Scholarships
Scholarships
Each year, there are many different scholarships on offer for students in all three education sectors – schools, vocational education and training (including TAFE), and higher education. Scholarships are offered for a variety of reasons:
- to help financially disadvantaged students
- to encourage young people in rural areas to further their education
- to encourage students in a particular field of study
- to target groups who may need special assistance e.g. Indigenous students or women in non-traditional fields
- to recruit the highest academic achievers to a university's program
- for private companies to sponsor and mentor future employees.
The financial assistance offered ranges from small amounts to cover the cost of course materials up to thousands of dollars or the waiving of some or all your course fees.
It is up to you to find out about and apply for a scholarship.
To find out more about scholarship opportunities you can:
- pick up a copy of a secondary schools guide that lists schools in your state and the scholarships that they offer (amongst other information) – there are several different publications available in larger newsagents
- talk to your career teacher
- enquire at your current or prospective institution – most universities have a scholarships officer
- check the online scholarships database on the myfuture website (post-secondary only) at www.myfuture.edu.au .
- keep an eye out for scholarship advertisements in your local newspaper and in the education supplement of major newspapers.
Do not limit your research to educational institutions. Industry associations and service clubs (such as Freemasons, Apex and Rotary) offer schemes to help young people at post-secondary and postgraduate levels.
The Australian Defence Force also offers scholarship and employment options in a variety of fields. Contact Defence Force Recruiting on 13 19 01 or see Useful addresses for further contact details.