Curtin Moordtij Yorga Scholarship
19 July 2019
OPENS
15 November 2019
CLOSES
Curtin University
SPONSOR
1
NUMBER OFFERED
University
STUDY TYPE
Indigenous | Women
SUPPORT TYPE
Western Australia
LOCATIONS
Art & Design | Business & Law | Education | Humanities | IT & Communication | Medicine & Health | Rural & Agriculture | STEM
FIELD OR INDUSTRY
$30,000
OPEN
The Moordtij Yorga Scholarship will support female Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students that demonstrate strong leadership potential. The scholarship will be available to either future students or current students transitioning from one of Curtin’s Centre of Aboriginal Studies Enabling Courses into a Curtin undergraduate degree program.
Value
The Moordtij Yorga Scholarship will provide support for up to a maximum of three years (based on a full-time study load of 200 credits per year) with a total value of up to $30,000 paid as a cash stipend of $5,000 per semester (part-time enrolment will reduce payment amount). The amount can be used at the recipient’s discretion to contribute towards educational related expenses or general living expenses.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet ALL of the following criteria to be considered for a Moordtij Yorga Scholarship:
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent
- Female
- Will be commencing 1st year of an undergraduate degree at Curtin University in 2020
- Will be enrolled either full-time (a minimum 75 credits per semester) or part-time (a minimum 50 credits per semester)
- Have a minimum ATAR of 70
- Demonstrated strong leadership skills or potential
Note:
- Preference will be given to students from remote/regional communities and/or mature age students.
- Students transitioning from one of Curtin’s Centre of Aboriginal Studies Enabling Courses into an undergraduate degree program at Curtin University in 2020 are eligible to apply.