Mark Lyons Not-for-Profit and Social Enterprise Management Scholarship
Value
$5,000
Duration
1 year
Status
Closed
Opens
14/10/2024Closes
28/10/2024Overview
The scholarship aims to improve the quality of leadership and management skills in the Australian not-for-profit sector. By investing in the leadership and management capacities in this sector, it is hoped that the scholarship will also contribute to the promotion of community well-being; to overcoming disadvantage; and to developing the values and skills that strengthen Australian democracy.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible for the Scholarship, an applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
- An Australian or New Zealand citizen, or holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or permanent humanitarian visa; and
- Master of Not-for-Profit and Social Enterprise Management; or
- A UTS Business School Research degree focusing on not-for-profit sector related research; and
- For Coursework students only:
- Must have completed a minimum of 12 credit points of study in the Master of Not-for-Profit and Social Enterprise Management; and
- Have achieved a minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 75%; and
- For the duration of the Scholarship: full-time or part-time enrolment in one of the following eligible courses:
- Must disclose any other scholarships, awards, or organisational affiliations beyond UTS; and
- All candidates must apply using the UTS online Scholarships Application form to be eligible; and
- All candidates must be available to attend an interview in person.
Selection process
As demonstrated by the Scholarship application and interview.
- Motivation and commitment to pursue study/research in the area of Not-for-Profit and Social Enterprise Management,
- Demonstrated initiative in personal and professional life,
- Potential for the receipt of the Scholarship to assist the student in their studies,
- Financial disadvantage and other educational barriers may be taken into consideration. Students wishing to evidence these criteria can fill in the UAC Equity Scholarship to demonstrate financial hardship and/or education barriers including:
- Regional or remote background
- Sole parent responsibilities
- Carer responsibilities
- Long-term medical condition / disability or ongoing effect of abuse
- Indigenous Australian
- Refugee status
Need more information? Contact...
UTS Scholarships
Email: scholarships@uts.edu.au
Other information
Professor Mark Lyons was UTS Professor of Social Economy, having worked at UTS from 1975 to 2009. He was a pioneer in the study of the not-for-profit sector and wrote what is considered the definitive text in the field, The Third Sector: The Contribution of Nonprofit and Cooperative Enterprises in Australia (2001). Professor Lyons was a man of great social conscience and believed it was crucial to value and promote the third sector, not just charities but advocacy groups, lobby groups, environment groups and other non-government organisations because they contribute to building a strong and stable society and are the basis for the continued health of our democracy.
