Pearl of Hope Bursary

Background

Are you eligible to apply?

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must:

• be a Australian citizen, New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Permanent Humanitarian Visa holder
• be in your second or third year of your undergraduate degree in 2019
• be able to demonstrate educational disadvantage, including but not limited to:
  • financial hardship
  • significant caring responsibilities
  • disability or medical condition
  • refugee status
  • relocation from a regional or remote location
  • or other hardship or disadvantage

Recipients of the scholarship shall be selected by the University based on their:

• application addressing selection criteria
• personal statement describing educational disadvantage
• documentary evidence from appropriately qualified individuals or organisations to support your personal statement describing the nature and impact of your disadvantage.

Examples of documentary evidence are:

• a statement of support (which may include a statement from a medical practitioner)
• proof of financial disadvantage e.g. Centrelink benefit statement, ATO statements, recent pay slips.

Please note, a responsible person must provide a statement of support. A responsible person is someone who:

• is an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident who is 18 years or older and has known you for at least 12 months; and
• is not related to you by birth, marriage, de factor or same sex relationship; and
• does not live with you or reside at your residence and is in a position to comment knowledgeably about your situation without having to be briefed by you about the circumstances.

Recipient obligations

• The recipient may be requested to annually report their progress to the Donor, attend presentation events and otherwise meet with the Donor.
• The recipient may be requested to assist with the promotion of the bursary and University.

Who to contact for further information

Scholarships Office, scholarships@latrobe.edu.au