Student Financial Support Office

Student Support, Murdoch University

Telephone: 08 9360 2733
Email:
scholarships@murdoch.edu.au
Closing Date: 3pm Friday 30th
January 2015

POSTGRADUATE EQUITY & ACCESS

Murdoch aims to provide support and incentive to students from a background of disadvantage to continue their tertiary
education.
The Postgraduate Access and Equity Scholarship is a tuition fee waiver for postgraduate by coursework masters,
diploma or certificate. There will be no financial stipend. Please note that students enrolled in any Commonwealth

HECS supported postgraduate courses (such as the Graduate Diploma in Education) are not eligible to apply.
Please email completed applications to scholarships@murdoch.edu.au

Name:

Student Number:

Address:
Email:
Phone:
ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for this scholarship you must meet the following criteria:
Are you enrolled in a Masters by Coursework, Diploma, Graduate Certificate?

Yes No

Are you facing personal/financial hardship?

Yes No
CITIZENSHIP

Are you an Australian Citizen?

Yes No

Are you a Permanent Resident? (Please provide evidence that you have lived in Australia continuously
for the last 12 months prior to this application)

Yes No

PERSONAL DETAILS

Do you identify as Aboriginal or of Torres Strait Islander descent?

Yes No

Do you have any dependents? (under 18yrs)

Yes No

How many dependents do you have?

Do you have a medical condition or disability that impedes your ability to study?

Yes No

If you answered yes, please ATTACH documentation from your health care professional that outlines the nature of
your medical condition or disability.
PAST QUALIFICATIONS

Please ATTACH details of tertiary qualifications you may have completed at an institution other than Murdoch
University.
Please ATTACH details of any postgraduate scholarship or awards you currently receive or have received in the past.
PERSONAL STATEMENT

Please ATTACH a statement of no more than TWO A4 pages addressing the following:
What are your living arrangements in terms of dependents and people who support you?

What, if any, circumstances of hardship have you experienced that have impacted on your
ability to study?
What are your personal and career goals?
How will the scholarship assist you in achieving your personal and career goals?
FINANCIAL STATUS

In order to demonstrate your financial status, please ATTACH one of the following:
your two most recent Notices of Assessment from the Australian Tax Office
an Income Statement from Centrelink that is no more than 3 months old
If you do not currently receive a Centrelink benefit but consider yourself to be in financial hardship please
attach a statement outlining why you are currently not eligible for a Centrelink benefit, and how you are
obtaining an income.
DECLARATION & TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully, these will be applicable if you are awarded the
scholarship:
I declare that the information I have supplied on this form is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I
understand that if any false or misleading information is provided it could lead to the cancellation of, and repayment of,
my scholarship and that I will be subject to the provisions of the Student Discipline statute.
I understand the following terms and conditions of the Postgraduate Access and Equity Scholarship:
The Scholarship covers the cost of tuition fees only.
The Scholarship is allocated on the basis that the student:
is enrolled in a coursework postgraduate degree, diploma or certificate;
is an Australian Citizen OR has been granted Permanent Residency Status and lived in Australia
continuously for the last twelve (12) months;
had a gross income at or below $25,000 per annum for the period of two (2) years or more prior to
making this application.
All applications are ranked by the Selection Committee according to the level of hardship described in the
application form.
The University reserves the right not to award the scholarship if no applicant is considered suitable.
The award is not retrospective and commences from the semester in which the student receives the award.
The entitlement covers the standard qualification point load only (eg. 12, 24 or 48 points). Any Fails or
repeated units will not be covered by the terms of this Scholarship. Payment of these repeated units are the
responsibility of the student.
Continuation of the Scholarship is subject to progress which must satisfy the Universitys Progress Rules. Any
Academic Exclusion will result in the termination of the scholarship.
Any break in study which is not within the Universitys Academic Progress Rules may result in the Scholarship
lapsing and the student will need to re-apply.
Any suspensions, non-enrolment or other lapses in study MUST be notified in writing to the Student Financial
Support Office at the time.
Any proposal by the student to change Program enrolment MUST be notified in writing to the Student Financial
Support Office beforehand. Failure to notify may result in loss of the Scholarship.
The Scholarship is not transferable to another university.
If my application is successful, I acknowledge that as part of my acceptance of this scholarship I may be required
attend an official presentation ceremony at a time to be advised.

By signing this form you are agreeing to both the Declaration and the Terms/Conditions, if you have any
questions regarding this then please contact the Student Financial Support Office directly.
Applicant Signature Date