The Rural Bank university and TAFE scholarship program aims to assist students who have been offered a place at an Australian university or College to study at Bachelor’s degree level or a place at an Australian TAFE for the first time in 2024 and are experiencing challenging circumstances.
The Scholarship program supports the following study related expenses – accommodation costs, course costs, study-related materials/equipment, textbooks, tutoring and /or education related travel (within Australia).
Key general qualification criteria:
- You are an Australian citizen or permanent resident
- You are studying an agribusiness, agriculture or related course
- You can demonstrate leadership both within, and outside, your school community
- You can demonstrate the challenging circumstances (financial &/or social) hindering your ability to undertake further study; and
- You can demonstrate academic achievement and community involvement
Qualification criteria (TAFE):
- You will be a first time TAFE student, studying on a full-time or part-time basis
- You have been offered a place to commence study in 2024 at an approved Australian TAFE institute campus
- You will be studying an eligible* agribusiness or agriculture course/qualification (Certificate I, II, III or IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate degree) in an approved Australian course at an Australian TAFE or college campus; You can be studying on campus and/or off campus (including online)
- You can be of any age to apply for this scholarship – Students under the age of 18 years will require parental/guardian consent to accept this scholarship
* Eligible courses include:
- Full-time or competency-based completion (Apprenticeships)
- Certificate I, II, III or IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate degree
- Course must be of at least 10 weeks duration for full-time study or the part time equivalent
Qualification criteria (University):
- You will be a first-time, first year tertiary student studying an undergraduate Bachelor’s degree level in 2024
- You will be studying full time in an agribusiness related bachelor degree or qualification, in an approved Australian course, at an Australian university or college campus, that will enable you to contribute to the Australian agribusiness sector;.
- You can be of any age to apply for this scholarship – students under the age of 18 years will require parental/guardian consent to accept this scholarship
