About the Scholarship

The Francis Gregory Foundation was established in 2012 to provide financial support to children of primary producers to assist them to undertake university undergraduate education by reducing financial barriers.

The Foundation will provide two scholarships of $6,000 per annum (for the duration of the undergraduate degree) to students whose main family income is derived from primary production. This amount will be paid to the student in two sums. The amount of $3,000 will be paid after confirmation of enrolment is received (and after census date) and the balance will be paid on commencement of Semester 2 (and after census date).

Eligibility

In order to be considered for a scholarship, a student must:

• be an Australian citizen

• be a registered VCE student aged between 17 and 20 years at 1 January 2024, and achieve a minimum ATAR score of 80.

• be a resident of Victoria in an FZ zone (as defined by Victorian Government Department of Planning and Community Development) and reside on the land producing the family income

• be the child of parents who own and/or operate the property from which the main family income is derived. (Please note that dependents of farm employees are not eligible for this scholarship.)

• have demonstrated financial hardship in relation to pursuing university study

• propose to accept a full-time undergraduate place at an Australian university in 2024 

• submit a scholarship application before the closing date

• have their application endorsed by their school principal.
  

Selection criteria

Selection of scholarship recipients will be managed by the Francis Gregory Foundation Scholarship Selection Panel and approved by the Trustees of the Francis Gregory Foundation. 

Applications will be individually assessed, with all applications treated in the strictest confidence. 

The Francis Gregory Scholarship Selection Panel and Trustees will consider the following in selecting scholarship recipients: 

• demonstrated commitment to achieving academic excellence

• demonstrated leadership in their local community; for example, participation in community organisations, events, sporting clubs etc., volunteering and/or mentoring experience, sharing family roles and responsibilities, and extracurricular roles at school.

• managing or overcoming personal difficulties, i.e. financial disadvantage, remoteness, loss of family member, cultural issues

The principal of the student’s school must endorse the application by initialling each page of the application. In doing so, the principal states that to the best of their knowledge, the information provided by the student is true and correct.

Conditions of Scholarship

The scholarship will be awarded with the following conditions: 

• Each recipient must satisfactorily progress through their chosen undergraduate degree with the condition that every unit of study must be passed. 

• Each recipient must remain as a full-time student unless there are exceptional circumstances preventing this. For the scholarship to continue, approval would need to be gained from the Trustees of the Foundation for changes to study plans. 

• Each recipient will be required to meet with the Trustees of the Foundation in a mutually accessible location at the end of each year of study.