/ The Milton Smith Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship T&Cs
Students must meet all conditions as outlined in the agreement. You must read these Terms and conditions in their entirety before you accept your scholarship offer. When you accept your scholarship offer, you are agreeing to and accepting these Terms and conditions and any other requirements and conditions of your scholarship listed on the Open Colleges website, outlined in your offer email or subsequent scholarship agreement.
Applications open: 16 April 2018
Applications close: 31 July 2018
Once you apply, your information will be securely stored until after the application closing date. It will then be reviewed by the relevant scholarships panels. Both unsuccessful and successful applicants will be notified via email approximately 2 weeks after application closing date.
If your application is unsuccessful, you may be contacted by an Open Colleges Enrolment Consultant at a later date.
All students offered scholarships will receive a scholarship offer pack via email containing an offer letter and these Terms and conditions. You will be advised how to accept or reject your scholarship in your offer letter. If you do not complete the acceptance as instructed, your scholarship may be withdrawn and/or reallocated.
The total value of your scholarship is outlined in your scholarship offer email, and will be related to the course fees at time of enrolment. The scholarship will be used solely to fund your tuition costs and is not redeemable for cash. Materials required for you to complete your studies (as outlined in your course guide) are not included in this offer, being it your responsibility to cover any extra costs.
Your scholarship will be terminated once you have completed the course or become ineligible to continue receiving access to the course under these Terms and conditions.
The student must not be in receipt of any other scholarship grants or financial incentives funded by other bodies or institutions.
4 scholarships are available per calendar year:
The Milton Smith ATSI Scholarship does not cover applications for any Open Colleges School of Health courses.
The student must begin the course within 3 months of the date they accept the scholarship. The scholarship cannot be deferred to a later date.
Should the student require an extension to complete their course.
Once the student has accepted the scholarship for their chosen course, it cannot be transferred to any other course.
If the student withdraws from the course, their scholarship and access to the OpenSpace, the online campus, is revoked.
If your scholarship is terminated you will no longer have access to OpenSpace, the online campus.
The awarding of your scholarship is based on the information that you provide to Open Colleges. Your scholarship may be withdrawn at any stage if you provide incorrect, false or misleading information or withhold relevant information. This includes circumstances where the false information is unrelated to the assessment in awarding the scholarship.
Contact the Student Support team for more information on how to lodge a grievance, complaint or appeal.