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Public Education Foundation Scholarships open for 2020

The Public Education Foundation’s 2020 Scholarships are now open. There are a range of scholarships specifically for refugee students. The Friends of Zainab Scholarships and the Australia for UNHCR Beddie Scholarship are national scholarships.

All the Public Education Foundation scholarships (with the exception of the Indigenous scholarships)  are open to students with refugee backgrounds.

Tertiary Scholarships – closing date 3 September 2019

Friends of Zainab (Tertiary) (national)

The Public Education Foundation’s Friends of Zainab Tertiary Scholarship is for refugee students currently in Year 12 in 2019 intending to enter university in 2020 – and gives an annual bursary of $2,000 for the first two years of full-time university study.

Find out more about the Friends of Zainab (Tertiary) Scholarship.

Australia for UNHCR Beddie Scholarship (national)

This scholarship is for students with a refugee background who intend to study film, television or radio studies at a tertiary level in 2020. This scholarship is for study at the prestigious Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) and is intended to help the scholarship holder develop their talents and gain a qualification as a story-teller in film, television or online media.  This scholarship is valued at over $72,000. Please note: applicants do not need to be in year 12 in 2019, they can have finished school or even completed school overseas or even just have creative industry experience.

Find out more about the Australia for UNHCR Beddie Scholarship

Secondary School Scholarships - closing date 17 September 2019

Friends of Zainab Senior Secondary, Year 10 (National)

Friends of Zainab Senior Secondary, Year 10 Scholarship is for students with a refugee background currently in Year 10 in 2019.

Friends of Zainab Senior Secondary Year 11 Scholarship (National)

Friends of Zainab Senior Secondary, Year 11 (national) is for students with a refugee background currently in Year 11 in 2019.  It provides a one-off payment of $1,000 for Year 12.

Further information

Melanie Morrison
Communications Manager
Public Education Foundation

Phone: 02 7814 2808

Email: melanie@publiceducationfoundation.org.au