$50m donation to ANU funds new undergraduate scholarships worth up to $100,000

[rife168]

News of Graham Tuckwell's donation and these scholarships came out this morning, sounds super exciting!

They are scholarships for school leavers worth $20,000 a year for up to 5 years.

Just thought I'd post this here for anyone interested.

The Australian - 'Entrepreneur Graham Tuckwell donates $50m for ANU undergrads'

http://tuckwell.anu.edu.au/home/

Edit: Another good article here - Canberra Times

[Lasercookie]

Probably should also note that the deadline for putting in an initial application is pretty early in the year: Tuesday 2nd April 2013

[Special At Specialist]

I would love to get this scholarship and study at ANU! Shame you need a 95+ ATAR to be eligible... I would need to get at least a 42 in English for that...

[tram]

Wow.... quite a generous scholarship, $50 mill is no chump change, went to school with two of the donors sons actually haha. Looks like an amazing opportunity!

[thushan]

Wow.... quite a generous scholarship, $50 mill is no chump change, went to school with two of the donors sons actually haha. Looks like an amazing opportunity!

RT is his son!?

[abcdqd]

says selection is finalised by july... does that mean they don't look at ATAR for this?

[Special At Specialist]

says selection is finalised by july... does that mean they don't look at ATAR for this?

They want you to get a 95+ ATAR, but if you haven't already completed year 12, then they try to predict your ATAR:

be predicted by your school to achieve an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of 95 or higher

[Lasercookie]

says selection is finalised by july... does that mean they don't look at ATAR for this?

It says it requires at least a 95 ATAR, so you'd only be given a conditional offer in July.

It mentions on one of the pages

Scholarship offers will be made by Tuesday 9 July 2013.

Twenty-five applicants will be offered a firm place (subject to meeting the offer conditions) and five applicants will be offered a reserve place which may become a firm place if other applicants do not meet their offer conditions.

[brenden]

Bloody hell.

S@S, may as well apply. Just aim higher.

[Eriny]

Gosh. $20k a year seems kind of excessive for an undergrad to me. PhDs only get a little extra and they are more qualified and probably more independent. I'd have thought that maybe $15k would be better so that then they can award more scholarships, helping more people (plus diminishing returns and all that).

[appianway]

RT is his son!?

Said son is apparently in some trouble at Pton... :/

[humph]

Said son is apparently in some trouble at Pton... :/

Bahahahah. I hadn't even heard about that. I clearly don't hang around with undergraduates enough.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/richard-charles-tuckwell-princeton-charges_n_1912314.html

[Lolly]

I think I'll apply for this. I've got nothing to lose in trying, I guess

[saba.ay]

So sad. Kiwi's aren't eligible. :/

[tram]

RT is his son!?

Haha, yeah, same with CT although he's younger than you? CT left scotch a few years ago

Said son is apparently in some trouble at Pton... :/

Yeah, heard about it from scocliffe who heard it from you i believe? Not good stuff :/

Bahahahah. I hadn't even heard about that. I clearly don't hang around with undergraduates enough.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/richard-charles-tuckwell-princeton-charges_n_1912314.html

Yeah, not the greatest mug shot to have on the internet permanently...