The First in the Family Scholarships are awarded to commencing Bachelor of Commerce students who will be the first in their family to attend university and who have experienced disadvantage. Recipients of the scholarship will automatically be admitted into the Abernethy Scholars Program.
Applications open
26 Aug 2020
Application type
Application required
Benefit type
Bi-annual payment
Citizenship requirements
Australian / domestic student
Applicable study areas
Commerce, economics and management
Selection criteria
Selection is based on academic merit as demonstrated by ATAR or equivalent, information provided in your SEAS application and other information about course preferences provided by VTAC at the time of selection.
The selection committee will not have access to change of course preference information.
Application process
Candidates must lodge their application for the scholarship with the Faculty
The Statutory Declaration and any letters of support must be uploaded with your application. Applications without a Statutory Declaration will not be considered.
When will I know the outcome?
Successful candidates will be contacted by email.
What are the benefits?
$10,000 annually for the normal duration of studies in Bachelor of Commerce (three years).
Recipients of the scholarship will automatically be admitted into the Abernethy Scholars Program. This program provides unique opportunities such as guaranteed access to the Faculty’s Career Mentoring Program, invitations to a variety of leadership events hosted by the Faculty and an academic mentoring opportunity with Professor Margaret Abernethy, Sir Douglas Copland Chair of Commerce and former Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics.
Recipients will also be given priority consideration for residency at Ormond College.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to:
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