A number of scholarships are available for students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Social Impact program at one of our business schools: the Australian School of Business at UNSW, Swinburne University of Technology, UWA Business School.
We thank our sponsors who have made these scholarships available. This support will enable students to apply where their economic circumstances might otherwise have precluded them from studying.
The criteria for the scholarships are as follows, and some scholarships have additional criteria as listed. Students need to be enrolled at the university of their choice before the closing date of scholarship applications. Each applicant will be assessed on:
a minimum of 3 years work experience;
demonstrated interest and current or future commitment to supporting or contributing a not-for-profit organisation or social enterprise;
demonstrated leadership or potential leadership qualities;
academic merit;
reasons for undertaking the proposed course of study;
potential to contribute to the Graduate Certificate in Social Impact program and the CSI community; and
social or economic circumstances.
Students at UNSW Australian School of Business – go to UNSW scholarship site here
Students in Perth or Melbourne download the application form here
Scholarship donor
No. of scholarships
Additional criteria
2 x $5000
1 x $10000
The Scholarship is available exclusively to an employee of a recognised not-for-profit organisation that has a connection with the Commonwealth Bank Group:
Organisations engaged in an ongoing sponsorship or partnership relationship with the Commonwealth Bank Group
Organisations that are Commonwealth Bank Group clients
Organisations for whom Commonwealth Bank Group staff have undertaken corporate volunteering in the last 12 months
Contracted suppliers
Membership organisations of which the Commonwealth Bank Group is a member.
For further information download the flyer:
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Fleming, Richard and Julia
1 x $5000
2 x $5000
$5000
To be eligible you must be Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and acknowledged as such by the community.
1 x $5000
1 x $5000
1 x $5000
1 x $5000
1 x $5000
Shark Island Foundation
1 x $5000 for the welfare sector; and
1 x $5000 for the arts sector
1 x $5000
Williams, Kim
2 x $5000
For further information on scholarships, please contact:
“The scholarship gave me the chance to widen my horizons and open my eyes to a whole new world, to be stimulated and to learn with some amazing people, and I am very, very grateful.”
Rosemary Cottrell
Exec Officer, Community Partnerships
Wesley Mission
Winner of the 2010 Clayton Utz scholarship
WHAT OUR SUPPORTERS SAY:
"Microsoft is delighted to be able to support the Centre for Social Impact through the provision of a Microsoft scholarship for the Graduate Certificate in Social Impact program in 2011. Thank you for what you and your team at the Centre continue to do for our community now and in the future."
Simon Edwards
Director of Corporate Affairs
Australia & New Zealand
Microsoft
WHAT OUR SUPPORTERS SAY:
“We are delighted to support the Centre for Social Impact and will be looking forward to hearing about the successes and contributions of our Commonwealth Bank Scholarship winner in due course.”
Michael Chaney, Chairman of NAB and Woodside Petroleum and Chancellor of UWA provides his perspective on the relationship between corporate responsibility and shareholder obligations.
Daniel Petre talks about the influences in his life and challenges us to create more of a giving culture to encourage Australia's wealthy to become more generous.
The Centre for Social Impact can be reached on 02 8936 0909 or email csi@unsw.edu.au
We can be found at Level 7, 222 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
