Jillian Weaven Human Resources Scholarship

The Jillian Weaven Human Resources Scholarship is designed to honour the legacy of Jillian Weaven, a Wiradjuri woman passionate about education, creating career pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the advancement of women. The scholarship will encourage and assist postgraduate students in Human Resources-related disciplines to complete their studies, obtain a mentor within RMIT and gain employment experience at RMIT.

Areas of study: Business and management

At Institution: RMIT University

Study level:

• Honours, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma
• Postgraduate coursework
• Postgraduate research

Study Load: Full Time

Location: VIC

This scholarship provides up to $10,000 (full-time enrolled) for up to one year.

How to apply Complete the online application by the close date. Partial applications will not be assessed.  

Supporting documentation Depending on your circumstances, you will need to provide different types of evidence and material to support your scholarship application. Applications without supporting documents will not be considered.

You will need:

• To confirm your Indigenous eligibility with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre prior to the application close date
• A curriculum vitae/resume, no more than two pages in length. Visit the RMIT’s Careers team online resources for building your own resume (CV): https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/careers-opportunities/jobs-careers-employability/online-career-support

Application questions It is expected that the online application will take approximately thirty minutes to complete. The main application questions are listed below to allow you time to prepare your answers prior to starting the online application.

• What motivated you to choose your RMIT program? Include the steps you have taken to achieve your educational goals.
• What are your future plans and career aspirations?
• What current challenges do you face in your studies and how will a scholarship help you to overcome this?
• Please articulate how you are connected and/or contribute to your Aboriginal and/or Torrest Strait Islander community.

Find out more about applying for scholarships.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• be an Australian citizen
• identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
• identify as a woman
• be commencing or continuing full-time or part-time in one of the following programs in semester 1.
  1. Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (GC161)
  2. Master of Human Resource Management (MC263)
• have a minimum of 6 months or a year of study left in your program
• be passionate about human resources
• be connected to your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community
• not have previously received this scholarship.