2024 - Minnie Bairstow Aboriginal Scholarship

Status: Closed

Applications open: 22/01/2024
Applications close: 16/02/2024

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About this scholarship
Description/Applicant information

Disclaimer - This scholarship is made available and administered by the Minnie Bairstow Trust and is not affiliated with Curtin.  You should contact the Minnie Bairstow Trust for up to date information about the scholarship, and to apply.  

 

The Minnie Bairstow Aboriginal Scholarship helps Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students with the cost of accommodation while at university. This may include on-campus accommodation, rented accommodation, student hostel accommodation or an approved supported accommodation program.

Student type

• Current Students

Faculty

• Centre for Aboriginal Studies
• Faculty of Business and Law
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Science & Engineering
  • Science courses
  • Engineering courses
  • Western Australian School of Mines (WASM)

Course type

• Pathways to undergraduate
• Undergraduate
• Postgraduate coursework
• Higher Degree by Research

Specifically for

• Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Students
• Student accommodation

Citizenship

• Australian Citizen

Scholarship base

• Need Based

Value

The Minnie Bairstow Aboriginal Scholarship will provide the following support for the remining duration of your course:

• An annual value of up to $12,000 to contribute towards accommodation costs.

Scholarship Details
Eligible courses

Eligible courses include:

• University enabling/bridging courses
• A first undergraduate degree
• A second degree in a field that is only offered at post-graduate level at your university and requires a general undergraduate degree as a prerequisite for entry (eg some universities only offer medicine or law courses as a Doctorate)

The following courses are not eligible:

• Second or subsequent post-graduate courses
• Post-graduate courses (except as noted above)
• Second or subsequent undergraduate degrees
• Certificate or Diploma courses (other than enabling/bridging courses)

Eligibility criteria

The scholarship is generally for tertiary students who:

• Are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
• In financial need
• Study and live in Perth, Western Australia while studying
• Receive Abstudy
• Are enrolled as a full-time or near full-time, internal (face-to-face) student in a university course for at least Semester 1 of the year in which they apply.
• Pay rent/fees for accommodation in one of the following:
  • rented accommodation
  • on-campus student housing
  • a university college or student hostel
  • an approved supported accommodation program (such as Dandjoo Darbalung or IYMP )

 

Students who don't fit all these criteria may be considered.

The Pre-Application Eligibility Check at the top of the application form will help you work out if you are eligible to apply.

Application process

Full Scholarship information and Application forms / instructions can be located through the Minnie Bairstow Aboriginal Scholarship webpage.

 

Checking you are eligible to apply

• The Pre-Application Eligibility Check at the start of the application form will help you to know if you fit the criteria for this scholarship - we don't want you to waste time on this application if you are not eligible.

 

Documents and information you may need to complete your application:

• Current enrolment advice
• Documents demonstrating previous academic achievements eg Year 12 reports, WACE certificates, previous semesters' results advice, any other study started or completed since leaving school.
• Accommodation contract or tenancy agreement
• Abstudy assessment letter
• Pay slips and records of any other income to calculate your estimated income for this year. If you are married or in a marriage-like relationship, you will also need your spouse or partner's income details.
• Your character referees' preferred contact details (make sure they are happy for us to contact them)

 

Saving and returning to the form:

You can save and return to the form at any time:

• Click the 'Save' button at the bottom right hand corner of each page.
• A message will appear with a link that you can save and use to return to the online form.
• Alternatively, you can type in your email address and the link will be sent to you in an email.
• The link will expire in 28 days (or on the closing date Friday 16 February 2024, if this is earlier). You can request a new link if it expires before the closing date.
• Make sure you save regularly to avoid losing your work.

 

Submitting the form:

• Hit the 'Submit' button on the last page of the online form.
• You won't be allowed to submit unless you have answered all the 'required' questions (indicated with an asterix*).
• Submit the form by the end of the day on Friday 16 February 2024.
• You will receive a submission confirmation by email after you submit your application form.
• Use the link in your submission confirmation email to return to your submitted application form to update it, right up until the closing time.
• Make sure the confirmation email is kept safe - it contains your personal information and allows access back into your application, so you don't want other people accessing it.

Enrolment Requirements

What is expected of scholarship recipients?

 

The main things expected of you are:

• Maintain good academic progress
• Comply with your accommodation provider’s tenancy agreement
• Maintain contact with our Project Officer and inform us of any changes to your circumstances
• Attend an annual gathering to meet other scholarship recipients and the Trust’s management committee

You may be asked to provide the evidence of your academic progress and tenancy compliance.

 

For academic progress you will need to provide:

• Proof of enrollment at census date of each semester
• Proof of academic results at the conclusion of each semester
• Your authorization to liaise directly with a nominated staff member from your university who can confirm your academic progress and continued enrolment each semester

For tenancy compliance:

• Your authorization for us to liaise directly with your accommodation provider

Enquiries

Email [email protected] or call Project Officer, Katrina on: 0467 154 203

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