Doctors & Co Scholarship

Overview

Who is eligible?

To be eligible for the Scholarship, an applicant must:

• Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or the holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or humanitarian protection visa; and
•  Be residing in the Greater Western Sydney Region at the time of applying; and
• Be enrolled or intending to enrol full-time in a UTS Health or Business undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree:
• Apply for a Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) Equity Scholarship and therein in demonstrate one or more educational barriers:
  •  Carer responsibilities;
  • Medical Disadvantage;
  • Sole Parent;
  • English language difficulty;
  • Refugee status
  • Financial hardship
• Be from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (C&LD) background that meets one of the following criteria:
  • Arrived in Australia as an immigrant or refugee from a non-English speaking country; or
  • A child of migrant parent/s of whom are from a non-English speaking country; and
  • Applicants must provide evidence of cultural and linguistically diverse background or affiliation: Refugee visa, documentation that proves that both of your parents are migrants from a non- English speaking background (birth certificate), documentation that proves the applicant is their child (birth certificate) or Letter of confirmation from the President or Chairperson of a cultural community group you belong to, including the organisation's common seal, and
• All candidates must apply via UTS Scholarship online application form including provision of a Curriculum Vitae outlining education and work experience to date; and
• All candidates must be available to attend an interview (online or in person).