Carole and Stan Droder Scholarship

Stan and Carole Droder were passionate about enabling students to achieve their higher education goals, and encouraged students to experience life on a regional campus. Without the opportunity to achieve their own higher education aspirations, Stan and Carole did their utmost to support students from similar backgrounds by providing a range of university scholarships. Highly respected at CSU for their professional and personal legacies, Stan and Carole Droder will long be remembered for their determination to provide equality in higher education - a most noble pursuit.

The Charles Sturt University Foundation Trust distributes more than 300 student scholarships every year. These scholarships are funded by individuals and organisations who strongly believe in supporting Charles Sturt University and its students.

Who can apply

• Any Australian/New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident who has applied for admission to Charles Sturt University or who is enrolled in a Charles Sturt course. Both on campus and online students are eligible unless otherwise stated in individual scholarship criteria
• Any international students who are classified as an international student in Australia with either a full unconditional offer from Charles Sturt to study in Australia or continuing enrolment as a full-time student at a Charles Sturt University campus. The exemption is scholarships involving work placement due to citizenship requirements for work purposes.

Who cannot apply

• International students studying in their home country, online or at a partnership institution.

How are applications assessed?

Applicants must read scholarship criteria carefully before applying as scholarships are awarded based on the criteria for each scholarship.

Successful applicants are selected after a series of shortlisting processes, including a review by Charles Sturt staff and donors.

From the final shortlist of strong applicants, it is up to the donor to determine the scholarship recipient(s). Sometimes this process will include donors interviewing the strongest candidates.

MUST BE STUDYING IN:

2nd / 3rd / 4th / 5th Year (excludes Honours and Postgraduate studies)

Any undergraduate degree on the campuses listed above

SCHOLARSHIP VALUE:

Scholarship value of $20,000 paid over two years totalling $10,000 per annum. Annual payments to be made as 2x $5,000 instalments. Payments conditional on continued enrolment and maintenance of a pass grade GPA.

Please note final year recipients will receive payment of $10,000 for one year only