About this scholarship

 

Each year, the ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy may offer an award known as the Phillipa Weeks Scholarship in Law.

The objective of the Award is to support rural, regional and remote students who want to attend ANU to obtain a degree in Law. The Award aims to offset some of the financial burden of attendance at law school.

Funding for this Award has been provided by donors to the University, including alumni, law firms, the Weeks family and former colleagues, students and friends of the late Professor Phillipa Weeks.

SUMMARY

SCHOLARSHIP TYPE

Access

VALUE

$ 8,000

per annum

Payments made for max 5 years

1 on offer

Payments made per semester

Payments made for 5 years

APPLICATION PERIOD

01-Jan-2026 to 12-Feb-2026

  • Student types

    Domestic, Current

  • Student levels

    Flexible double degree, Undergraduate

  • Number of scholarships awarded

    1 on offer

  • Selection bases

    Academic merit, Regional, rural or remote

  • Ongoing eligibility

    Continuation based on academic performance

Field of study

 
Law

Eligibility

 

The Award is available each year to a commencing ANU student who (at the time of application):

  1. is a domestic student;
  2. receives an offer of admission to the award of the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree, whether undertaken as a single or flexible double degree in the ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy; and
  3. is enrolled in a law course for the study period they are applying for;
  4. is a school leaver and has undertaken the final two years of their secondary schooling in a regional or remote area of Australia as determined by the geographical classification defined by the Australian Statistical Geography Standard, ASGS 2016 RA 2 to 5.

Additional information

 

The value of the Award is stated in your letter of offer. The Award is paid in a one-off instalment upon accepting the Award unless otherwise stated in the letter of offer.

The recipient is responsible for making payment of all tuition fees by the prescribed date as set out by the University each session. Recipients of the Award are responsible for the costs of books, study materials, accommodation and all other costs of study.

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The selection panel might conduct interviews in February/March as part of the selection process.

To be recognised as a 'commencing' ANU student, applicants must begin their ANU studies in the first semester of any given year. Students who started their ANU studies in the second semester of the previous year will be deemed 'continuing' and therefore ineligible for the award.

Please note that applicants need to conform to the University's concurrent scholarship position as outlined in clause 17 of the ANU Scholarship, grants and bursary (coursework) procedure. The total annual scholarship limit can be found here.

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