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Scholarship name Discipline area Value Who can apply
ACER Aboriginal Student Undergraduate Grant Education $9,000  
Alkira Burrows Aboriginal Scholarship Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Medical Radiation Sciences, Podiatry, Speech Pathology, Human Movement, Exercise and Sports Science, Early Childhood Education (Honours), Primary Education (Honours), Secondary Education (Honours), Midwifery,  Nursing. Up to $20,000  
Enabling Educator Excellence (E3) Scholarship Education $5,000   
Iris Glover Scholarship in Early Childhood Education Education Up to $10,000   
Karen Thomas Memorial Teaching Grant Education  $10,000  
McLeod Toyota Regional Education Student Grant Education Up to $3,000  
Shirley Harper Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship in Education Education $4,000 per annum (up to four years)

 

Please note: Scholarships and Grants are subject to change and are awarded based on conditions current at the time of award.


ACER Aboriginal Student Undergraduate Grant

The ACER Aboriginal Student Undergraduate Grant provides a direct offset of lost income to enable students to forgo paid employment during their teaching practicums. Students will receive an increasing level of financial support each year as the length of their practicums increases, from second year to fourth year inclusive. Grants are available to all current Aboriginal students studying an eligible Education program and payment will be made based on the length of practicum placements.

Eligibility and selection criteria:

To be eligible for the grant, students must:

  • be an Aboriginal student
  • be enrolled full time or part time in one of the following programs:
    • Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Honours) (LHEC, MHEC)
    • Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours) (LHPE, MHPE)
    • Bachelor of Secondary Education (Honours) (LHSE)
    • Bachelor of Early Childhood (Birth – 5 Years) (MBXC)
    • Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) (MBET)
    • Bachelor of Education (Secondary Design and Technology) (LBSY)
  • be undertaking a second, third, or fourth year practicum placement

Value:

Up to $9,000 per recipient

  • Year 2 Practicum: $2,000
  • Year 3 Practicum: $3,000
  • Year 4 Practicum: $4,000

Grant funding is limited and once all funds have been expended no further grants will be awarded.

Payment will be made upon notification of the practicum placement, from 2024 to 2026. If required to repeat a placement, students will not receive a grant for any subsequent placement attempt.

Ongoing payments are subject to the following:

  • Satisfactory academic performance.
  • Notification of the practicum placement

Grant recipients will be requested to submit a progress report in the year in which they receive the grant.

For more information, contact:
Campus Central
Tel: 1300 301 703
Email: askcampuscentral@unisa.edu.au

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Enabling Educator Excellence (E3) Scholarship

The Enabling Educator Excellence (E3) Scholarship, funded by the South Australian Government, will be awarded to full-time or part-time students who are commencing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree that is accredited by the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia.

Eligibility and selection criteria:

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must:

  • Be an Australian citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, or Permanent Humanitarian Visa holder
  • Be residing in South Australia
  • Be commencing in an undergraduate or postgraduate program accredited by the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia
  • Be an enrolled full-time or part-time commencing student
  • Have not previously received the Scholarship

In addition to the general eligibility criteria, applicants must satisfy one of the following eligibility criteria:

  • High ATAR or GPA – 80 ATAR or above (inclusive of adjustment factors), or GPA selection rank equivalent to 5.5 or above if entry is through undergraduate degree
  • First Nations people – Aboriginal students
  • Women in STEM – women enrolled in a major/minor/specialisation/learning area that will enable them to teach STEM subjects on completion of their degree
  • Men in primary school teaching – men undertaking a qualification for primary school education

When assessing applications preference will be given to applicants who:

  • are experiencing financial disadvantage
  • have a disability
  • are from a regional/rural/isolated area

Where more eligible applications are received than there are scholarships available, the scholarships may be allocated in order of application submission.

How to apply: Online applications for mid year 2025 opens from 1 June to 27 July via my Scholarships

Value: $5,000 per recipient after Study Period 5 census date

For more information contact:
Campus Central

Tel: 1300 301 703

Email: askcampuscentral@unisa.edu.au 

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Iris Glover Scholarship in Early Childhood Education

The Iris Glover Scholarship in Early Childhood Education has been established by Dr Anne Glover AO and Ms Rosemary Green AM in honour of their mother‚ Iris Glover. A lifelong learner with a very strong commitment to young children’s learning‚ Iris Glover was a teacher in small rural schools throughout South Australia from the late 1930s to the early 1970s. Years later‚ many students remembered the difference she had made in their lives. Her caring approach extended to trainee teachers‚ teachers beginning their careers and colleagues‚ all of whom she inspired with her enthusiastic‚ hardworking and caring approach and her extraordinary ability to adapt to change while always seeking the best learning outcomes for children.

The scholarship is tenable for up to three years.

Essential criteria
- Enrolled full-time
- In the second year of the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) program; OR
- In the second year of the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Honours) program.
- Australian citizens or Permanent Residents.

Selection criteria
The Scholarships Office will assess applications and determine a shortlist of applicants.
Selection will be based on:
- A written statement (maximum 500 words) detailing:
o Evidence of financial disadvantage
o Reasons for studying early childhood education
o Career and personal aspirations
o How the scholarship will assist them in achieving their career and personal goals

- Academic merit:
o Applicants must demonstrate satisfactory academic performance

o Applications from mature-age students will be considered favourably.

