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The Kate Mullin Education Scholarship

Kate Mullin was a passionate and visionary ESL Literacy consultant who made significant and far reaching contributions to Indigenous literacy in Western Australia. Kate worked with the Aboriginal Independent Community Schools (AICS) introducing Scaffolding Literacy to young Indigenous readers in WA with excellent results. Tragically she died in a car accident in 2008. The Kate Mullin Association was set up in 2011 by her many friends and colleagues to continue Kate’s work on improving literacy outcomes for Indigenous students. The Kate Mullin Education Scholarships are aimed at encouraging more literacy teachers in remote or rural Aboriginal communities. The Scholarship will provide a one off payment of $5000. The Kate Mullin Education Scholarships are aimed at assisting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students from regional or remote communities or students with a passion to work in regional or remote Aboriginal communities once completing their degree.

Important dates

Opens: 1-03-2023 Closes: 30-03-2023

Applies to

Domestic Undergraduate Coursework

At a glance

  • This scholarship is open to current ECU students.
  • For more information, contact AskUs

Eligibility guidelines

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  • be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander;
  • be enrolled in Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood or Primary Studies);
  • be studying full-time, 60 credit points;
  • have and maintain an academic progression status of GREEN; and
  • not be in receipt of another scholarship that is $5,000 or greater per semester.

How to apply

Application is made via the ECU Online Scholarship Application Portal. Access to the portal is available between application opening and closing dates.

Applicants will be required to provide a personal statement of no more than 500 words addressing the below;

Discuss how you intend to use your qualification to assist in regional and remote communities and articulating any interest you have in contributing to the improvement of literacy in English for Aboriginal students.

Selection Process

Eligible applications will be assessed by a Selection Committee.

Selection will based on:

  • Content of Personal Statement
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