Aboriginal Scholarship in Creative Arts Education

1. Australian Citizen/Permanent Resident: The applicant must be an Australian Citizen or permanent resident as defined by the Commonwealth
2. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander: The applicant must identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and provide documentation according to the UNE Confirmation of Aboriginality and Torres Strait Islander Identity Rule
3. Financial Disadvantage: Be able to demonstrate financial need (see Supporting Documentation/Required Information below)
4. Student and Course Requirement: Open to Commencing or Continuing students enrolled or enrolling in:
• Bachelor of Arts (with interest in visual/creative arts)
• Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary)
• Bachelor of Education (K-12 Teaching) with demonstrated enrolment in Creative Arts Education units of study (EDAE prefix)
• Master of Teaching (Secondary) (If you have completed a major in visual arts in an undergraduate degree e.g. Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Arts)

Notes

1. Preference may be given to applicants not in receipt of another scholarship.

2. The scholarship shall be awarded on the recommendation of the Executive Principal Student Experience and administered by the UNE Alumni Relations and Student Scholarships team.

3. The Selection Committee's decision is final.

The listed documents are acceptable forms of evidence in each of the following criteria:

1. Financial Need:

1. Complete the Financial Need details section of the UNE Scholarship Application Form
2. The applicant should attach evidence to support financial need, which may be one or more of the following:
   1. A copy of a Centrelink statement or their Income Tax Return (if independent) and/or
   2. Your parent’s/parents’ Income Tax Return/s (if dependent)

If both I. or ii. above are not available, a letter from an authorised person (e.g. community leader, school principal, minister of religion, accountant) that comments on your or your family’s financial circumstances.

2. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander: Students will be required to provide evidence of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander as per the Confirmation of Aboriginality and Torres Strait Islander Identity Rule

3. Statement of Case outlining:

1. Why are you studying your chosen course and what are your career aspirations?
2. Tell us about your personal strengths, leadership, and community activities you are involved in. How you have used them to make a difference in the lives of others?
3. What impact will NOT receiving the scholarship have on your studies?
4. What special conditions or obstacles have you overcome in your path to study? e.g. financial, geographic, cultural, or other disadvantage. Tell us what you have done to address your situation, in light of the challenges you outlined.

Applications for the Aboriginal Scholarship in Creative Arts Education should be made through the UNE Scholarships Application Form.

Only completed applications will be processed, so please ensure that you have submitted all required documentation with your application. The Alumni Relations and Student Scholarships team will notify you via email when your application has been processed.

1. Undergraduate/Postgraduate (coursework) scholarship recipients may not hold more than one UNE scholarship (excluding the UNE Residential Financial Assistance Scholarship and/or the Betty J Fyffe Scholarship) if the combined value is greater than six thousand dollars ($6,000) per annum

2. The scholarship is intended for the nominated course and may not be deferred or transferred.

3. The scholarship is payable at $625 per 6 credit points to a maximum of $5,000 (48 credit points) per academic year into the recipient’s bank account in up to three instalments within 30 days following the Trimester 1, 2 or 3 census dates. Should a student be required to repeat any unit, a scholarship payment will not be made for this unit.

4. Continuation of the scholarship, if applicable, is subject to:

1. Maintenance of a GPA of 4.0 in each trimester. For continuing students, results for Trimester 2 and 3 will be combined for the purpose of calculating eligibility for continuation of the scholarship in Trimester 1 in the second and subsequent years.
2. The student continuing to maintain eligibility in relation to their enrolment status (e.g. full or part-time, on campus or online) as stipulated by the Scholarship terms. Students unsure about this should contact the Alumni Relations and Student Scholarships team to discuss their situation.
3. Submission of brief Trimester reports in May and September each year reporting on progress with their studies and involvement in sporting, cultural and community activities as well as participation in University life, where applicable. In submitting this report, the recipient understands that some of the information and/or personal details contained in each report will be sent to the Donor/Trustee/Committee/School, who may not be UNE staff. All information gathered will be treated with discretion.

6. Any request to vary the terms and/or conditions of the scholarship must be made in writing and will be determined at the discretion of the Alumni Relations and Student Scholarships team (or other relevant committee) subject to the approval of the donor.

7. If at any time during the scholarship term the student is found to have committed behavioural misconduct in accordance with the University’s Student Behavioural Misconduct Rules, the scholarship will be terminated and any outstanding payments to be made under the scholarship will not be paid.  You may also be required to repay any instalment already received. Students who are residential college residents are also subject to the Residential College Code of Conduct.

8. The student may be required to attend the annual scholarships donor event if they are invited to do so, and may be asked to participate in activities to promote this scholarship and other scholarships in general, including public speaking, donor liaison, media interviews and photographs.

9. Some scholarships may affect other government  payments (e.g. Centrelink). It is the recipient’s responsibility to seek advice from the relevant government agency.

10. From time to time minor changes may be required to the administrative conditions of this scholarship. If this occurs, recipients will be given advance notice in writing. Donors will also be consulted where appropriate.

11. Failure to meet the requirements of these Terms and Conditions may lead to the termination of the scholarship and your being required to repay any instalment already received.

Enrolment Notes and Definitions

1. Part-time is defined at UNE as a minimum enrolment of 24 credit points in the academic year.
2. Enrolment is required for Trimester 1 and 2 study periods (with Trimester 3 optional), where if there is no active enrolment in these periods and a request for a leave of absence from their scholarship is not made and approved to the UNE Alumni Relations and Student Scholarships team, the scholarship may be suspended.
3. For pro-rata scholarships, Payments will be made in each Trimester (1, 2 or 3) provided there is a minimum enrolment of 24 credit points across the academic year. If fewer than 24 credit points is demonstrated in Trimester 1 and/or 2, payment will be withheld until enrolment intentions are made in writing to the Student Scholarships Team.
4. For 1 year duration scholarships or for continuing scholarship recipients in the final year of their scholarship, the second payment will only be made when the 24 credit points (or the last remaining units for that course) requirement for that academic year has been satisfied.
5. If a problem presents in meeting the above requirements, the recipient must liaise with the Alumni Relations and Student Scholarships team to discuss their specific situation.

By accepting the Aboriginal Scholarship in Creative Arts Education, the recipient acknowledges that they have read, understand and accept the Terms and Conditions outlined above.