Tenure criteria
Subsequent payments are conditional upon successful completion of prior courses‚ current enrolment and maintaining satisfactory academic performance.

Value: $10‚000 up to 3 years. Recipients will receive an annual payment of $3‚333.33 paid in two instalments of $1‚666.66 after the Study Period 2 and Study Period 5 census dates.

Scholarship will not be re-opening for application in 2025

For more information contact:
Campus Central
Tel: 1300 301 703
Email: askcampuscentral@unisa.edu.au

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Karen Thomas Memorial Teaching Grant

Karen Thomas was a talented and dedicated primary school librarian, classroom teacher and German teacher. She attended school in regional South Australia and completed a Bachelor of Education at the University of South Australia in 1991.

Her career included working in remote South Australia, as well as at Hewett Primary School in Gawler. She also held international teaching positions in the United States and Germany. During her time at Frankfurt International School, Karen was diagnosed with bowel cancer and returned to Australia in 2013 for treatment. Despite her health challenges, she maintained a positive outlook on life and a sense of fun.

As a gifted, patient, and kind educator, she created a sense of wonder and adventure for her students. The proposed grant honours her contributions to the teaching profession and aims to provide encouragement and support for the next generation of childhood educators who need to relocate to Adelaide to pursue their dream of becoming teachers.

The Karen Thomas Memorial Teaching Grant is available to South Australian regional female students relocating to Adelaide to commence a teaching degree in the face of financial hardship and other challenges.

The grant will assist students from regional locations with the costs of attending university away from home (e.g. relocation expenses, accommodation, food, textbooks, laptops, materials, tuition fees and placement costs), allowing them to devote further time to pursue their academic goals and personal development.

Eligibility and selection criteria:

To be eligible for the grant applicants must:

  • Be female
  • Be enrolled full-time or part-time in one of the following programs:
    • Bachelor of Early Childhood (B-5 years)
    • Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours)
  • Be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or refugee (holder of a Permanent Humanitarian Visa or similar visa for refugees)
  • Have resided in a South Australian region classified as Inner Regional, Outer Regional, Remote or Very Remote for at least three years before commencing an eligible teaching program
  • Be completing or have completed Year 12 at a South Australian high school classified as Inner Regional, Outer Regional, Remote or Very Remote in the current or previous year (applicants who have deferred an offer for one year are eligible)
  • Be relocating to Adelaide
  • Be experiencing financial hardship
  • Provide one written character reference (friends or family members are not suitable referees)
  • Provide a written statement addressing the points below.

Applicants must provide a written statement (maximum 500 words) detailing:

  • Personal background
  • Reasons for studying their UniSA Teaching program and future career goals
  • How the grant funds would alleviate financial disadvantage and help achieve these goals.

The scholarship will be awarded based on the written statement outlining why the applicant would be a worthy recipient.

In determining if a student is eligible for the Grant, UniSA will verify the rural/remote or regional area with the Australian Bureau of Statistic's ASGC Remoteness Areas classification.

Applicants need to demonstrate financial disadvantage to apply for the grant. This can be done by providing evidence of current receipt of a Health Care Card and/or a means-tested Centrelink benefit e.g. Austudy, Abstudy, Youth Allowance, etc.  Applicants not in receipt of government means tested benefits can complete the UniSA Scholarship Income Assessment Form, to support their application. 

How to apply:
Applications will be made using a form downloaded from the Scholarships website and submitted with supporting documentation to:

UniSA Scholarship Office
Student and Academic Services
Email: scholarships.prizes@unisa.edu.au

Value:
$10‚000 in two instalments of $5,000.

Scholarship recipients who are enrolled part-time will receive pro-rata payments (four instalments of $2,500).

For more information, contact:
Campus Central
Tel: 1300 301 703
Email: askcampuscentral@unisa.edu.au

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Shirley Harper Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship in Education

The late Shirley Harper was an early childhood teacher and her family has dedicated this scholarship in honour of her memory and life work in education.

The scholarship is valued at $4,000 per annum (for up to four years), and will be awarded to a financially disadvantaged *Aboriginal student enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood, Primary or Secondary Streams) and studying full-time. The scholarship will be open to commencing students, existing UniSA students or students returning to study.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate financial need and will be required to participate in an interview as part of the selection process. No age restrictions apply.

Continuance of the scholarship is subject to satisfactory academic performance.

Students may be in receipt of other scholarships or grants administered by UniSA.

*From here on in the term Aboriginal is inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

How to apply: Online applications via myScholarships

Scholarship will not be re-opening for application in 2025

Important:  When you apply for this grant, you will automatically be assessed against the eligibility criteria for all of the grants listed within the Aboriginal Grouped Schemes table. Once you have submitted your online application via myScholarships,  you will be contacted by the UniSA Scholarships team within 5-7 business days and advised what supporting documentation you are required to provide in order to be considered for the grant(s) that you have been deemed eligible for.  Please note: 

  • If you are eligible for a grant, it does not mean you will be awarded the grant. 
  • do not provide any supporting documentation until you have been advised to. 

Value: $4,000 per annum (up to four years).

For more information contact:
Campus Central 
Tel: 1300 301 703
Email: askcampuscentral@unisa.edu.au

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