Transgrid Civil Engineering Scholarship

By accepting the scholarship offer you agree to:

The University reserves the right to undertake audits of individual student’s records to ensure adherence to these guidelines.

A scholarship recipient who undertakes an approved program of study overseas with another University as a cross-institutional student will be considered for payment of this scholarship during this period. This is conditional on the cross-institutional study being a requirement of the course and all other eligibility criteria being met.

A scholarship recipient should be aware that payments may be regarded as income by Centrelink and/or ATO it is the responsibility of the recipient to seek independent advice with respect to implications resulting from receiving this scholarship.

Please seek independent taxation advice regarding your personal circumstance where required or visit Is your scholarship taxable?

Charles Sturt University will treat any information provided by the applicant within the terms of relevant privacy legislation. See Charles Sturt University’s privacy policy for further information

Due to privacy laws, any discussion of a scholarship application or recipient will only take place with the scholarship applicant/recipient.

The information collected will be used by authorised University staff to assess eligibility and administer the scholarship program. The information may also be used for assessment purposes for other scholarships, grants and equity programs across the University. Recipient names and email addresses may be made available to departments within the University for marketing and research purposes. No details will be used externally for any reason without the recipient’s consent. Students should be aware that they provide information of their own free will.

Personal and health information provided by the applicant will not be made available to any person within the University or external organisation for any other purpose without the applicant’s consent, except where it may be a legal requirement of the University to provide information.

NOTE:  Scholarship value of $20,000 will be paid over 4 years as follow :-

• 1st Year - 2x $5,000 instalments
• 2nd Year - 2x $2,500 instalments
• 3rd Year - 1x $2,500 instalment
• 4th Year - 1x $2,500 instalment

If your application has been made incomplete and you have been requested to provide additional information or documents you have 48 hours from the date you receive the notification to provide the requested information.

You are eligible to apply for this scholarship even before you receive an offer to study. However, it is important that you have already submitted your application for the Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours) course.

If you are receiving any other scholarship or grant it will not impact on your eligibility for this scholarship.

Applications received after the closing date will not be considered

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• If you still haven't received the receipt after 24 hours, send an email to [email protected] quoting the application number, your name and student ID.

An email notification will be sent by the outcome notice date, as advertised on the website.

Payments will be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT) to your nominated bank account. Payments will be made in two instalments per year, after the census date of session 1 and 2, subsequent to you maintaining your enrolment in the required course.

Register your bank details with Charles Sturt University via online administration.

You must notify the Charles Sturt University Scholarship Office immediately by emailing [email protected] . Upon receipt of details regarding a change in circumstances, Charles Sturt University may reassess your eligibility.

Charles Sturt University receives a high volume of applications for scholarships and grants, meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee applicants a scholarship offer.

Scholarships cannot be deferred. Scholarship recipients who defer their studies or take a Leave of absence will have their scholarship withdrawn and the scholarship will not be paid. These students are eligible to apply in a future session providing they still meet the eligibility criteria.

• you cease to meet the eligibility criteria;
• you are guilty of academic misconduct;
• the scholarship was awarded on the basis of false or misleading information.

A scholarship recipient should be aware that payments may be regarded as income by Centrelink or ATO, it is the responsibility of the recipient to seek independent advice with respect to implications resulting from receiving this grant.

You will need to submit a Special Circumstances Form outline the reason why you have not met the eligibility criteria. This will be reviewed on a case by case basis.