Indigenous Scholarships

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The Indigenous scholarships are open for award to Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander students, enrolled in any undergraduate or graduate study at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, who demonstrate financial need.

This application consists of the following questions across 4 pages:

  • Personal details, including your Indigeneity and course enrolment
  • Financial need information
  • Academic, Artistic and Community Engagement questions
  • Agreement and submission

You can save your application and return to it during the application period. Please note the following browsers are compatible: Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera. It is not recommended that you use Internet Explorer. Applications may not be accepted or accessible after 5PM on the closing date.

Please contact fineartsmusic-scholarships@unimelb.edu.au with any questions.

Personal details

Name*
Gender
When available, the Gerda Nicholson Award ios for female students only
Residency*
Please provide your residency status
Indigeneity*
OPTIONAL - Please upload confirmation of Indigeneity document
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If you have any queries or concerns please contact Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development.
Equity Considerations
This section is optional.

Course details

i.e. Art, Contemporary Music, Classical Music
i.e. Printmaking, Violin, Costume
Fee type in 2020*
If other, please explain.
Scholarship/prizes awarded
Have you been the receipient of any other scholarships/prizes from the Faculty during your studies here?

Financial Need Information

[max. 200 words]
[max. 200 words] How will your academic and artistic practice benefit from a scholarship?

Academic, Artistic and Community Engagement

Please note, where you are asked to upload documents, only a single document can be included in each section. So, if for example you wish to submit two letters of recommendation, you will need to create a single PDF that includes both of them. Please limit your file size to 11MB, any larger and you may not be able to submit your application. You can save your application and return to it during the application period however uploads will not be saved for partial submissions.

[max. 400 words] If any of the following apply, please explain your circumstances: you are not employed; you do not receive Centrelink; you don't receive any parental support; or you have travelled overseas in the last 18 months, or intend to travel prior to graduation.
Academic results*
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For more information regarding how to access your academic results, please copy this link and past it into a new browser window: http://ask.unimelb.edu.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/5745/kw/accessing%20your%20free%20statement%20of%20results (formal results) or http://ask.unimelb.edu.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/5745/kw/accessing%20your%20free%20statement%20of%20results (informal results). First year students should upload a copy of their most recent academic results eg. VCE, TAFE, etc
If your academic results include a failure, an absence or a withdrawl, please give details of the relevant circumstances
CV & biography*
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Please upload your current CV and a short page artistic biography, no more than 1 A4 page
Support documentation - optional
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Feel free to include any additional infomation relevant to your application. Please note, only 1 document can be uploaded here - if you have multiple support documents, please combine them into a single PDF.

Agreement

Information*
The information you provide in this scholarship application may be disseminated to academic staff or external committee members for the adjudication of this scholarship. You must agree to this for your application to be considered.
Declaration*
I declare that the information I have provided in this application is true and accurate at the time of submission.

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