How to apply
Online applications via myScholarships
| Applications open | Monday 19 January 2026 |
| Applications close | Saturday 14 March 2026 |
| Total value | $2,500 |
| Duration | 1 year |
| Residency | Australian Citizen, Permanent Humanitarian visa holder, New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident |
| What best describes me | New student, Current student |
| Level of study | Diploma, foundation or associate degree, Undergraduate |
| Degree | All |
| College | All |
| Type of scholarship | Refugee background |
The Tedmanson-Pieters Family Refugee Grant provides encouragement and support for a female student from a refugee or humanitarian background who is studying at Adelaide University in any undergraduate or pathway course. Applicants will be female students from a refugee or humanitarian background who are studying full time at any year level at Adelaide University.
The grant funds are designed to assist recipients with their living and/or education expenses.
Value: $2,500
Payment will be in two instalments:
$1,250 (paid after the census date for Semester 1)
$1,250 (paid after the census date for Semester 2)
Payment is subject to the student being enrolled and maintaining satisfactory academic progress.
For more information contact:
Student Assist
StudentAssist@study.adelaideuni.edu.au
Eligibility
⦁ Australian Citizen‚ Permanent Resident of Australia, Holder of a Permanent Humanitarian Visa, Temporary Resident, or New Zealand Citizen.
⦁ Students from a refugee or humanitarian background.
⦁ Enrolled in an undergraduate or pathway program at Adelaide University
⦁ Female student.
⦁ Full-time.
⦁ Submission of a written statement.
Selection criteria
Applicants are required to provide a written statement (maximum 500 words) detailing:
⦁ Reasons for studying their Adelaide University program and how the degree supports their future aspirations.
⦁ Their background prior to Adelaide University study.
⦁ Academic achievements.
⦁ Any financial and/or other educational barriers disadvantage that impact access to study or continued study that the applicant wishes to be taken into account.
⦁ How the grant will benefit them.
The grant will be awarded on the basis of the content of the written statement.
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