La Trobe University/Bendigo Bank Academy of Sport Scholarship

La Trobe University/Bendigo Bank Academy of Sport Scholarship

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Be eligible for entry, or be enrolled in a full time undergraduate degree course at the Bendigo campus of La Trobe University
• Be, or have been a participant in the Bendigo Bank Academy of Advanced Performance Program. Preference will be given to students who can demonstrate academic merit as well as ongoing membership of their local association and their continued involvement in the sport of which they were involved in the Bendigo Bank Academy of Sport.
• Preference for one scholarship will be to a full-time student from regional Victoria who has successfully completed the Victorian Certificate of Education, or equivalent, within the last 12 months
• Preference for the other scholarship will be for a full-time student who has successfully completed at least the first year of an undergraduate degree program at the Bendigo campus and is continuing studies at this campus.
• The La Trobe University/Bendigo Bank Academy of Sport scholarships have been established by La Trobe University to support students who have participated in the Bendigo Bank Academy of Sport and who intend to, or who are pursuing formal academic studies at the Bendigo Campus of La Trobe University.

Audience

• Future undergraduates
• Current first year undergraduates
• Current second year undergraduates
• Current third year undergraduates
• Current fourth year undergraduates

Faculty

• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering

How are successful applicants selected?

• Service to the Community
• High academic achievement
• Sporting ability

How can I apply

Applications for 2015 will open January 1 2015. Application forms will be available from that date

Applicants must clearly demonstrate and provide details of;

• How the scholarship will be used to support their study
• Participation in the Bendigo Bank Academy of Sport

Student applications, including the 500 word concept proposal, must be lodged on the Application Form. They must include evidence of acceptance, or enrolment into an undergraduate degree program.