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| Academic excellence | High academic achievement at a specified level of study in an individual subject or across a specified range of subjects. |
| Commonwealth Scholarship | Scholarships which are administered under the Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines (Education) which provides for matters under Part2-4 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003. |
| Sponsor | A person or entity outside of UOW providing a scholarship or grant that will be administered by UOW. |
| Eligible student | A person who meets the eligibility criteria for the relevant scholarship or grant. |
| Grant | An award to assist students experiencing financial hardship and/or social disadvantage to undertake or complete a program of study at UOW. |
| Originator | The UOW faculty, unit or individual proposing and/or funding a scholarship or grant. |
| Student | A person enrolled or eligible for enrolment in a course at UOW. Additional criteria may be applied to this definition; this information will be provided in the scholarship or grant conditions which will be made available on the program website. |
| Scholarship | An award selected on merit to recognise excellence (including but not limited to academic excellence), in accordance with selection criteria, to assist a student to undertake or complete a program of study at UOW. |
| Third Party Scholarship or Grant | A scholarship or grant provided and administered by a person or entity outside of UOW. |
| Travel Grant | Provided for approved activities which are undertaken for credit towards a student’s UOW degree. |
| Undergraduate | Candidates or courses for diplomas, advanced diplomas, associate degrees, Bachelor degrees, and honours Bachelor degrees. |
| University Prize | Prizes awarded to students wholly or substantially in recognition of academic merit on their part in the course of their UOW studies. |
Last reviewed: 25 October, 2011
