CBS Honours Scholarship opportunity

Scholarship Title:2014 - Curtin CBS Honours Scholarship

Status: Open

Applications open: 28/10/2013

Applications close: 14/03/2014

About this scholarship

Description/Applicant information

The CBS Honours Scholarship is to encourage and assist students in financial need to undertake or who are currently undertaking an Honours year at Curtin in Semester 1, 2014.

Student type:    Current Students

Faculty:    Curtin Business School

Course type:    Undergraduate

Gender: Both

Nationality:

    Australian Citizen

    New Zealand Citizen

    Australian Permanent Resident

    Permanent Humanitarian Visa

Scholarship base:    Merit Based and     Need Based

Value

The Curtin Business School Honours Scholarship will provide the following support for up to a maximum of 1 year (based on full-time study load of 100 credits per semester):

    A total value of up to $4,000 paid as a cash stipend of $2,000 per semester. The amount can be used at the recipient's discretion to contribute towards educational expenses.

Payments occur post census date each semester. Payments will be made approximately mid-end April and September.

Eligible courses:   Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

Eligibility criteria

Unless there are exceptional circumstances such as, but not limited, to medical or family reasons, students must meet ALL of the following:

·             Remain enrolled in your CBS honours degree

·             Maintain a fulltime study load of at least 75 credits per semester at Curtin University

·             Maintain a course weighted average (CWA) of at least 70 per semester

·             Pass all units attempted per semester

Scholarship continuity is subject to meeting satisfactory academic progress as detailed above. Progress will be assessed at the end of each study period. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, a recipient with unsatisfactory progress or who breaches the scholarship conditions shall be ineligible to retain the scholarship. Exceptional circumstances must be forwarded to and shall be at the discretion of the Scholarships Office.

Enrolment requirements

Unless there are exceptional circumstances such as, but not limited, to medical or family reasons, students must meet ALL of the following:

·             Remain enrolled in your CBS honours degree

·             Maintain a fulltime study load of at least 75 credits per semester at Curtin University

·             Maintain a course weighted average (CWA) of at least 70 per semester

·             Pass all units attempted per semester

Scholarship continuity is subject to meeting satisfactory academic progress as detailed above. Progress will be assessed at the end of each study period. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, a recipient with unsatisfactory progress or who breaches the scholarship conditions shall be ineligible to retain the scholarship. Exceptional circumstances must be forwarded to and shall be at the discretion of the Manager, Scholarships Office.

Changes to enrolment

Change from full time enrolment: If a recipient intends to change from full time enrolment (75 credits), they must apply in writing to the Scholarships Office (scholarships@curtin.edu.au) for approval BEFORE the change.

Change of course: Change of course is not permitted.                                                                     

Leave of absence: Leave of absence is not permitted.

Withdrawal or Terminated from units or course: A student who withdraws from their units or course of study, or has been terminated from studies will become ineligible for continuation of the scholarship, will not receive any further payments and will be required to repay to the University any stipend awarded for that study period if applicable.

How to apply

For more information about the details of the scholarships and how to apply:

Application process

http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/scholarships/scholarship.cfm?id=1589