Student Equity
Bathurst Foundation Practicum and Clinical Placement Scholarships (PCPS)
Spring Semester 2009
To recognise the importance of practicum and clinical placements, the Charles Sturt University Foundation Scholarship Committee at the Bathurst Campus has allocated a sum of $20,000 for each session (Autumn and Spring) in 2009, for the purpose of assisting meritorious students studying on the Bathurst Campus in the Teacher Education, Nursing and Paramedic disciplines. This scholarship is specifically for students undertaking practicum and clinical placements that are a compulsory component of their course.
These scholarships are in addition to the Professonal Placement Equity Grants (PPEG) that are administered by the Division of Student Services and there may be cases where students are eligible to receive funds from both the PPEG and the Bathurst Foundation Practicum and Clinical Placement Scholarship.
Grant Benefits
- A Bathurst Foundation Practicum and Clinical Placement Scholarship will provide a specified amount of funds for professional placement/s, to a maximum of $1000 per student, i.e. this would be the maximum amount would be for students who have a Professional Placement of 10 weeks or more. However, additional moneys can be made available for exceptional circumstances and placements of a unique character.
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The Bathurst Foundation Practicum and Clinical Placement Scholarship can only be used in the semester for which it is offered. Payments can be retrospective, i.e. if the closing date for the semesters' Bathurst Foundation Practicum and Clinical Placement Scholarship application is after the placement date, applications can still be submitted by the due date and grants still awarded.
Example: if the professional placement is in July of 2009 (for a Spring (2nd) Semester enrolment) but applications for the Spring Semester 2009 Bathurst Foundation Practicum and Clinical Placement Scholarship haven't opened until August 2009, the grant will still be paid retrospectively.
Eligibility
Please note: particular attention will be paid to students who have supplied evidence of Leadership or Citizenship in the Community or University Community and to those students who have supplied a statement outlining details of their placement, especially if it is a unique or different type of Placement. An application will not be considered eligible unless a statement is provided outlining what your Practicum or Clinical Placement is about.
The following information will be considered when allocating a Practicum and Clinical Placement Scholarship
- Merit - the student’s academic and broader achievements. This will be judged on the applicant having a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 and above and evidence of leadership or citizenship. Students may also submit a statement from an academic staff member in support of their application.
- Rurality - students undertaking professional placements in “Remote’ or ‘Very Remote’ postcodes using the ASGC Remoteness Areas classification. To determine a postcode rural classification please visit the ASGC Remoteness Areas classification.
- Special or unique characteristics: Particular professional developmental opportunities for the student expected to arise from a placement that has special or unique characteristics including placements that provide assistance to communities in need. For example, outline details of what your placement is about, especially if it is in a remote or very remote area of Australia, in an indigenous community, or an area of special needs, etc. Students may also submit a statement from your Course Coordinator, Placement Coordinator or Lecturer in support of their application and placement details.
How To Apply
Applying for a Bathurst Foundation Practicum and Clinical Placement Scholarship takes only 3 easy steps:
Step 1
Read the Bathurst Foundation Practicum and Clinical Placement Scholarship Guidelines. The Guidelines can be found at the following link:
- PCPS-Guidelines (pdf file). Please click on the link to download and read the Guidelines.
Step 2
Complete the Practicum and Clinical Placement Scholarship Application Form. The application form can be found at the following link:
- PCPS-Application-Form (pdf file). (as the applications have closed this link is no longer active)
Step 3
Mail the Application Form and supporting documentation by the CLOSING DATE which is 28 August 2009 to:
- 'Confidential', Equity Scholarship Officer, CSU, PO Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, or
- Fax to: 02 6051 9748, or
- Scan the application form and documents and email to: scholarships.officer@csu.edu.au
Please note: without the required supporting documentation your application will be deemed ineligible.
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Guidelines
The Bathurst Foundation Practicum and Clinical Placement Scholarship Guidelines 2009 contain information about how the University will operate the Scholarship. It also contains detailed information about the eligibility criteria, offer and payment procedures and what is required of a student if they are successful.
Interviews
Please note there are no interviews for the PCPS.
Key Dates for Spring Semester PCPS Applications
| 10 August 2009 | Spring Semester 2009 PCPS applications OPEN. |
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| 28 August 2009 | Spring Semester 2009 PCPS applications CLOSE. |
| 28 August 2009 to 18 September 2009 | PCPS applications assessed. |
| 28 September 2009 | Week Beginning - Outcome eBox message sent to successful and unsuccessful PCPS applicants for Spring Semester 2009 PCPS. |
| 28 September 2009 | Week beginning - successful PCPS applicants paid via electronic funds transfer to nominated bank account. |
Further Enquiries
Please contact the Equity Scholarship staff if you require further information or assistance at: contact us.
Student Report
As a condition of the PCPS, successful recipients are required to provide the Bathurst Foundation Committee with a report on their Practicum or Clinical Placement once it has been completed. This report should contain:
- a brief outline of the activities undertaken and what you gained from your practicum/placement; and
- was the PCPS useful, i.e. did it enhance your practicum/placement experience; and
- how did you use the PCPS funds; and
- how would have it affected your practicum/placement if you hadn't received the PCPS; and
- did you pass your practicum/placement; and
- any other information you feel may be of interest to the Bathurst Foundation Committee.
Click on this link to access the Autumn-Semester-2009-PCPS-Student-Report-Form (word doc), download, complete the form and return to the following by Friday 4 September 2009.
- Confidential - PCPS Student Report
Equity Scholarship Officer, CSU
PO Box 789
ALBURY NSW 2640, OR
- Scan and email to: scholarships.officer@csu.edu.au OR
- Fax to 02 6051 9748