Australian Government-Rio Tinto NTRB Scholarships - 2010

Application Process

There are 3 steps to completing the application process. Applicants should:

1.	Complete the online application form below
2.	Submit the following supporting information in the form of ONE Microsoft Word document (no larger than 5MB):
	a statement of purpose of not more than 1,000 words a scanned electronic version of your academic transcript a Curriculum Vitae a scanned passport-sized photo   Please save your Microsoft Word document using the following format: surname.first name.scholarship.app.doc For example: smith.jane.scholarship.app.doc. You will then be asked to attach it to your online application form.
3.	Mail an official hard copy version of your academic transcript to: Scholarships - Aurora Project PO Box 6097 University of New South Wales NSW 1466 Australia

If you would like us to return your original transcript, please include a self-addressed envelope.

Applications open 9:00am (AEST) 22nd February 2010 and close 5:00pm (AEST) 19th March 2010.

If you have any questions on the process or more generally please contact our Scholarships Team at scholarships@auroraproject.com.au

Statement of Purpose

The Statement of Purpose must comply with the following formatting requirements:

	lines spaced at 1.5
	margins no smaller than 2cm
	font set at Times New Roman 12 point or Arial 11 point.

In addition to providing reasons for applying for the scholarships, the Statement of Purpose should include relevant details of career history (if applicable), personal philosophy, aspirations and future career plans. It should include, where relevant, any native title experience. The selection committee will not consider statements over 1,000 words or any documents beyond those requested.

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Australian Government-Rio Tinto NTRB Scholarship Application Form

Note: Applications can only be made before midnight or after 6am AEST.

Title:
First name:
Surname:
Date of birth (DD/MM/YY):	Day Month Year
Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent? (please select one):	Yes No
Gender (please select one):	M F

Contact details

Address:
Suburb:
State/Territory:	Please select New South Wales Victoria Australian Capital Territory Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Other
If “Other” please specify country:
Postcode:
Home phone number (or other land line contact):
Mobile phone number:
Email address:

