PhB Science Scholarship

The Award is available each year to a commencing ANU student who:

1. is a domestic or international student; and
2. receives an offer of admission to the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) - Science; and
3. has not previously enrolled in any undergraduate degree program.

Selection

Only applicants who meet all the eligibility criteria will be considered. Selection is made on the basis of applicants meeting the eligibility criteria and their answers provided in the ASA application or the Award application as outlined below. If there are more eligible applicants than there are awards available, applicants must satisfy one or more of the following criteria (in order of priority and where applicable) to be considered:

1. financial hardship;
2. Indigenous Australian;
3. long-term medical condition/disability or ongoing effects of abuse;
4. refugee status;
5. attended their final years of schooling at a low ICSEA school (school below 1000);
6. attended their final years of secondary education at a rural school, defined in accordance UAC EAS category S01R;
7. resides outside of Australia prior to the commencement of their PhB (Honours) studies

If Awards remain after consideration of applicants against the above criteria, then the Award is available to a prospective ANU student who satisfies one or more of the following criteria (in order of priority) and ranked by severity:

8. resides outside the Canberra region prior to the commencement of their PhB (Honours) studies;
9. has the most total equity adjustment factors;
10. resides in a remote or regional area as determined by the geographical classification defined by the Australian Statistical Geography Standard - ASGS 2016;
11. lives the furthest distance from the Canberra region prior to the commencement of their PhB (Honours) studies.

Preference may be given to applicants relocating from difficult to access locations.