The new Commonwealth
Scholarships Program for South Australia is now available for Australian
students. This scholarship offers support for a minimum of 1200 undergraduate,
postgraduate and vocational education and training students to undertake study,
training, and internships in South Australia.
The Program aims to improve skills and employment opportunities linked
to priority industries in South Australia, by providing financial support for
students to gain qualifications in state-based skills needs and receive
industry based workplace learning, connecting study and training to real jobs.
Scholarship Description:
- Applications
deadline: January 8, 2018 - Course
Level:
The Program provides opportunities for a minimum of 1200 Australian
postgraduate, undergraduate and VET students to undertake study and
training in South Australia and participate in an internship in South
Australia. - Study
Subject:
Applications will be accepted from persons who are intending to undertake
an Approved Program of Study that would lead to employment in one of the
priority industries listed below. - Stream
1: Defence industry, including naval shipbuilding. As a guide and subject
to sufficient suitable applicants, 30 percent of Scholarship places will
be made available for this stream. - Stream
2: Advanced manufacturing, health services and medical research, tourism
and hospitality, wine and food, and energy and resources. Applications
will also be accepted from students who intend to study in a field that is
relevant to, and are currently employed by, businesses with innovative
practices that result in economic growth7. As a guide and subject to
sufficient suitable applicants, 40 percent of Scholarship places will be
made available for the industries listed in this stream. - Stream
3: South Australian State based skills needs. Any occupation listed on the
Australian Government Department of Employment’s Skills Shortage List for
South Australia will be eligible for a Scholarship. This list is available
at
https://docs.employment.gov.au/documents/skillshortage-list-south-australia.
As a guide and subject to sufficient suitable applicants, 30 percent of
Scholarship places will be made available for occupations in this stream. - Scholarship
Award:
Scholars may receive total Scholarship funding up to $17,500, varying
based on Scholarship length and type of study or training (refer to the
table below).
For example, for a
three year (or more) Approved Program of Study, Scholarship funding includes:
- Up to
$14,500 in study assistance to assist with education and training expenses - Up to
$3,000 for a 20 day paid internship5 or a one-off payment in lieu of the
internship requirement (refer to Section 4.7). - Nationality:
Australian citizen or permanent resident - Number
of Scholarships: Up to 1200 scholarships are available. - Scholarship
can be taken in South Australia
Eligibility
for the Scholarship:
Eligible
Countries: The
Australian citizen or permanent resident is eligible to apply for this
scholarship.
Entrance Requirements: To be eligible to apply, you must:
- Be an
Australian citizen or permanent resident - Be
eligible to undertake an approved program of study* - Be aged
15-64 years at commencement of study - Be a
new student or in the first year of your study program - Be
living in, or able to relocate to, South Australia for the duration of the
scholarship - Be
willing and able to participate in an internship (where applicable) - Intend
to enter the workforce or accept employment in South Australia at the end
of your course of study or training.
Application
Procedure:
How to
Apply: Applicants
must submit the following documentation with their completed application form:
Evidence of Australian citizenship or permanent residency (e.g.
copy of birth certificate, current passport or citizenship certificate, visa
label)
Admission letter or
confirmation of enrolment from your education and training provider into your
intended program of study
- Provisional
offers or proof of application will be accepted at the time of the
Scholarship application - Proof
of residence in South Australia (e.g. driver’s license, recent utility
bill, or proof of address from Centrelink).