Professional and Academic Information

I am currently (please select one):	Please select working at an NTRB working at a law firm working as a barrister working as a university academic studying at a university working elsewhere in the native title system working in another capacity
If “another capacity” or “elsewhere in the native title system” please specify
University attended for law degree:	Please select Australian National University [ANU] Bond University [Bond] Charles Darwin University [CDU] Deakin University [Deakin] Edith Cowan University [ECU] Flinders University [FLINDERS] Griffith University [GRIFFITH] James Cook University [JCU] La Trobe University [LATROBE] Macquarie University [MACQUARIE] Monash University [MONASH] Murdoch University [MURDOCH] Queensland University of Technology [QUT] RMIT University [RMIT] Southern Cross University [SCU] University of Adelaide [ADELAIDE] University of Canberra [CANBERRA] University of Melbourne [MELBOURNE] University of New England [UNE] University of New South Wales [UNSW] University of Newcastle [NEWCASTLE] University of Notre Dame Australia - The [UNDA] University of Queensland [UQ] University of South Australia [UniSA] University of Southern Queensland [USQ] University of Sydney [SYDNEY] University of Tasmania [TASMANIA] University of Technology Sydney [UTS] University of Western Australia [UWA] University of Western Sydney [UWS] University of Wollongong [UOW] Victoria University [VU] Other
If “Other” please specify
Year of graduation for law degree:
Name of degree:
Other undergraduate or postgraduate degree 1
Year of graduation:
University attended:	Please select Australian Catholic University [ACU] Australian National University [ANU] Bond University [Bond] Central Queensland University [CQU] Charles Darwin University [CDU] Charles Sturt University [CSU] Curtin University of Technology [CURTIN] Deakin University [Deakin] Edith Cowan University [ECU] Flinders University [FLINDERS] Griffith University [GRIFFITH] James Cook University [JCU] La Trobe University [LATROBE] Macquarie University [MACQUARIE] Monash University [MONASH] Murdoch University [MURDOCH] Queensland University of Technology [QUT] RMIT University [RMIT] Southern Cross University [SCU] Swinburne University of Technology [SWINBURNE] University of Adelaide [ADELAIDE] University of Ballarat [BALLARAT] University of Canberra [CANBERRA] University of Melbourne [MELBOURNE] University of New England [UNE] University of New South Wales [UNSW] University of Newcastle [NEWCASTLE] University of Notre Dame Australia - The [UNDA] University of Queensland [UQ] University of South Australia [UniSA] University of Southern Queensland [USQ] University of Sydney [SYDNEY] University of Tasmania [TASMANIA] University of Technology Sydney [UTS] University of the Sunshine Coast [USC] University of Western Australia [UWA] University of Western Sydney [UWS] University of Wollongong [UOW] Victoria University [VU] Australian Defence Force Academy [ADFA] Australian Graduate School of Management [AGSM] Other
If “Other” please specify:
Name of Degree:
Specialisation or Research area:
Other undergraduate or postgraduate degree 2
Year of graduation:
University attended:	Please select Australian Catholic University [ACU] Australian National University [ANU] Bond University [Bond] Central Queensland University [CQU] Charles Darwin University [CDU] Charles Sturt University [CSU] Curtin University of Technology [CURTIN] Deakin University [Deakin] Edith Cowan University [ECU] Flinders University [FLINDERS] Griffith University [GRIFFITH] James Cook University [JCU] La Trobe University [LATROBE] Macquarie University [MACQUARIE] Monash University [MONASH] Murdoch University [MURDOCH] Queensland University of Technology [QUT] RMIT University [RMIT] Southern Cross University [SCU] Swinburne University of Technology [SWINBURNE] University of Adelaide [ADELAIDE] University of Ballarat [BALLARAT] University of Canberra [CANBERRA] University of Melbourne [MELBOURNE] University of New England [UNE] University of New South Wales [UNSW] University of Newcastle [NEWCASTLE] University of Notre Dame Australia - The [UNDA] University of Queensland [UQ] University of South Australia [UniSA] University of Southern Queensland [USQ] University of Sydney [SYDNEY] University of Tasmania [TASMANIA] University of Technology Sydney [UTS] University of the Sunshine Coast [USC] University of Western Australia [UWA] University of Western Sydney [UWS] University of Wollongong [UOW] Victoria University [VU] Australian Defence Force Academy [ADFA] Australian Graduate School of Management [AGSM] Other
If “Other” please specify:
Name of Degree:
Specialisation or Research area:
Other undergraduate or postgraduate degree 3
Year of graduation:
University attended:	Please select Australian Catholic University [ACU] Australian National University [ANU] Bond University [Bond] Central Queensland University [CQU] Charles Darwin University [CDU] Charles Sturt University [CSU] Curtin University of Technology [CURTIN] Deakin University [Deakin] Edith Cowan University [ECU] Flinders University [FLINDERS] Griffith University [GRIFFITH] James Cook University [JCU] La Trobe University [LATROBE] Macquarie University [MACQUARIE] Monash University [MONASH] Murdoch University [MURDOCH] Queensland University of Technology [QUT] RMIT University [RMIT] Southern Cross University [SCU] Swinburne University of Technology [SWINBURNE] University of Adelaide [ADELAIDE] University of Ballarat [BALLARAT] University of Canberra [CANBERRA] University of Melbourne [MELBOURNE] University of New England [UNE] University of New South Wales [UNSW] University of Newcastle [NEWCASTLE] University of Notre Dame Australia - The [UNDA] University of Queensland [UQ] University of South Australia [UniSA] University of Southern Queensland [USQ] University of Sydney [SYDNEY] University of Tasmania [TASMANIA] University of Technology Sydney [UTS] University of the Sunshine Coast [USC] University of Western Australia [UWA] University of Western Sydney [UWS] University of Wollongong [UOW] Victoria University [VU] Australian Defence Force Academy [ADFA] Australian Graduate School of Management [AGSM] Other
If “Other” please specify:
Name of Degree:
Specialisation or Research area:

Referees

You can provide up to 3 referees who are able to comment on your academic or professional merit. One of those referees must be able to provide a personal character reference. Details of referees will remain confidential.

Please ensure that you have provided us with up-to-date email addresses. Please note that references will be requested via email. We will contact your referees between 6th April and 16th April 2010. If we are unable to contact your referee, or they do not respond to our email, we will not request further details; this could put your application at a disadvantage.


Academic/Professional Referee 1

Title:
First name:
Surname:
Organisation:
Position title:
Email address:

Title:
First name:
Surname:
Organisation:
Position title:
Email address:

If one of your academic/professional referees is also acting as your personal referee please repeat their contact details below:

Personal Referee

Title:
First name:
Surname:
Capacity in which you know this person:
Organisation:
Position title:
Email address:

Final checklist

	Statement of Purpose
	Scanned electronic version of your academic transcript
	Curriculum Vitae
	A scanned passport-sized photo

When you have attached your Microsoft Word document please click on the submit button below.



Applications close Friday 19th March 2010 at 5:00pm (AEST).