INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP 2011 – AUSTRALIA
The Australian Uranium Association presents Indigenous Leadership Scholarship 2011 in Australia
About Association:
The Australian Uranium Association was established in September 2006.
Its purpose is to represent the uranium industry by articulating the national and global interest associated with Australian uranium exploration, mining and export, as well as by advocating the industry’s views to government and the community. The AUA is the only advocacy body that exclusively represents uranium companies.
Detail:
The Indigenous Leadership Scholarship Scheme is an initiative of the members of the Australian Uranium Association, who support local indigenous communities and wish to help build skills and capabilities of indigenous people in the regions where they do business.
Eligibility Criteria:
In order to receive a scholarship, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria, and be able to provide documentary evidence. The applicant must:
1. Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
2. Be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.
3. Be enrolled or eligible to enrol as a full-time student in a Science, Engineering or Business Management Undergraduate degree at an Australian University. Scholarships are available to students in any year of their Undergraduate degree
4. Be preferably from a rural or remote location. Although not a mandatory
criterion, scholarships will be offered preferentially to Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander students who currently live, or have lived mostly, in
a rural or remote community. Students who attended boarding school will not be disadvantaged. Scholarship applicants must not be in receipt of any other Industry Scholarship at the time of application. AUA scholarship holders are ineligible to hold other industry scholarships at the same time.
Scholarship Value and Payment:
Scholarships have a value of $10,000 per annum (GST exempt) per student for the duration of the undergraduate study. Payment will be made by the Australian Uranium Association via direct Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Payments will be made fortnightly equal to 1/26th of the annual scholarship amount.
Assessment and Selection Process:
Applicants will be assessed against the eligibility criteria. Awardees of scholarships will be requested to provide supporting documentation (eg birth certificate, confirmation of enrolment, evidence of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent etc). Discrepancies between supporting documentation and the information contained in the application form, or the failure to provide supporting documentation by the due date, may result in the offer of a scholarship being withdrawn. If an applicant declines a scholarship, the place may be awarded to the next highest ranked applicant.
Application Deadline: Applications for the 2011 AUA Indigenous Leadership Scholarship Program close at 5 pm (Melbourne time) on Friday 8 October 2010.
Contact:
Scholarships
Australian Uranium Association Ltd
ABN. 30 005 503 828
Level 6, 300 Collins Street, Melbourne Vic 3000
GPO Box 1649, Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel: + 61 3 8616 0440 Fax: +61 3 8616 0441
Email: julianne.foley@aua.org.au or admin@aua.org.au
Source: www.aua.org.au
