Important dates
Applications for Trimester 1 2025 open 5 September 2024.
Applications for Trimester 1 2025 close 7 January 2025 at 5pm.
Scholarship offer rounds
Round 1: To be considered for these Round 1 scholarship offers you will need to submit your application and all supporting documentation by 7 January 2025 at 5pm.
We will be aiming for full allocation at this round.
Re-offer Round: To be considered for any remaining scholarships, not taken up in previous offer rounds, you will need to submit your application and all supporting documentation by 31 January 2025 at 5pm.
All scholarships will be offered within six weeks of the Re-offer round closing date.
Benefits
This scholarship offers cash payments up to $12,500 per year for two years.
Eligibility criteria
Prospective candidates should ensure they meet all criteria before submitting their application.
To be eligible you must be:
- a domestic student living in Victoria
- enrolled full-time in your second year of the Bachelor of Commerce in Trimester 1 2025
- majoring in accounting
- experiencing an area of hardship that impacts your ability to study.
- female
- an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
- from a refugee background
- living in a rural or regional home location.
Preference will be given to the following applicants:
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview as part of the selection process.
Conditions
As a scholarship recipient you must:
- be prepared to attend an interview as part of the selection process if shortlisted
- write an introduction statement about your goals for study and what it means to receive the scholarship
- provide a completion statement at the conclusion of your studies.
Your application
Supporting documents
As part of the application process, you will also be required to upload current supporting documentation by the closing date listed above.
When you apply for this scholarship, you'll need to supply evidence of your financial and/or medical hardship (if applicable).
Make sure you choose the correct document type when you upload your documents as it will make a difference. If your documents are uploaded into the incorrect type they will not be considered when assessing your application. Remember it is quality, not quantity, which you need to provide. Aim to provide documents which are current, relevant and concise.
Read more about supporting documentation
Application tips
Applying for a scholarship isn’t just about meeting the eligibility criteria.
It’s a good idea to think about why you want a scholarship, how it will help you and what you have to offer the Deakin community.
How to apply
Apply directly to Deakin
You can apply for this scholarship directly to Deakin through our Scholarship Application Portal.
When applying direct to Deakin for this scholarship, select the 'Undergraduate Scholarship Application Tri/Sem 1 2025' option and, if eligible, your application will automatically be considered for this scholarship.
This reduces the number of scholarships you have to apply for and increases your chances of receiving a Deakin scholarship.
The scholarship application process is highly competitive with a limited number of scholarships available. Unfortunately, not all eligible applicants will receive one.
What happens next?
Your application will be assessed and ranked based on the details you provide and your supporting documentation. Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed.
We will commence offering scholarships progressively from mid-January 2025. To give your application the best chance possible of being considered in all offer rounds, you should submit your application and supporting documentation by 7 January 2025 at 5pm.
If you are successful, you will be contacted by the email address you nominated in your application portal account, unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted. You'll find out if you are successful usually within six weeks of the Re-offer round closing date. If you have not received an offer by this time, you have been unsuccessful. You can view the status of your application via your scholarship application portal account.
Additional opportunities
There may be an opportunity for the scholarship holder to participate in a work placement and/or PR activities with Pitcher Partners. The decision to accept any potential offer is the students’ and will not impact their eligibility to receive the scholarship.
About Warren Galgut
Warren was a highly valued member of the Corporate Finance Team of Pitcher Partners in Melbourne. After stints at Big 4 Accounting firms and boutique Insolvency Practices, Warren found his home at Pitcher Partners, specialising in M&A Advisory and Financial Due Diligence engagements. Warren was respected by his clients and peers alike, for his technical acumen and strong work ethic. He was a patient mentor to junior staff and a well connected Director into all divisions within the firm.
Warren was a keen cyclist and could often be seen in the early hours of the morning of Studley Park or Beach Road. He was an avid animal lover and had a dry sense of humour that would often leave his family, friends and colleagues in hysterics. He loved to travel, spending countless trips overseas with his partner Em and he was a doting father to two beautiful children, Oliver and Amelia.
Unfortunately Warren was diagnosed and later succumbed to motor neurone disease (MND). Warren faced this challenge head on and spear-headed numerous initiatives to raise money for Fight MND. In typical Warren style, he attacked this fight with raw honesty and looked for any angle he could find to bring humour to an otherwise devastating situation.
Warren is missed by all that knew him and he would be so proud to lend his name to this most worthy scholarship.
Next offering period
This scholarship is yet to be confirmed for any future offering periods. Please check back at this page at a later date for any updates.