The Cocogun Creative Scholarship for Indigenous Students

To provide financial support to an Australian Indigenous student demonstrating critical and creative thinking, undertaking creative studies at UTS.

Coffee Cocoa Gunpowder (aka Cocogun) is a full-service independent creative agency, with the ethos ‘People Are Everything’. The elements of their name are both catalysts for change and signposts to their creativity, humanity and ambition to be audacious.

To be eligible for the Scholarship an applicant must:

• be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent and provide either:
  • a Confirmation of Aboriginality from a Local Aboriginal Land Council or other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisation; or
  • a UTS Statutory Declaration form accompanied by two written references from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people from the applicant’s community who can confirm their identity and are not an immediate family member; and
• be commencing full time study in one of the following degree programs:
  • Bachelor of Communication and Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation; or
  • Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) and Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation; or
  • Bachelor of Communication; or
  • Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) 
• All candidates must apply using the UTS online Scholarships Application form to be eligible
• All candidates must be available to attend an interview in person (Online or face-to-face)

In addition, preference will be given to applicants who meet one or more of the following criteria:

• From a low socio-economic background; and/or
• Have demonstrated financial disadvantage; and/or
• Experiencing educational barriers and/or personal hardship (including but not limited to carers, sole parents, refugees)

If you intend to evidence the preferential criteria you should apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) for an Equity Scholarship or for the Educational Access Scheme.

Eligible candidates will be presented to the Scholarship Selection Committee, which will undertake the selection of the Recipient based on the following selection criteria.

As demonstrated in the application and interview:

• Motivation to pursue a career in the creative industries
• Demonstrated personal achievement in critical and/or creative thinking e.g. via extra-curricular activities
• How the Scholarship would assist them perform and/or achieve in their course at a higher level than would otherwise be the case
• Academic Merit (WAM) in one of the eligible degree programs

Preference will be given to:

• students undertaking a combined degree with the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation; and/or
• Applicants with demonstrated academic merit – an ATAR of 80+ for commencing students; and/or
• Evidence of financial need and/or other education barriers s as assessed by the UAC Equity Scholarship application.

Applications for the Cocogun Creative Scholarship for Indigenous Students are currently closed. If you have any queries regarding this scholarship please email UTS Scholarships .

Information on How to Apply will be available during the application period.

Scholarships Office
Email: [email protected]

Website: uts.edu.au/scholarships