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Women in Finance and Economics Scholarship Program

Expanding on the Australian Government Women’s Leadership and Development Program (WLDP), the Prime Minister and Cabinet Office for Women have awarded a $1.5m grant to the FPA to administer scholarships that encourage and assist women, particularly from disadvantaged backgrounds, to enter, re-enter and achieve leadership roles across the financial services sector. The aim of these scholarships is to help create a talent pool and pipeline for diversity in business leadership for the future. The Scholarship value will vary and will be paid towards 2023 tuition fees.

Important dates

Opens: 5-08-2023 Closes: 30-08-2023

Applies to

Domestic Undergraduate Postgraduate

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 Australian citizen, or an Australian permanent resident;
  • identify as female;
  • be able to demonstrate financial need;
  • be intending to upskill or refresh skills in finance and economics to help enter, re-enter, and achieve leadership roles in the financial services industry;
  • be enrolled in first year of one of the approved courses listed below;
  • be enrolled in a minimum of 15 credit points;
  • have and maintain an academic progression status of GREEN.

An additional focus should be on applicants demonstrating intersecting sources of disadvantage, including but not limited to, women who:

  • Are re-entering the workforce
  • Have low socio-economic status
  • Are mature age (50 years of age plus) or young (between 16 and 35 years old)
  • Are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • Are new migrants
  • Are living in rural and remote areas

Eligible Courses

Bachelors

  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Commerce Professional

Graduate Certificates and Diplomas

  • Graduate Certificate/ Graduate Diploma of Accounting & Finance
  • Graduate Certificate/ Graduate Diploma of Business
  • Graduate Certificate of Executive Leadership and Management
  • Graduate Certificate/ Graduate Diploma of Project Management

Masters

  • Master of Business Administration
  • Master of Business Administration International
  • Master of Finance and Banking
  • Master of Professional Accounting
  • Master of Project Management
  • Master of Business by Research

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;

  • Describe your current financial situation and how this Scholarship would assist you if successful
  • This scholarship is targeted at students intending to upskill or refresh skills in finance and economics to help enter, re-enter, and achieve leadership roles in the financial services industry. Discuss how you meet this requirement.

Selection Process

Eligible applications will be assessed by a Selection Committee.

Selection will be based on:

  • Content of Personal Statement
  • Additional consideration will be give to those experiencing any of the above disadvantages listed above in the Selection Criteria

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