Mark Lyons Not-for-Profit and Social Enterprise Management Scholarship
Value
$5,000
Duration
1 year
Status
Open
Opens
01/05/2024Closes
05/06/2024Quick Links
Overview
The scholarship aims to improve the quality of leadership and management skills in the Australian not-for-profit sector. By investing in the leadership and management capacities in this sector, it is hoped that the scholarship will also contribute to the promotion of community well-being; to overcoming disadvantage; and to developing the values and skills that strengthen Australian democracy.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible for the Scholarship, an applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
- An Australian or New Zealand citizen, or holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or permanent humanitarian visa; and
- Master of Not-for-Profit and Social Enterprise Management; or
- A UTS Business School Research degree focusing on not-for-profit sector related research; and
- For Coursework students only:
- Must have completed a minimum of 12 credit points of study in the Master of Not-for-Profit and Social Enterprise Management; and
- Have achieved a minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 75%; and
- For the duration of the Scholarship: full-time or part-time enrolment in one of the following eligible courses:
- Must disclose any other scholarships, awards, or organisational affiliations beyond UTS; and
- All candidates must apply using the UTS online Scholarships Application form to be eligible; and
- All candidates must be available to attend an interview in person.
Selection process
As demonstrated by the Scholarship application and interview.
- Motivation and commitment to pursue study/research in the area of Not-for-Profit and Social Enterprise Management,
- Demonstrated initiative in personal and professional life,
- Potential for the receipt of the Scholarship to assist the student in their studies,
- Financial disadvantage and other educational barriers, may be taken into consideration. Students wishing to evidence these criteria can fill in the UAC Equity Scholarship to demonstrate financial hardship and/or education barriers including:
- Regional or remote background
- Sole parent responsibilities
- Carer responsibilities
- Long-term medical condition / disability or ongoing effect of abuse
- Indigenous Australian
- Refugee status
How to apply
All applicants must apply using the online form available here.
Scholarships will only be awarded to shortlisted applicants who personally attend an interview.
Incomplete applications and late applications will not be considered.
Need more information? Contact...
UTS Scholarships Office
Email: scholarships@uts.edu.au
Other information
Professor Mark Lyons was UTS Professor of Social Economy, having worked at UTS from 1975 to 2009. He was a pioneer in the study of the not-for-profit sector and wrote what is considered the definitive text in the field, The Third Sector: The Contribution of Nonprofit and Cooperative Enterprises in Australia (2001). Professor Lyons was a man of great social conscience and believed it was crucial to value and promote the third sector, not just charities but advocacy groups, lobby groups, environment groups and other non-government organisations because they contribute to building a strong and stable society and are the basis for the continued health of our democracy.
