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.
A number of community and business organisations provide
scholarships to Southern Cross University students 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.
Southern Cross University greatly appreciates the current
scholarships provided by the following organisations:
• Summerland Credit Union
Available to an applicant who resides within the boundaries of Tweed
Heads (north), Woodburn (south), and Woodenbong/Bonalbo (west). Special
emphasis is placed upon meritorious performance under conditions of
disadvantage. Value $15,000.
• 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.
• The Koori Mail x 2*
Available to applicants of Indigenous Australian or Torres Strait Islander
descent, in accordance with the Commonwealth definition, wishing to
undertake an undergraduate course at any of the University’s campuses.
Applicants need not be current HSC, or equivalent, students. Value $15,000
each.
• The Xerox Shop – Lismore
Available to a Bachelor of Information Technology (Lismore Campus) applicant
who resides within the boundaries of Murwillumbah (north), Maclean (south)
and Woodenbong/Bonalbo (west). Value $15,000.
• 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.
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• Tweed Shire Council ( 4 scholarships – 2 x 3 years
and 2 x 1 year)
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:
3 years = $15,000 each, 1 year = $5,000 each.
• Ballina RSL Club
Available to a Bachelor of Business in Tourism applicant who resides
within the Ballina Shire. This scholarship is aimed at a person who
wishes to enter the club industry and undertake their internship program
with Ballina RSL Club Ltd. 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.
• 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.
• Kirklands Coaches
Available to an applicant from high schools in Ballina, Lismore and
Alstonville serviced by Kirklands Coaches. Value $6,000.
• Coffs Ex-Services Club
Available to a Bachelor of Hotel and Resort Management applicant residing
within the boundaries of the Coffs Harbour Council region. Coffs Ex-Services
Club will offer the recipient the opportunity to carry out the internship
component of their course with the Club. Value $15,000.
• Beach Hotel (Byron Bay)
Available to a Bachelor of Business in Tourism applicant who resides
within the Far North Coast region. Shortlisted applicants may be asked
to participate in a telephone interview. Applicants for this scholarship
need not be current HSC or equivalent, students. Value $15,000.
• Casino RSM Club
Available to an applicant who resides within, Casino, NSW or attending
a Casino/Bonalbo school or college. 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.
• Tourism New South Wales
Available to an applicant 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 in the Government Sector. Applicants
for this scholarship need not be current HSC, or equivalent, students.
Value $15,000.
