Ezekiel Solomon Scholarship

The Ezekiel Solomon Scholarship aims to assist a commencing or continuing UTS undergraduate Law student that demonstrate financial need and support them during their study.

In addition to financial need, students experiencing other educational disadvantage(s) may be given preference.

To be eligible for the scholarship an applicant must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or the holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or permanent humanitarian visa; and
• be enrolled, or intend to enrol, in a UTS Bachelor of Laws (single or combined) degree in the session the Scholarship is awarded; and
• have applied through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) Equity Scholarship for an Equity Scholarship and therein demonstrated financial disadvantage; and
• all candidates must apply using the UTS online Scholarships Application form to be eligible.

In addition to financial disadvantage, preference may be given to applicants that have experienced any other educational barriers as assessed by the UAC Equity Scholarship. The following equity criteria will be considered:

• Regional or remote background
• Sole parent responsibilities
• Carer responsibilities
• Refugee Status
• Indigenous Australian
• Medical Disadvantage

Eligible candidates will be presented to a Scholarships Committee, which will undertake the selection of Recipients based on,

• Financial disadvantage, as demonstrated in the UAC Equity Scholarship application;
• Motivation to succeed in the chosen Faculty of Law course, as demonstrated in the scholarship application;
• Demonstrated initiative in personal and professional life, as demonstrated in the scholarship application.

Applications for this scholarship are currently open.  To apply please complete the online application form .

Before applying please read the Conditions of Award for this scholarship.

By applying for this scholarship you may also be considered for the Law Equity Scholarship and the Eric Dreikurs Scholarship  (subject to meeting eligibility criteria).

UTS Scholarships
Email: [email protected]
Website: uts.edu.au/scholarships

Law Advancement
Faculty of Law
Email: [email protected]
Website: law.uts.edu.au

When applying through UAC for UTS Equity Scholarships, Family Tax Benefit will not be considered as demonstrative of financial hardship. Only applicants receiving a Centrelink means-tested income support payment, or demonstrating exceptional financial hardship with supporting evidence will be considered.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you will need to apply to Centrelink (or make a claim) for the Youth Allowance/Abstudy or other Centrelink benefit applicable to you. Your application may still be considered once you have provided evidence of a Centrelink (or other Commonwealth) means-tested income support payment (such as Youth Allowance, Austudy, Abstudy).
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For the full details of this scholarship please see the Conditions of Award .