E.D. Daniel Scholarship and Bursaries for Honours Students

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The E D Daniel Scholarship worth $4000  and two Bursaries, each worth $2,000, will be offered to female students enrolled at a Victorian university in 2012, in the fourth year of an undergraduate degree which has an identifiable honours component.  One of the bursaries will be awarded to a student enrolled in Mathematics, Science or Technology Honours. The other bursary will be named the Madeleine Capicchiano Bursary.  For this bursary, preference will be give to an applicant who is conducting research on issues of human rights and/or social justice at the local, national or international level.

To be eligible for these awards, you must meet the following criteria:

·         Female gender

·         Australian citizen or permanent resident

·         normally resident in Victoria while studying

.         enrolled in the Honours year of an undergraduate degree at 31 March 2012

·         enrolled at a Victorian university or a Victorian campus of the Australian Catholic University in 2012

Note that students in Engineering, Medicine and some other courses that do not have an identifiable honours year are unlikely to be eligible.

International students are not eligible for these awards. 

You must also demonstrate to the satisfaction of AFUW Victoria that you have been or are overcoming significant disadvantage in pursuing your studies.

Significant disadvantage may include:

·         Financial difficulty or low income

·         English as a second language

·         Migrant or refugee status

·         Disability or medical condition

·         Identification as Aboriginal or Torres Islander

·         Delay or interruption to career or studies because of family responsibilities or illness

·         Geographical isolation

Winners are expected to attend the Scholarship Presentation Day and give a brief presentation.  Scholarships will only be awarded to students who are enrolled on Scholarship Presentation Day, normally held on the first Saturday in June. 

If you wish to apply, please download:

Information for Applicants

4th Yr Honours Application Form 2012  

and follow the instructions.

Only one application is required for the scholarship and bursaries.

Applicants are also asked to download the Referee Guidelines Honours 2012.pdf 

and give them to referees with the request that the reference be given in time for forwarding by the closing date. 

The Scholarship Sub-committee of Graduate Women Victoria reserves the right to contact referees for further information.

Closing date: 31 March 2012.

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

If you have any questions, first read carefully all the information on this website, including the  Information for Applicants

4th Yr Honours Application Form 2012 and the

Referee Guidelines Honours 2012

You should also consult: 

Frequently Asked Questions