laser eye surgery, was a strong supporter of the education of orthoptists. Dr Moshegov passed away in January 2022, and these awards are from the Con Moshegov Memorial UTS Orthoptics Fund and were made in accordance with the Moshegov family’s wishes.

To be eligible for the Scholarship an applicant must:

• Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or permanent humanitarian visa; and
• Have commenced full-time enrolment in the Master of Orthoptics (C04299) in session of scholarship selection; an
• Must be able to substantiate one of the following disadvantages:

Geographical Disadvantage by evidencing the following:  

• To a student relocating from outside Sydney
• Be from a rural, regional or interstate area greater than 100kms from Sydney CBD and be able to show documentary evidence that the Recipient resided in that location for a minimum for 12 months consecutively prior to the submission of your application. Note that the rural, regional or interstate residence must have been the Recipient’s primary residence. Acceptable supporting documents include;
• Supporting letters from a GP, school, university or workplace (signed originals on letterhead). Supporting letters must include the Recipient’s rural, regional or interstate residential address details
• Documents to prove residence such as invoices for telephone, rates, utilities, or bank statements showing the Recipient’s (or Recipient family’s) address
• Please note:
• School reports are not sufficient documentation as we need to clearly see the Recipient’s rural residential address
• Documents can be copies and don’t need to be certified. The exception to this is letters that have been written specifically in support of the Recipient’s claim.  These must be original letters.
• The Recipient cannot claim time in the future as part of the 12 months, as there is no way to establish proof that the Recipient will continue to reside in a rural setting.

Be Refugee by evidencing the following

• Are the holder of a permanent humanitarian visa; or
• Have temporary asylum seeker or refugee residence status and hold a Bridging Visa E or A (and has made an application for a Protection Visa), or Temporary Protection Visa (Subclass 785), or Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (Subclass 790)
• Applicants may also demonstrate the geographical disadvantage or refugee status by completing the UAC Equity Scholarship application.
• Applications must apply using the UTS online Scholarships application form.

• Have met at least one of the equity criteria as outlined in the eligibility criteria.
• Preference may be given to Academic merit in the academic qualification used as basis of admission into the UTS Master of Orthoptics (C04299) degree. Highest GPA based on most recently completed tertiary qualification.

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