Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Each year the Australian National University may offer an award known as the Robert and Rosemary Walsh Scholarship.
The objective of the Award is to provide financial support to a student who identifies as first in their family to attend University, to undertake undergraduate studies at ANU. A student is considered first generation (or first in family) if their parents (or guardians) have not attended university. A student is first generation even if their siblings and/or other members of their family have attended university. First generation students include those with an Out of Home Care (OOHC) experience.
Benefits
The scholarships offer a stipend of $10,000 per annum paid in equal instalments at the beginning of each semester up to five years for an undergraduate program.
Eligibility
The Award is available each year to a commencing ANU student who:
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
All applicants applying for admission to ANU through the direct Admission Scholarship and Accommodation Application will be automatically considered for the award based on them meeting the eligibility criteria and electing to be considered for scholarships.
Applicants who have put at least one ANU program as a first, second or third preference when applying for admission through the Universities Admissions Centre (NSW & ACT) will also be considered.
When you apply directly to ANU for admission as a domestic undergraduate student, you will have the opportunity to be considered for this opportunity within the same application. Other such support options are enlisted on the Direct application scholarships page.