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Scholarship name Discipline area Value Who can apply
ACER Aboriginal Student Undergraduate Grant Education $9,000  
Alkira Burrows Aboriginal Scholarship $10,000 per annum, up to $20,000 Undergraduate  
David Pank Education Scholarship Education $6,000     
David Pank Northern Areas Education Placement Grant Education, Science $1,000   
Enabling Educator Excellence (E3) Scholarship Education $5,000  
Iris Glover Scholarship in Early Childhood Education Education Up to $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. 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)
  • be undertaking a practicum placement

Value:

Up to $9,000 per recipient

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

Payment will be made upon notification of the practicum placement.

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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David Pank Education Scholarship

The Pank family has established this scholarship in memory of David Pank. The scholarship is tenable for up to three years and will be offered to students enrolled full-time in the second or third year of a Bachelor of Education program (and associated Double Degree programs). Applicants must provide evidence of financial hardship and a supporting statement with their application outlining their career and personal aspirations and how the scholarship will assist them in achieving their goals. Details of financial disadvantage should also be included in the written statement.

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of financial hardship, a personal written statement, academic merit and an interview.

Students in receipt of another Pank family scholarship, grant or prize are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

How to apply: Online applications will open via my Scholarships.

Scholarship will not be opening for application in 2024

Value: Up to $6,000. Recipients will receive an annual payment of $2,000 made in two instalments of $1,000 after the Study Period 2 and Study Period 5 census dates provided they continue to meet the scholarship criteria and maintain satisfactory academic performance.

The value of the scholarship may be split between more than one recipient where the selection panel determines to award to more than one applicant.

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

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David Pank Northern Areas Education Placement Grant

The Pank family has established the David Pank Northern Areas Education Placement Grant in memory of David Pank. The grants will be offered to high achieving students enrolled full-time in either:

(a) the second or third year of one of the following undergraduate programs, is taking part in a required placement in the year immediately following their awarding:

  • Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Honours) (LHEC / MHEC)
  • Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours) (LHPE / MHPE)
  • Bachelor of Secondary Education (Honours) (LHSE)
  • Bachelor of Education (MBET)

(b) the first year of one of the following Masters specialisations, each of which requires a placement as part of the second and final year: 

  • Master of Teaching (MMET) (Early Childhood, Primary, Primary and Middle, or Secondary specialisations)

Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents. The grant recipients will be selected on the basis of:

  • Academic merit to be determined by the cumulative grade point average (GPA) achieved by the student in their program.
  • Commitment to undertake their placement at a Northern Suburbs public school or a rural or remote school in South Australia in the year immediately following the awarding of the grant.
  • An interview.

Applicants must submit a one-page written statement detailing their career objectives and how the grant will assist in achieving their goals. They should also include details of their vision for helping students in disadvantaged schools, and their passion for education.

Preference will be given to applicants with a Mathematics and Science specialisation. Grant recipients will be advised of their award in the secord or third year of an undergraduate program or the first year of a Masters program, and will receive their payment of $1,000 after the Study Period 2 census date in the following year, pending the confirmation of their placement in a rural or northern areas school. 

Students in receipt of another Pank family scholarship, grant or prize are not eligible to receive this grant.

Students who have previously received this grant are not eligible to receive this grant again. 

How to apply:  Online applications will open via my Scholarships

Grant will not be opening for application in 2024

Value: $1,000

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:

  • 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 via my Scholarships

Scholarship re-opening in 2025 is still to be confirmed.

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 with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0

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 a Grade Point Average of 4.0 or above.

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 opening for application in 2024

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 re-opening in 2025 is still to be confirmed. 

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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