Unibooks Scholarship

This scholarship is funded by Unibooks; a not for profit organisation that has been selling a mix of academic and general books since 1929, with a bookselling service located on the North Terrace campus of the University of Adelaide.

Unibooks is providing funding for one scholarship valued at $5,000 for one year.

The scholarship is available to a commencing student (in the first year of their first degree) who has had to move to Adelaide to study from a rural or remote location and is from a low socio-economic background. Applicants must be Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens or permanent residents of Australia.

Applicants can be undertaking any undergraduate program of study at the University of Adelaide and must be studying on a full time basis as a Commonwealth supported student.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they are of low socio-economic background (i.e. are in financial need) and be able to provide supporting documentary evidence at the time of application, e.g. details of income tested Commonwealth income support payment, such as Youth Allowance, Austudy, ABSTUDY benefits, or other details of their financial circumstances.

Selection for this scholarship will be made according to academic merit and financial need. Academic merit will be determined according to ATAR or equivalent scores.

The Scholarship must be taken up in the year in which it is offered; acceptance of the Scholarship offer cannot be deferred. If a student declines the Scholarship offer, the Scholarship will be offered to the next eligible student.

Applications closed Friday 8 March 2013.