Friends of the University Sport Scholarship

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Friends of the University Sport Scholarship
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This scholarship was established in 1994 to support students with demonstrated sporting ability and potential, and encourage their contribution to the sporting achievements of the university. The purpose of this scholarship is to improve the quality of our sporting teams, raise the university’s profile through sport, and establish a standard of excellence to complement our academic achievements.

Students are able to represent the university in a wide range of sports as members of sporting clubs or at inter-university competitions. Student participation in sport is facilitated by the broad range of sporting facilities which are among the best in the region.

It is the intention of this scholarship that the successful recipient will be active on campus and/or participate in inter-university competitions, representing the university at local, district, and national levels in their chosen sport.

Applicable to sports, excellence, undergraduate, enabling.

Required Documentation
If documentation is not provided your application will not be processed. Please have all required documents available for upload as PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, or JPG files prior to completing the online application process.

Documents required may vary depending on your application reponses. Please refer to the Your Documents section of your application for information on what you will need to provide. You can also review the document requirements in the Terms & Conditions

Benefit
The scholarship provides a benefit of $4,000, paid as $2000 after the semester one and two census dates.

Selection
Selection is a competitive process and will be based on assessment of the scholarship application and any required supporting documents.

The Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of demonstrated sporting ability, academic merit and commitment to the sporting achievements of the University.

Interview may be required.

Faculties

Faculty of Business and Law
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
Faculty of Health and Medicine
Faculty of Science

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Deadline: 03 Mar 2021
Amount: AUD 4,000 - 4,000
Postal Code: NSW 2308
Number of Scholarships: 1

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship you must meet the following criteria:

Be enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree or enabling program at the University of Newcastle.
Be a member of, and play with a University of Newcastle sporting team or represent the University in an individual or team sport.
Be enrolled full-time.
Demonstrate academic progress either by the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or equivalent required for entry for commencing students, or a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 for continuing students.
Have attained an equivalent sporting standard in the previous 2 years of selection at district representative level in the sport for an Under 17 or older age district team as a minimum.
Must not be a Professional Sports Person.
Not have previously received this scholarship.

Providers

Study in Australia University of Newcastle

About Company

The Friends was founded in 1981 to provide a means of contact between members of the public, who may not have any other direct link with the University, and the University.

In every odd-numbered year, the Friends conducts a Book Fair which raises money for spending on projects of benefit to the University.

The Friends was formed to

Foster an awareness of the University of Newcastle and its place in the community.
Conduct activities, including fund-raising, to promote the interests of the University.
Form a bridge between members of the general public and the University campus.
Establish or re-establish, for all members of the public, contact with both the academic and social life of the University.

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