Macquarie University Scholarships
CAREERS ADVISERS DAY
5 MAY 2017
Why do we offer scholarships?
Support students
Reward students
Encourage students
Our scholarships recognise academic
merit while understanding that some
students may need financial and other
support to assist in their success
because of their personal circumstances.
The University has a dedicated
Scholarships and Prizes Unit to assist
students with this support and to provide
scholarship recipients with links to other
services.
And to attract students to study here!
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Scholarship Timeline
August 2017 - Scholarship applications to open (by Open Day 19
August 2017)
22 December 2017- first offer round (applications must be
complete by 1 December 2017 to be considered in this round).
Early January 2018 – most scholarship applications to close
Early February 2018 - all students to be notified of the outcome
of their scholarship application. This year we will be making more
offers in conjunction with the new December round offers just after
ATAR’s are released.
The most important take away from today is that students should be
applying for scholarships at the same time as they are applying for
admissions.
Each year applicants wait to apply for scholarships until after they
get an admissions offer- in most cases this is too late for
scholarship consideration.
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Types of Scholarships
ACADEMIC
MERIT/LEADERSHIP
These scholarships recognise the
various strengths of students in and
out of the classroom.
These could include:
• Academic Merit
• Leadership
• Community engagement
• Sporting success
EXTERNALLY FUNDED
Scholarships provided by donors to
the university. These can be for a
number of areas.
• This accounted for more than $1.5
million for 2016.
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ACCESS
This equity based scholarship is
designed to support recipients whose
opportunities to study at university
may have been hampered by
situations out of their control.
Besides financial need other areas of
focus are:
• Capacity to triumph over
hardship;
• Carer responsibilities;
• Geographic Disadvantage;
• Non English speaking
background;
• Long term medical condition or
• Ongoing effects of abuse.
FACULTY/DEPARTMENT
There are scholarships that
individual Faculties and
departments will offer to students.
These could be internally funded or
externally funded.
It’s best to contact the individual
academic area about these but you
can also check our scholarships
website.
www.mq.edu.au/scholarships
We also have a wide range of
scholarships to support Indigenous
students.
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A value beyond money?
Assessing the impact of
equity scholarships: from
access to success.
Richard J. Reed & Brian Hurd (2014): Studies in Higher
Education.
Visualising impact
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Measured Impacts
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Access
Security and Independence
Recognition and Belonging
Engagement
Motivation
Self-Efficacy
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Access
“I’d be working so much…when I worked I got exhausted,
and it’s hard to muster up enthusiasm to study when you
are tired. If I was working that much where would the
study come in?”
“I'm married, and we were discussing it and it was
definitely a big leap towards coming here, having the
extra money coming in.”
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You indicated earlier that your scholarship has impacted on your capacity to
spend time studying and do academic work.
Approximately how many more hours per week has your scholarship allowed you
to spend on studying and academic work than would have otherwise been the
case?
23%
21%
17%
13%
11%
8%
0%
0 hours
per week
1-5
6-10
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16-20
21-25
3%
4%
26-30
Over 30
hours per
week
Unsure
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Success
“If I didn’t have the money I probably would have
dropped out to be honest because I would be sitting there
in a lecture thinking I cannot afford to be here, there is
no safety net. So yeah it has really helped me at uni.”
“Part of my scholarship is being able to live at Dunmore
Lang College. And the academic support that they offer
is awesome, so without that my grades
Would be much worse. I don’t think my GPA would be
anywhere as good as it is now.”
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Retention: Equity Scholarship Holder
vs Non Equity Scholarship Holder
Equity Scholarship recipients (n=698)
Non Equity Scholarship students (n=58,339)
100%
95%
94.1%
92.8%
90.6%
89.5%
90%
88.3%
85.9%
85%
84.4%
83.7%
82.7%
84.1%
80%
75%
70%
65%
60%
2009
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2010
2011
2012
All years
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Merit Scholarship
Recipient Research
Findings
2016
Measured Impacts
• 32 (69.57%) said receiving the scholarship impacted their decision to come
to Macquarie.
• 27 (58.69%) said they would have attended another university if they had
not received the scholarship.
• Most (73.9%) felt the scholarship helped motivate them to do well at University.
• Most (71.74%) said they could devote more time to academic work because
of the scholarship.
• A large majority (86.96%) belong/belonged to a University club or society.
• A majority (82.6%) either agreed, or strongly agreed, that the scholarship gave
them a level of independence they would not have had otherwise.
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Macquarie’s Co-op Program
BACHELOR OF ACTUARIAL STUDIES WITH THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
• Co-operative Education (Co-op)
program for 2018 entry
• Combines classroom study with
workplace experience
• Three vocational placements of three
to six months each throughout the
course
• Scholarship for duration of the four
year full time course. $18,200 per
year.
