Asylum Seekers and Refugees Scholarship
To provide financial assistance for students from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds to undertake an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Murdoch University.
Provider:
Murdoch University
No. of Scholarships:
1
Duration of Award:
3 or 4 years
Level of study:
- Undergraduate
- Postgraduate
Semester Availability:
- Semester 1
Study Area:
- Business
- Creative Arts and Communication
- Engineering
- Health
- Science
- Social and Cultural Studies
- Teaching
- Technology
- Law and Criminology
- Eligibility
- How to Apply
Eligibility
You must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Be residing in Australia
- A person seeking asylum
- Be on a Temporary Protection Visa or Safe Haven Enterprise Visa or in the process of applying for one of these or any other protection visa.
- Be eligible for entry into an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at the time of application
- Be intending to enrol and commence studies in Semester 1, 2023 at Murdoch University
How to Apply
Please email the completed application form and required documents to [email protected]
Required Documents
The scholarship requires you to provide the following documents:
- completed application form
- please provide a copy of your visa or provide evidence you have applied for a protection visa/SHEV/TPV
- a personal statement (of no more than 1 A4 page) that includes:
- What has been your previous work and study experience - this can be formal (school or TAFE) or informal (voluntary work, learning with volunteer organisations)?
- What are your motivations regarding studying your particular course and how does this relates to your future career?
- What barriers (financial or otherwise) does this scholarship assist you in overcoming?
- Statement of recommendation from a school (secondary or tertiary) or community leader (not a family member).
- Referee Statements which could support your application
Payment Method
100% of tuition fees will be covered.
Annual Living Stipend - Payment will be made in the following instalments: $5,000 per annum ($2,500 per semester) across the length of the successful recipient's degree.
Student Amenities fee will be waived.
The successful recipient will also have use of a Murdoch Laptop.
Scholarship Value:
Fee Waiver & Up to $5,000 annual living stipend (FTE)
Opening Date:
7 Nov 2022
Closing Date:
5 Feb 2023
Student Type:
International
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