1968 Singapore Colombo Plan Students Scholarship and 1968 Singapore Colombo Plan Students (Memorial) Scholarship

1968 Singapore Colombo Plan Students

Establishment

These two scholarships work together to support an excellent student in the School of Engineering.

The 1968 Singapore Colombo Plan Students Scholarship supports a worthy student in the 2nd year of a program with the School of Engineering. Should the student achieve the required results, the scholar will at the beginning of 3rd year be required to submit an essay on Singapore. If this is of an acceptable standard the scholar will automatically be given the 1968 Singapore Colombo Plan Students (Memorial) Scholarship to support 3rd year of their degree studies.

The 1968 Singapore Colombo Plan Students Scholarship was established in 2008 by a group of Colombo Plan Students from Singapore who studied at the University of Newcastle from 1968 in the Faculty of Engineering, as it was then known. On the 40th anniversary of their first entering the University of Newcastle, and at a very different stage of their lives, the donors decided to establish a Scholarship to commemorate the fond and happy memories of their stay at Newcastle and to show their appreciation to the Australian and Newcastle community who helped them with their University education during their tender and formative years.

Three of the original donors on seeing the benefit of the scholarship decided in 2010 to establish the 1968 Singapore Colombo Plan Students (Memorial) Scholarship which would allow them to continue to support the student in third year engineering, subject to meeting eligibility requirements.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship you must meet the following criteria:

• Be enrolled in 2nd year of an undergraduate engineering degree. Should the successful applicant reach the required minimum results, he/she will be offered the 1968 Singapore Colombo Plan Students (Memorial) scholarship in 3rd year.
• Be enrolled in any undergraduate program with the School of Engineering, University of Newcastle.
• Demonstrate academic achievement Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.0 or WAM 75.
• Demonstrate educational disadvantage such as carer, sole parent, financial hardship, English language difficulty, long term medical condition/disability or effects of abuse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Out of Home Care, Refugee, or Geographic.
• Be enrolled full-time.
• Be an Australian citizen, Australian Permanent Resident (includes New Zealand Permanent Residents).
• Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.
• Not have previously received this scholarship.
• Not have previously completed an Australian undergraduate degree program.

Required Documentation

If documentation is not provided your application will not be processed. Please have all required documents available for upload as PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, or JPG files prior to completing the online application process.

• A personal statement (approx. 1 A4 page) outlining your academic achievements, career aspirations in the relevant area of study, and how this scholarship would assist you. This statement will cover all scholarships you are submitting for.

Benefit

Scholarship combined benefit: $8,000.

The scholarship will provide $4,000 each year, paid as $2,000 after each semester census date. The second year of the scholarship is conditional on meeting the academic requirements of the scholarship and submitting a second essay on Singapore (see conditions).

Selection

Selection is a competitive process and will be based on assessment of the scholarship application and any required supporting documents.

Should the successful recipient of the 1968 Singapore Colombo Plan Students Scholarship achieve the required results to receive the 1968 Singapore Colombo Plan Students (Memorial) Scholarship in the following third year of studies.

Recipients of this scholarship are required to write a 400-word Singapore essay following acceptance of the scholarship, and again if eligible to take up the 2nd year of the scholarship. This will be due within 4 weeks of receiving the scholarship offer.

The essay is to provide an opportunity for scholars to learn more about Singapore and appreciate the country that the scholarship donors were born in and are immensely proud of. They write:

“It is hoped that by reading, reflecting, analysing, and writing on one aspect of Singapore’s people, economy, geography, history, culture, political system, etc, that the scholar can gain insight in to Singapore and what makes it tick. For instance, how did Singapore become successful given its being potentially fragmented society of many races, religions, cultures with four official languages (English and three major Asian languages), possibly pulling in several different directions? At a geopolitical level, how did Singapore become so successful, despite it being a small island, surrounded by big neighbours and maintain its Asian identity, despite English being the lingua franca, and therefore exposed to Western culture. While holding a view or expressing an opinion is encouraged, students should not use the essay to advocate changing Singapore society or how its people conduct itself. While critical thinking is encouraged, scholars are asked to approach the task respectfully and not use the essay as opportunity to advocate changing Singapore society and culture.”

College

SCHOLARSHIPS OFFICER
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