Scholarships: Undergraduate
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships
Each year a number of scholarships, each to the value of
$15,000 for a normal degree programme ($5,000 per year for three years
of full-time study), will be offered to students studying the HSC or equivalent
at either school or college. The scholarships will be granted to students
of outstanding academic ability on the basis of the following selection
criteria:
(a) excellence of performance in the HSC or equivalent examination;
(b) personal maturity and social responsibility as evidenced by contributions
to school/college and community life, and by the comments of the School/College
Principal and personal references;
(c) any evidence of meritorious performance under conditions of disadvantage;
(d) performance at interview (for some Industry Scholarships only –
see below);
(e) applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents of
Australia, who indicate they are willing to enrol in a full- time course
of study at Southern Cross University.
Application forms are available from the Scholarships
site and must be submitted to the Marketing and External Relations
Directorate by the end of October. Decisions regarding scholarship winners
will be made available late December/early January.
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Industry-funded Scholarships
A number of additional, industry-funded undergraduate scholarships
are negotiated each year. The conditions of these scholarships are those
of the Vice-Chancellor’s Scheme with additional reference to the
special conditions (if any) outlined below. Application forms are available
from the Scholarships site.
New Industry Scholarships (commencing in 2002)
• Amlink Technologies
Available to a Bachelor of Business in Tourism applicant (Lismore campus)
from the Far North Coast or Gold Coast region. Value $6,000.
• Ballina RSL Club
Available to a Ballina Shire resident who wishes to undertake a Bachelor
of Business in Tourism and enter the Club Industry and undertake their
internship programme with Ballina RSL Club. Value $15,000.
• Fletchers Fotographics x 2
Available to applicants who achieve meritorious academic performance
under disadvantage. All other things being equal, preference will be
given to applicants from the Northern Rivers region. Value $15,000 each.
• Kirklands Coaches
Available to an applicant from Lismore, Kadina or Richmond River High
School or Trinity or St. John’s Woodlawn College. Value $6,000.
• Mayne Investments Ltd x 2
Available to Bachelor of Information Technology or Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor
of Information Technology or Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor
of Laws or Bachelor of Business or Bachelor of Management or Bachelor
of Business/Bachelor of Laws applicants from the region bounded by Tweed
Heads (north), Tenterfield (west) and Grafton (south). Special emphasis
will be placed upon meritorious academic performance. Shortlisted applicants
may be required to participate in a phone interview. Value $15,000 each.
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• Rutherfords Chartered Accountants
Available to a Bachelor of Business (Accounting major) applicant from
the region bounded by Mullumbimby (north), Yamba (south) and Woodenbong/Bonalbo
(west). Value $15,000.
• Summerland Credit Union
Available to an applicant from North Coast schools/colleges within the
region bounded by Tweed Heads (north), Woodburn (south), and Woodenbong/Bonalbo
(west). Special emphasis is placed upon meritorious performance under
conditions of disadvantage. Value $15,000.
• Tweed Shire Council x 2
Available to applicants from the Tweed Shire Council area. All other
things being equal, preference will be given to applicants wishing to
study on the Tweed Gold Coast campus. Value $15,000 each.
• The Koori Mail x 2*
Available to Indigenous Australian applicants wishing to undertake an
undergraduate course at any of the University’s campuses. Special
emphasis in selection will be placed on previous academic performance,
community service and commitment to the course the applicant wishes
to study. Value $15,000 each.
* Please note: Applicants for these scholarships need not be current
Year 12 students.
• The North Coast Ad Agency
Available to a Bachelor of Arts (Media Communications major) applicant.
Value $15,000.
• The Xerox Shop – Lismore
Available to an applicant from North Coast schools/colleges within the
region bounded by Murwillumbah (north), Maclean (south), and Woodenbong/Bonalbo
(west) and who wishes to undertake a Bachelor of Information Technology,
preferably on the Lismore campus. Value $15,000.
The Southern Cross University Industry Scholarships Scheme receives
considerable promotional support from NBN Television and The Northern
Star newspaper.
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Currently Awarded Industry Scholarships (continuing from previous
years)
• Amlink Technologies x 2
See selection criteria (above) for the Amlink Technologies Scholarship.
• Ballina Beach Resort
Available to a Bachelor of Business in Tourism applicant who will undertake
their internship with Ballina Beach Resort. Value $15,000.
• Beach Hotel (Byron Bay)
Available to a student in the Far North Coast or Gold Coast regions
who wishes to undertake a Bachelor of Business in Tourism. Value $15,000.
• Casino RSM Club
Available to Year 12 school or TAFE students whose home address is Casino
or Year 12 school or TAFE students studying at Casino/Bonalbo schools
or college. Value $15,000.
• Country Energy
Available to a student in the Far North Coast or Gold Coast regions
who wishes to undertake a Bachelor of Applied Science. Value $15,000.
• Environmental Analysis Laboratory
Available to a Bachelor of Applied Science (all strands of the degree)
applicant from anywhere in Australia. A good result in Chemistry is
particularly desirable. Value $15,000.
• Lone Star Steakhouse
Available to applicants from anywhere in Australia wishing to undertake
a Bachelor of Business in Hotel and Catering Management (Coffs Harbour
Campus). Value $15,000.
• Novotel Opal Cove
Available to a Year 12 school or TAFE student within the Coffs Harbour
area who successfully applies to undertake a Bachelor of Business in
Hotel and Catering Management degree at the Coffs Harbour Campus and
undertakes the internship programme with Novotel Opal Cove Resort. Value
$15,000.
• Summerland Credit Union x 2
See selection criteria (above) for the Summerland Credit Union Scholarship.
• Tempo Services Ltd
Available to Year 12 school or TAFE students from anywhere in Australia
wishing to undertake a Business or Management degree. Value $15,000.
• The North Coast Ad Agency x 2
See selection criteria (above) for the North Coast Ad Agency Scholarship.
• The Xerox Shop – Lismore x 2
See selection criteria (above) for the Xerox Shop - Lismore Scholarship.
• Tourism New South Wales
Available to a Year 12 school or TAFE student who successfully applies
to undertake a Bachelor of Business in Tourism at the Lismore Campus
and undertakes the internship programme with Tourism New South Wales.
Value $15,000.
Residential Scholarships
The University also offers up to 50 residential scholarships each year
to first year undergraduate Australian students. These scholarships
are awarded on academic merit and/or excellence of performance in an
area of relevance to the applicant’s course of study. They cover
the costs of accommodation at the residential colleges at Lismore and
Coffs Harbour campuses.
Further details and application forms are available on the University
website at http://www.scu.edu.au/services/scholarships/
or contact Residential Services on (02) 6620 3220.
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