Equity Scholarships

Equity Scholarships
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR MID YEAR INTAKE 2008 AND WILL CLOSE FRIDAY 13 JUNE 2008.
APPLICATIONS FOR 2009 WILL OPEN IN AUGUST 2008 AND CLOSE 30 NOVEMBER 2008.
Application forms and information booklets are available at the Equity Scholarships page at UAC:http://www.uac.edu.au/equity/equityschols.html
Equity Scholarships include the Commonwealth Scholarships Programme (CS) established by the Australian Government, and Institution Equity Scholarships (IES) established by individual institutions. Equity Scholarships are comprised of many different scholarships and at CSU we offer the following scholarships:
Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (CAS-Ordinary) with up to four years of funding available, to assist with accommodation costs.
Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships (CECS-Ordinary) with up to four years of funding available, to assist with general education costs.
Indigenous Access Scholarships (CAS-Indigenous payment) through a once-only scholarship payment, to assist Indigenous students to undertake either an eligible enabling course or an undergraduate course. Each provider awarding an IAS to a student must provide the student with an on-going Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (CECS) and, where eligible, a Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (CAS).
CSU Equity Scholarships as a one year payment for general education costs.
Applications for these scholarships are made via ONE application form and applications are asssessed by UAC using stringent criteria. Students do not need to signify which scholarship they are applying for. A centralised assessment scheme at UAC assesses all applications and then allocates the appropriate scholarships based on the criteria. For example, all applications are assessed for the Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (CAS). Applicants who do not receive or are not eligible for a CAS are then placed into the pool for a Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships (CECS). Those who do not receive a CECS then go into the pool for CSU Equity Scholarship.
In 2008 the Equity Scholarships scheme will include:
162 new Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships valued at $4,324 each
416 continuing Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships valued at $4,324 each
20 Indigenous Access Scholarships - valued at $4,080 each
181 new Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships valued at $2,162 each
341 continuing Commonwealth Education Scholarships valued at $2,162 each
300 CSU Equity Scholarships valued at $2,000 each