Professional Staff Scholarship

A scholarship is available to a member of our professional staff to study, on a part-time basis, an undergraduate program relevant to their career development at Southern Cross University.

The scholarship will cover the Student Contribution Amount and Student Services and Amenities Fee for the course of study (to a maximum of 6 years), on a part-time basis, per year. Continuing support from year to year will be subject to satisfactory progress within the course of study.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Currently employed in a Professional Staff position on a continuing or fixed-term basis and with more than 12 months continuous service; and,
  • Enrolled part-time in a Commonwealth-Supported undergraduate program at Southern Cross University.

Selection Criteria

Scholarship selection is based on merit and applicants will be assessed on the relevance of the proposed study to their career at SCU.

Applications are strongly encouraged from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees and employees who have never previously completed an undergraduate program of study.

Process

HR Services will call for applications in the second half of the year.

To apply, you must submit a one page statement which clearly outlines the relevance of your studies to your career development plans at Southern Cross University, as well as: