Applicants:

• Must be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women,
• Must be undertaking a Graduate Diploma or Certificate at a South Australian university,
• Must not be employed full-time, or on fully-paid study leave,
• Must not have received this scholarship in 2010.

The bursaries may be used for the purchase or hire of equipment, fees incurred because of study commitments, short-term assistance with living expenses or any other purpose that will assist with the completion of a graduate qualification. Note that if the bursary is to be used for the purchase of equipment, the equipment must be for the personal possession and use of the applicant, not of her University department. The Bursary must be used within twelve months of the date of the award, i.e. by the end of June 2012.

Academic merit is the selection criterion carrying the most weight. This is followed by financial need, and how essential the purpose for which the bursary will be used is to the progress or completion of the degree. These two criteria have roughly equal weight. Finally, in order to separate people on a shortlist, we may consider the extent to which people undertake activities and interests outside of their degrees.

The amount of the bursary will not exceed $2,000 but may be less depending on the requirements of the successful applicant. More than one bursary may be offered if enough funds are available. No one will be awarded more than one bursary in any one year. In exceptional circumstances the trustees of The AFUW-SA Inc. Trust Fund reserve the right not to award a bursary.

Until 2009 funds for these bursaries were raised annually by the Academic Hoods and Gowns Hiring Service run on a voluntary basis by the trustees, members of The AFUW-SA Inc. and friends. Funds are now sourced from investments.

Your application must reach the Trust Fund's secretarial service by 31 March, 2011.

The AFUW-SA Inc. Trust Fund
18 Humphries Terrace
KILKENNY SA 5009 AUSTRALIA

It can only be posted to the above address. Please note that the Trust Fund has no fax or email facilities. Applications received after the due date will not be considered. Applications remain the property of the trustees of The AFUW-SA Inc. Trust Fund.

The Trustees recognise that graduate students retain ownership of intellectual property arising from any research undertaken during their course of study.

Receipt of all applications will be acknowledged by letter. In the normal course of events the successful applicants will be notified by the last day of June in the year of the award. Subsequently, all applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application by letter. The list of winners is posted on this website in early July. The decision of the selection committee will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.