Hamilton Area Rural Australians for Refugees Scholarship

  • Category Foundation
  • Location Ballarat; Wimmera
  • Annual value $1,000
  • Open date 08/01/2024
  • Close date 01/03/2024
  • Study sector Higher education; TAFE
  • Study level Certificate; Diploma; FAST (pre-bachelor); Bachelor; Honours; Postgraduate
  • Student type Refugee; Migrant
  • Student status Continuing; New / commencing
  • Additional eligibility criteria
    • Karen refugee or refugee living within the Nhill district
    • Refugee studying at the Mt Helen campus
  • Scholarships available 1

How to apply

Applications open 8 January, 2024.

You can log in and view eligibility requirements and information on how to apply.

Once applications open, you can apply through the Scholarships and Grants portal.

About the Hamilton Area Rural Australians for Refugees group

The Hamilton Area Rural Australians for Refugees group was established in 2015 by a small group of people who felt the need to be a voice of balance against misinformation levelled at people seeking asylum, in particular those coming as maritime arrivals.

The group was initially supported with a local philanthropic donation. They now run several fundraising events annually in the form of cultural events, film night and garden stalls. The group provide ongoing financial support for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in Footscray, phone cards for detained asylum seekers and various appeals such as that for refugees fleeing Afghanistan since 2021 fall to the Taliban. Since 2017 the group have supported a student annually studying at Federation University.

The Hamilton Area Rural Australians for Refugees’ Scholarship is for a student who is a refugee or asylum seeker, former refugee or family member of a former refugee at the value of $1,000.

Recipients

2023 Hamilton Area Rural Australians for Refugees Scholarship

2022 Hamilton Area Rural Australians for Refugees Scholarship

2020 Hamilton Area Rural Australians for Refugees scholarship

2019 Hamilton Area Rural Australians for Refugees scholarship

2018 Hamilton Area Rural Australians for Refugees scholarship

2017 Hamilton Area Rural Australians for Refugees scholarship