Applications are open to candidates who have enrolled or who have already commenced a degree, certificate or diploma course conducted by a Victorian university. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of good character, personality and academic achievement. Preference is given to candidates who are children of either employees or directors/proprietors of companies that are members of the Timber Merchants Australia.

Value: Up to $5,000 per student. The advisory committee have discretion to award a scholarship over and above this amount.

2024 Grant round opens 25 November 2024 and closes 31 January 2025 5pm (AEST)

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The following forms must be completed and uploaded in conjunction with the application.

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The David Burgess Foundation was established in 1991 in memory of the late David Burgess MBE, a larger than life character and immensely proud Australian who was a significant contributor to youth, education and the Australian community in general.

The Foundation assists young people from Victorian State Secondary Colleges who have had to struggle to overcome adversity, who have shown commitment to their goals and those of the community, and who with some help will achieve those goals. To this end the Foundation will make annual awards to Year 12 students who gain entry to tertiary courses at Victorian Universities and/or TAFE Institutes. The Foundation is precluded from funding courses outside Victoria.

Under this scheme each award-winner may be eligible to receive approximately $5,500 each year towards the cost of his/her course, as well as support and guidance from mentors. The Foundation aims to help financially disadvantaged students with little or no support system of their own to make the transition from a supportive school environment to a tertiary educational setting. The mentor system is a non-professional service which provides friendly, concerned help to award winners throughout their tertiary studies.

This is a comprehensive package of services for deserving students in our State Education System and is a fitting tribute to David Burgess, who was a strong advocate of State Schools. Over 70 scholarships have been awarded so far, and those students who have completed their tertiary studies have found employment in Australia and overseas. 

2023 Granting round closed 

The AF Pillow Applied Mathematics Trust offers an annual `top-up' scholarship to a student holding either an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) or equivalent award for full-time research in Applied Mathematics leading to the award of a PhD. The aim of the AF Pillow Applied Mathematics Top-up Scholarship is to increase the quantity and quality of postgraduate students in the field of applied mathematics in Australia.

Value: Up to $10,000 annually, for up to three years.

2024 Grant round opens 21 October 2024 and closes 6 December 2024 5pm (AEST)

For more information read the guidelines

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AF Pillow Applied Mathematics Trust Statement in Support of Application

Fact Sheet: “What is Applied Mathematics”, by AF Pillow

The Dafydd Lewis Scholarship is an equity and merit-based scholarship available to young men who might not have otherwise received a university education due to the limited financial resources of their parents. Multiple scholarships are awarded every year for full-time degrees in most courses at any university in Victoria. 

Value: $10,000 per student for 3 years

2024 Grant round open - Applications close 23 December 2024

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For more information contact charities@eqt.com.au

Equity and merit-based scholarships are available for young women to undertake courses at most public tertiary educational institutions in Victoria. All applicants are subject to a personal and parental income test. Successful applicants are awarded a scholarship on the basis of academic achievements as well as financial need.

Value: $10,000 per student for 3 years.

2024 Grant round open - Applications close 23 December 2024

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For more information contact charities@eqt.com,au

The Felice Rosemary Lloyd Trust provides scholarships to physiotherapists who wish to travel overseas or within Australia for post-graduate study or to gain professional experience.

Students need to apply through an organisation with a Deductible Gift Recipient status (DGR) with which they are associated, e.g. an employer such as a hospital, or a university where they are studying.

Value: Up to $10,000 per student.

2024 Grant round open 8 October and closes 22 November COB 2024

For more information please read the guidelines. 

Grants available for Victorian physiotherapist professionals - Flyer

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Scholarships are available to students studying for a Bachelor degree of Aviation at Swinburne University of Technology. 

Scholarships are available to graduates of Melba College in their first, second and third year of tertiary study in medicine, science or allied health. 

Value: $6,000 per student for three years.

For more information, contact Melba College. 

The Leslie Eric Paddle Trust Fund provides two medical research scholarships per year to the University of Melbourne.

Scholarships are available to theology students at Presbyterian Theological College, medicine students at Monash University and medicine or music students at the University of Melbourne. Scholarships amounts may be shared between multiple applicants.

Find out more about applying to the Presbyterian Theological College.

Value: Approximately $13,000.

Find out more about applying to Monash University.

Value: Approximately $13,000.

 

Find out more about applying to the University of Melbourne.

Value: Approximately $26,000.

 

Scholarships are available to students at the Faculty of Music and Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) at the University of Melbourne.

Scholarships are available every second year to students of medicine, science and engineering at the University of Melbourne. 

Scholarships are available to students of Melbourne High School who have just completed Year 12 and are in their first year of tertiary study at a Victorian university.

Value: Approximately $3,000 per student for one year.

For more information, contact Melbourne High School. 

This award supports candidates who would otherwise be financially unable to start or continue their studies at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music.

Value - $5,000 - $30,000

For more information, contact: University of Melbourne

This award supports candidates who would otherwise be financially unable to start or continue their theological studies at Ridley College.

Scholarship amounts vary but are typically around $1,000 to $15,000 per scholar.

For more information, contact: Ridley College

Scholarships are available to Thai born students in need of financial assistance to either commence or to continue their undergraduate or post-graduate education.

Scholarship amounts vary but are typically around $5,000 to $10,000 per scholar per annum.

For more information, contact: Federation University or RMIT University

Scholarships are available to students pursuing tertiary and further education in music and traditional arts (but specifically excluding modern art) and the art of stained glass painting on glass at an English or European authentic stained glass firm of long standing and high repute.

Scholarship amounts vary but are typically around $10,000 to $30,000 per scholar per annum.

For more information, contact: RMIT University