Friends of the University Sports Scholarships at University of Newcastle in Australia

Written By Blogger on Sabtu, 20 Juli 2013 | 16.13

Friends of the University of Newcastle are inviting applications for sports scholarships. These scholarships were established to encourage and support students with demonstrated sporting ability and potential to contribute to the sporting achievements of the University. Students must be enrolled full time for the entire period for which the scholarship applies and be enrolled in an approved degree or bridging program. The application deadline is 30 June 2013.

Study Subject(s): Students can study any one of the courses offered by university of Newcastle.
Course Level: Scholarships are offered for students who are enrolled in an approved degree or bridging program at University of Newcastle, Australia
Scholarship Provider: Friends of the University of Newcastle and University of Newcastle, Australia
Scholarship can be taken at: Australia

Eligibility: To be eligible to apply for this scholarship you must meet the following criteria:
-Be enrolled in an approved degree or bridging program
-Be enrolled full time for the entire period for which the scholarship applies.
-Has attained an equivalent sporting standard in the previous 2 years of selection at district representative level in the sport for an Under 17 or older age district team as a minimum.
-Has maintained the minimum academic standard of a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.00 or higher.
-Has not held a Scholarship on more than one occasion previously. NB Students who have held a Scholarship for one year may apply for a subsequent year to a maximum of two years in total.
-Is not a Professional Sports Person. Professional sports people are not eligible to apply.

Scholarship Open for International Students: The students of Australia can apply for this scholarship.

Scholarship Description: These scholarships were established in 1994 to encourage and support students with demonstrated sporting ability and potential to contribute to the sporting achievements of the University. The purpose of these scholarships is to improve the quality of University sporting teams, raise the University's profile through sport, and establish a standard of excellence to complement the University's academic achievements.

Number of award(s): Eight (8) scholarships will be offered annually.

Duration of award(s): Not Known

What does it cover? Eight (8) scholarships will be offered annually. One (1) Friends of the University Sports Scholarship will be available valued at $2000 and seven (7) University Sports Scholarships will be available valued at $1500 each.

Selection Criteria: The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of demonstrated sporting ability, academic merit and commitment to the sporting achievements of the University.

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: Applications can be submitted online. After you have submitted your application, please print off the cover sheet provided and attach a copy of each piece of required documentation to it before sending in. Documentation required for forwarding to the Scholarships Officer or uploaded through website: Relevant reference/s or documents regarding sporting achievements in the past 2 years, which provide evidence of your selection and/or participation in representative teams and which detail event results. Provide relevant website addresses.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 30 June 2013.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

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