About this scholarship
Freemasons Foundation Victoria invests in programs and initiatives that are expected to provide stronger and healthier communities and supports the youth of Victoria to achieve their educational goals. For Freemasons, greatness in life is measured by deed, character, charity, trust and the positive effect one leaves on this world through generosity of spirit.
The Freemasons Foundation Scholarship aims to support access to higher education for students from rural, regional and remote backgrounds.
Scholarship type
Equity
Value
- This scholarship is valued at $5,000, to be paid in one lump sum.
- There is one scholarship available.
Student type
Future or Commencing Students
Eligibility
This scholarship is open to those who will meet all of the following criteria:
- Commencing a new ACU course in Semester 1, 2025
- Citizenship: domestic
- Campus: Ballarat or Melbourne
- Study load: full-time
- Demonstrated financial need
- Live (or have lived) in a regional, rural or remote address as classified by the ASGS Remoteness Areas (2021)
Application process
Applicants will be required to provide the following as part of the application:
- A written statement* of approximately 300 words outlining:
- The challenges you have experienced, or may face in undertaking study due to financial circumstances
- How living in a regional, rural or remote location has impacted your ability to access education.
- Evidence of your regional, rural or remote address, for example;
- driver’s licence
- lease agreement
- official letter sent to you at your residence (utility bills, government letters, bank statements)
- Evidence of financial circumstances, for example;
- most recent Tax Assessment Notice
- Centrelink Income Statement
- the most recent 60 days of bank transactions AND pay slips from the last 6 weeks
- Concession Card
- Health Care Card
*Statements are assessed on content, not language skills. If you access assistance from advisors, tutors or AI technology to complete your personal statement, please ensure that your submission accurately reflects your personal situation with regards to the criteria.
Selection criteria
Applications are assessed based on the strength of the following criteria:
- Demonstrated financial need.
- Impact of living in a regional, rural or remote location.
Selection process
The recipients will be selected by the Scholarships Office.
Other
- Recipients will be requested to submit an Impact Statement for the donor explaining how the scholarship has assisted them. This should be submitted to the ACU Scholarships Office no later than 1 October in the year the scholarship is awarded.
- Recipients will be invited to a presentation event and are requested to attend if this does not impede placement or study commitments.
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Freemasons Foundation Scholarship
About this scholarship
Freemasons Foundation Victoria invests in programs and initiatives that are expected to provide stronger and healthier communities and supports the youth of Victoria to achieve their educational goals. For Freemasons, greatness in life is measured by deed, character, charity, trust and the positive effect one leaves on this world through generosity of spirit.
The Freemasons Foundation Scholarship aims to support access to higher education for students from rural, regional and remote backgrounds.
Scholarship type
Equity
Value
- This scholarship is valued at $5,000, to be paid in one lump sum.
- There is one scholarship available.
Student type
Future or Commencing Students
Eligibility
This scholarship is open to those who will meet all of the following criteria:
- Commencing a new ACU course in Semester 1, 2025
- Citizenship: domestic
- Campus: Ballarat or Melbourne
- Study load: full-time
- Demonstrated financial need
- Live (or have lived) in a regional, rural or remote address as classified by the ASGS Remoteness Areas (2021)
Application process
Applicants will be required to provide the following as part of the application:
- A written statement* of approximately 300 words outlining:
- The challenges you have experienced, or may face in undertaking study due to financial circumstances
- How living in a regional, rural or remote location has impacted your ability to access education.
- Evidence of your regional, rural or remote address, for example;
- driver’s licence
- lease agreement
- official letter sent to you at your residence (utility bills, government letters, bank statements)
- Evidence of financial circumstances, for example;
- most recent Tax Assessment Notice
- Centrelink Income Statement
- the most recent 60 days of bank transactions AND pay slips from the last 6 weeks
- Concession Card
- Health Care Card
*Statements are assessed on content, not language skills. If you access assistance from advisors, tutors or AI technology to complete your personal statement, please ensure that your submission accurately reflects your personal situation with regards to the criteria.
Selection criteria
Applications are assessed based on the strength of the following criteria:
- Demonstrated financial need.
- Impact of living in a regional, rural or remote location.
Selection process
The recipients will be selected by the Scholarships Office.
Other
- Recipients will be requested to submit an Impact Statement for the donor explaining how the scholarship has assisted them. This should be submitted to the ACU Scholarships Office no later than 1 October in the year the scholarship is awarded.
- Recipients will be invited to a presentation event and are requested to attend if this does not impede placement or study commitments.
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