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Macquarie’s Co-op Program
BACHELOR OF ACTUARIAL STUDIES WITH THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Who
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Study HSC Mathematics Extension 2 (or
equivalent)
Show genuine interest and motivation to
enter actuarial profession
Active in school and/or community
activities
Demonstrate exceptional
communication, teamwork, problem
solving, innovation, service and
leadership skills
Achieve minimum ATAR of 98.5 (or
equivalent admissions rank)
Australian citizen or permanent resident,
New Zealand citizen or humanitarian
visa holder
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY - FUTURE STUDENTS
How
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Apply through UAC and submit
application online through Macquarie
website (open 1 May 2017)
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Students will be asked to answer a set
of application questions and submit a
one-page resume along with an
academic reference and trial results
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Short-listed applicants will be invited to
attend an interview in late November.
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Scholarship Schemes 2018
Scholarships 2018
(FOR CURRENT SCHOOL LEAVERS)
GLEP (Global Leadership Entry
Program) Scholarship
Two GLEP scholarships will be awarded with a value of
$5000 each for the first year of study at Macquarie. The
GLEP scholarships will be awarded in early January.
A student’s GLEP application will be used to consider you for
a GLEP scholarship. There is no need for a separate
application, however we may contact you for further
information if required.
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Scholarships 2018
(FOR CURRENT SCHOOL LEAVERS)
Gifted and Talented Pathway Scholarship
One Scholarship to the value of $1,500 awarded to the
student, who has applied through the Gifted and
Talented pathway, with the highest GPA.
This does not require a separate application and the
scholarship will be renewable for three years, subject to
continued progression and achievement.
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Scholarships 2018
(FOR CURRENT AND NON CURRENT SCHOOL LEAVERS)
PACE Scholarship
We have developed a scholarship that supports the ideals of the
PACE Program. The scholarship recognises that many students who
come to university with history of practical engagement experience
with a leadership/service orientation of the PACE Program
There is a minimum academic requirement and preference is given to
students who have a history of practical engagement.
Scholarship is valued at $1000 per annum for 3 years.
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Macquarie Education Costs Scholarship
(MECS)
Designed to support recipients whose opportunities to study
at university may have been hampered by situations out of
their control.
Eligibility Criteria
Based primarily on Financial need and other documented
disadvantage
Amount
$5267 per year up to 4 years
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Sports Scholarships
Macquarie University offers sports scholarships to students
either entering or continuing a course at the University in
2018. In 2016 105 national and state level athletes were
awarded sports scholarships.
• Successful applicants are athletes competing at a national
or state (school, age and/or open) championship level who
are recognised by the relevant national sporting body as
elite or who are a member of a national development
squad.
• Macquarie is a member of the Elite Athlete Friendly
University Network program
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Scholarships for Indigenous Students
The University is currently supporting 29 Indigenous
students with regional and rural backgrounds with
full scholarships to live in Dunmore Lang College
(these scholarships are co-funded by DLC).
The University provides semester education costs
grants to all enrolled Indigenous students.
Of course, Indigenous students are encouraged to
apply for our full range of equity scholarships.
We encourage all Indigenous students to contact
Walanga Muru, our Indigenous Education unit, so
that they can assist students.
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Application Pointers
What makes a good scholarship
application?
We received over 1500 scholarship applications for first
session 2016.
Of course, different schemes look for different
students based on different criteria but some aspects of
scholarship applications are universal. It is important to
read through the selection criteria to ensure you are
clear on what is being asked.
If you have any questions, please give us a call! We would
rather talk with you (or a student) prior to submission to
ensure that everything is ready to go.
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Six categories of scholarship
questions/criteria
• Academic Performance;
• Activities within your school;
• Activities outside the school within your
community;
• Financial need or other disadvantage;
• Personal statement/letter; and/or
• Letters of recommendation
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Academic Performance – this is not the be all and end all for
some schemes. However, there are some scholarship schemes
out there that only require academic performance.
Activities within your school
Activities outside the school within your communityListing a wide array of extracurricular activities will help your
general applications stand out, and some of them may also give
you an edge when it comes to specific athletic- or activity-based
scholarships.
Financial need or other disadvantage- Our equity
scholarships are assessed through a common application process
through UAC. It is similar to the Educational Access Scheme
and relies on information provided from professional that are
providing the student support.
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Personal Statement
Here are 4 tips that you can relay to
your students:
• Make sure you know your audience;
• Plan far in advance- don’t start the day
before;
• Make it personal and passionate; and
• Find an editor.
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Letter of Recommendation
A strong letter of reference will be:
• Succinct; and
• Give insight to the student beyond the numbers- family
life, life outside of the classroom, obstacles that the
student may have overcome.
We really want to know what sets this student apart.
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Contact Details
Brian Hurd, Manager
Coursework Scholarships and Prizes Unit
02 9850 7321
[email protected]
Macquarie University Scholarship website:
www.mq.edu.au/scholarships
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Thank you
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