About this scholarship

Established in 2012, the ACU Law - Equity Scholarship is intended to assist law students from low socio-economic backgrounds.
  

Scholarship type

Equity
  

Value

This scholarship is valued at $5,000, to be paid in one lump sum.

Student type

Future, Commencing or Current Students
  

Eligibility

This scholarship is open to applicants who meet all of the following criteria:

• Citizenship: domestic
• Faculty: Law and Business
• Course: enrolled in any ACU Law degree in Semester 1, 2024
• Campus: Brisbane, Blacktown, North Sydney or Melbourne
• Not a previous recipient of this scholarship

Application process

Applicants are required to provide the following as part of the application:

• A written statement of approximately 500 words outlining:
  • any hardship or barriers you have faced in accessing higher education, and how your degree will change the future.
  • why you chose to undertake your degree and what do you hope to achieve with it in the future.
• Evidence of financial need;
  • Most recent Tax Assessment Notice OR
  • Centrelink Income Statement OR
  • the most recent 60 days of bank transactions AND pay slips from the last 6 weeks.

Selection criteria

Applications are assessed based on the strength of the following criteria:

• Written statement
• Financial need

Selection process

• The recipients will be selected by the Scholarships Office in consultation with the Dean of Law.
• One scholarship will be awarded to a first-year student, and the other to a student in any year level.