APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED
Scholarship Awarding University:
Type of degree:
Bachelor’s
Scholarship Deadline:
Applications for this scholarship will end on Tuesday, 1 August, 2023 (11:59pm)
Scholarship Summary:
The prestigious Bond University Vice Chancellor’s Elite Scholarships are awarded each year to a small group of outstanding Australian applicants. Vice Chancellor’s Elite Scholars are selected on the basis of exceptional academic achievement, proven leadership ability and personal character. They are also identified by their teachers and peers for their commitment to their community and their willingness to help and inspire others.
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you must:
• Be a domestic student completing Year 12 at an Australian secondary school.
• Be predicted to achieve a minimum of ATAR 95.00 or IB Diploma 38.
• Hold a demonstrated record of leadership, initiative, and service to your school and/or community.
• Be prepared to maintain the level of academic and personal excellence that distinguished you as an applicant once you have commenced at Bond.
Value of Scholarship:
The following are benefits of being a Vice Chancellor's Elite Scholar;
- As a Vice Chancellor’s Elite Scholar you will be provided with 100% tuition remission for any single or approved combined undergraduate degree (excluding the Bond Medical Program).
- As a Vice Chancellor’s Elite Scholar, you will also be invited to participate in the Vice Chancellor’s Mentoring Program once you commence at Bond. The Mentoring Program connects each scholar with an influential corporate mentor, and is intended to cultivate industry links, networks and business acumen. Our mentors are all highly regarded senior executives, who have forged their own successful careers in the corporate world, and generously work alongside each Vice Chancellor’s Elite Scholar for the first year of study, to help prepare you for a phenomenal career beyond university.
- As a Vice Chancellor’s Elite Scholar, you must commence in the January semester of the year following completion of Year 12, and unfortunately, will not be permitted to defer to a later semester.
Scholarship Application Guide:
If you meet the eligibility criteria for this scholarship, you can apply by following the below steps:
1. Complete the Bond University Study Application Form to lodge your application for your chosen program.
2. Complete the Bond University Scholarship Application Form. Simply use the same log-in details as used for your study application and enter 'scholarship' in the keyword field on the 'Start an Application' tab.
As a Vice Chancellor’s Elite Scholarship applicant, you will be required to submit the following documents as part of your scholarship application:
• Evidence of your leadership, initiative, and service to your school and/or community. Please use the Summary of Achievements template to present this evidence and upload as one Word or PDF document.
• Essay responses to the two questions below. Essay responses should be written in a Word document and uploaded as part of the scholarship application.
1. How important is it to contribute to the community? Drawing on personal experience, describe how you have contributed to the community in the past and how you envisage contributing to the Bond community in the future. Write a 250 word academic response.
2. Communication is essential for effective functioning in many areas of life. Describe why you think communication is important and give some examples of where you have communicated effectively and / or experienced the effects of a communication breakdown. Write a 250 word academic response.
• A school reference. As part of your application, you will be asked to provide your career advisor's details so please have these on hand. Bond will follow-up with them directly to request a reference.
You must complete and submit your scholarship application before the application closing date as no late scholarship applications will be considered!
Scholarship Website:
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the Bond University Vice Chancellor’s Elite Scholarship Page.