Macquarie Education Costs Scholarship

About the scholarship:

The Macquarie University Education Costs Scholarship assists students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have demonstrated financial hardship with the costs associated with higher education.

Duration:

This scholarship is awarded for up to four years, provided you continue to meet eligibility criteria.

Criteria:

In addition to financial hardship, consideration is given to factors including an Indigenous background, capacity to triumph over hardship, carer responsibilities, rural or remote background, non English-speaking background, long term disability or medical condition, or ongoing effects of trauma and abuse. | The successful applicant for this scholarship must be:

• An Australian citizen or Permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen
• Studying or intending to study full-time in an undergraduate course
• Able to demonstrate financial hardship; applicants need to be in receipt of Youth Allowance or any other means tested Commonwealth support payment.