Friends of the University Keith Barbour Memorial Honours Scholarship

Donor

Friends of the University of Newcastle

Establishment

The Friends of the University were established in 1981 to foster an awareness of the university and its place in the community and to conduct activities including fundraising that promote the interests of the university. Since that time the Friends have raised over $1,000,000 and contributed towards scholarships, art works, music, rare books, infrastructure and more. This scholarship is named in honour of Keith Barbour who was the first vice-president and second president of the Friends of the University and was integral in establishing the Friends. Keith chaired the steering committee who drafted their first constitution. Keith was also a company director of the insurance broking group, Stenhouse, and a prominent citizen of Newcastle.

This Scholarship was established in 1991 to support a student in studying full-time in their final year of an Honours program with University of Newcastle.

For more information on this scholarship, please review the full Terms and Conditions .

Eligibility

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

• Be enrolled in your final/ Honours year of an Honours Program with University of Newcastle.
• Be enrolled full-time.
• Demonstrate academic achievement by having a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.0 or higher in your current program.
• 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.
• Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.
• Be an Australian citizen, Australian Permanent Resident (includes New Zealand Permanent Residents).

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.

• You may be required to provide documents to support your educational disadvantage claims. These will be identified when you apply based on your individual application responses.

Benefit

The scholarship provides a benefit of $4,000, paid in two equal payments of $2,000 following semester one and semester two census dates.

Selection

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and assessment of the supporting documentation.

College

SCHOLARSHIPS OFFICER
Student Services Centre
University of Newcastle
University Drive
CALLAGHAN NSW 2308

Phone: +61 2 4921 5000
Fax: +61 2 4921 5759
Email: scholarships@newcastle.edu.au