Giving to Deakin: Investing in Education
Deakin University
ScholarshipsScholarships are important at Deakin. For many students, especially for students from rural and regional areas, leaving home to pursue tertiary studies can be a costly exercise. Relocation can involve either the student or their family going into debt, which can be a major deterrent to university study, particularly for those who are the first generation in a family to aspire to university education.Deakin has a well-structured access and equity scholarship program that provides individuals, business and philanthropic organisations with excellent opportunities to partner the University in helping students with university education. Deakin's access and equity scholarships are intended to provide access to higher education for students who, because of some hardship, disability or other form of disadvantage, would otherwise have difficulty participating in university education. All access and equity scholarships are based on student need. Scholarship award ceremoniesDeakin hosts scholarship award ceremonies every three years, giving students and donors the opportunity to meet and strengthen the relationships between donors and Deakin. Access scholarshipsAccess scholarships cover the cost of student contributions (formerly known as HECS) for the normal duration of the student's course. Selection criteria for these scholarships include financial hardship, geographic isolation and disability.Accommodation scholarshipsAccommodation scholarships contribute to the annual accommodation costs in Deakin residences in Geelong or Warrnambool for the normal duration of a course. These scholarships are available to students who have moved from rural or regional locations and who are about to start a full-time undergraduate course at one of Deakin's three regional campuses. PrizesPrizes reward students for outstanding academic achievement. Usually given as one-off monetary gifts, prizes can be awarded to:
Though some prizes are awarded directly by the University, a large number are sponsored by business and industry. This arrangement links corporate Australia with high achieving young students, and potentially, future employees. If you're in business or industry and eager to encourage outstanding students to achieve excellence, an industry-linked student prize could be the ideal avenue. More informationFind out more about scholarships at Deakin or contact University Development to discuss further. |
Winning a scholarship made a significant difference to Kate Ward, whose ambition is to be a psychologist. As a first step in pursuit of this goal, Kate embarked on an Arts degree in 2006. She is studying on campus at Warrnambool and lives in Koroit, a town to Warrnambool's west, with her single mother and her younger brother and sister. Financial hardship was going to make life difficult for Kate, given the family's circumstances. She applied for and was awarded the Deakin Western District Employment Access Charitable Trust Scholarship that pays her student contribution fees, as well as a living allowance in cash for three years. Would she have made it to university without scholarship assistance? 'I would have, but it would have been a lot harder,' Kate said. The money available through the Deakin Western District Employment Access Charitable Trust Scholarship enables Kate to meet the substantial expense of books and study requisites and makes a contribution to the additional costs she incurs in commuting between university and home. |
