The Scholarships provide financial assistance to Australian applicants, commencing their first year of tertiary study at a University or TAFE at Degree, Diploma or Advanced Diploma level, in the year of application.
Scholarship applicants must be an Australian citizen who is a direct descendant of a Service man or woman who has served in the Australian or New Zealand Defence Force in any conflict or peacekeeping role since the First World War.
Criteria
- You must be an Australian Citizen under 25 years of age.
- You must be a direct descendant of an Australian or New Zealand Service man or woman who has served in any conflict or peacekeeping operation from the First World War to the present day.
- You must be entering your first year of University or TAFE study which will result in a Degree, Diploma or Advanced Diploma.
- You must be able to prove necessitous circumstances, such as financial, physical, familial, emotional, medical or environmental hardship. This would normally be evidenced by being in receipt of or being eligible to receive Youth Allowance, ABSTUDY, DVA assistance, or a similar Australian Government benefit.
- To be eligible you must reside in Australia.