About this scholarship
Each year, Bruce Hall, a residential college at The Australian National University, offers an award known as the Bill Packard Scholarship with the aim of assisting students in financial need relocating from outside of the Canberra region, with the cost of accommodation fees whilst they undertake an undergraduate degree at the ANU.
The Bill Packard Scholarship was established as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Bruce Hall in memory of William (Bill) Packard AM. Bill was the founding warden of Bruce Hall and was instrumental in shaping the Hall's Culture during his 25 years as Warden of Bruce Hall. Donors to the Bill Packard Scholarship, mainly past residents, have done so to promote and protect the sense of community that makes Bruce Hall the transformative environment where each resident is encouraged and supported to achieve their own personal best in all aspects of life. The Hall continues to support and encourage engagement between the resident body and the broader University and Canberra communities and, through this, to promote active participation in discussion, debate and dialogue designed to broaden students' academic experience of the ANU.
SUMMARY
VALUE
$ 8,000
per annum
1 on offer
Payments made per semester
Payments made for 3 years
APPLICATION PERIOD
01-Mar-2024 to 13-May-2024
Student types
Domestic, ProspectiveStudent levels
Flexible double degree, UndergraduateNumber of scholarships awarded
1 on offerSelection bases
Academic merit, Personal illness/Disability, Gender, Indigenous, Regional, rural or remote, Refugee/Humanitarian, Low SESOngoing eligibility
Continuation based on full-time study load
Eligibility
The Award is available each year to a commencing ANU student who:
- is a domestic student;
- has received an offer to an undergraduate degree program at the University;
- has received adjustment factors for financial hardship;
- has received and accepted or will accept an offer to reside at Bruce Hall; and
- is relocating to Canberra from outside of the Canberra region ;
Additional information
Only applicants who meet all the eligibility criteria will be considered.
Selection is made on the basis of the severity of financial hardship demonstrated, aligned with the University’s strategic objectives to ensure a diverse student cohort.
Additional factors to foster diversity and inclusion may be considered, including, but not limited to (in order of priority):
- Rural/regional status
- Educational access or disadvantage
- Gender
- Geographic region
- Indigenous status
- Refugee status
- Disability
Where there are more equally ranked applicants than there are Awards available, preference may be given to academic merit.
The scholarship offers payment of $8,000 per annum paid directly towards the recipient's accommodation tariff. The duration of the award is up to three consecutive years while the recipient remains in residence at Bruce Hall.
All applicants applying for admission to ANU through the direct Admission Scholarship and Accommodation Application will be automatically considered for the award based on them meeting the eligibility criteria and electing to be considered for scholarships.
Where a scholarship cannot be awarded to a direct applicant, it may be offered to an applicant applying for admission and who has been assessed as eligible to receive equity adjustment factors via the University Admissions Centre (UAC).
When you apply directly to ANU for admission as a domestic undergraduate student, you will have the opportunity to be considered for this opportunity within the same application. Other such support options are enlisted on the Direct application scholarships page.
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Recipients are expected to remain actively engaged with the Bruce Hall community through participation and involvement in Bruce Hall community events to create a positive residential community.
Being the recipient of this scholarship does not guarantee continuation of residence at Bruce Hall from year to year. Recipients will need to apply through the "returners' process" for continuation of their residence at Bruce Hall. If successful the scholarship will continue based on them continuing to meet the eligibility and ongoing eligibility requirements.
