Social Responsibility

The Conference program includes a hands on community service activity, discussion groups to share ideas about effective community service programs and environment initiatives and a 'Global Dinner' which is aimed at raising awareness of global issues.

NAAUC are committed to promoting equity at the Conference. We have appointed Equity Officer to deal with any delegate complaints or issues during the 8 days and offer scholarships to encourage wide representation at the Conference.

Community Service

The purpose of the annual community service day is to give delegates a chance to appreciate the work that certain groups within the wider community do. The 2008 NAAUC Community Service Day is set to be an exciting and rewarding event. This year we will revegetate, regenerate, and revive a neglected site into a living wonderland of flora, fauna and fun. With our day involving greening our thumbs with tree planting in a stretch of land that crosses over both Willetton and Parkwood.

Scholarships

Colleges’ residents are a diverse and dynamic group of individuals. They come from a range of backgrounds and choose to live and participate in college life for a number of different reasons.

The National Association of Australian University Colleges Inc (NAAUC) aims to provide support and resources for all types of college residents. This is achieved primarily through the running of an annual conference. Over the past few years, however, NAAUC has found it difficult to attract a conference delegation which reflects an accurate cross-section of the current college community. In order to overcome this problem the NAAUC Executive Committee is offering a number of scholarships to provide financial assistance to delegates who wish to attend the conference.

Scholarship Types

NAAUC will provide two types of scholarships for 2008:

There will be three (3) Category A Scholarships available. These will be for:

An international tertiary student living at a college or hall of residence in Australia for the duration of 2008.
A tertiary student living at a college or hall of residence in Australia for the duration of 2008 who is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.
A tertiary student living at a college or hall of residence in Australia for the duration of 2008 which is situated in a regional or remote area in relation to the 2008 conference.

There will be four (4) Category B Scholarships available for 2008. These will be for:

An international tertiary student living at a college or hall of residence in Australia for the duration of 2008.
A tertiary student living at a college or hall of residence in Australia for the duration of 2008 who is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.
A tertiary student living at a college or hall of residence in Australia for the duration of 2008 who has attended at least one NAAUC Conference in the past 2 years.
A tertiary student living at a college or hall of residence in Australia for the duration of 2008 which is situated in a regional or remote area in relation to the 2008 conference.

Scholarship Value

Each Category A scholarship is to the value of $300 and will be supplied as a discount from the recipient’s conference fee.

Each Category B scholarship is the value of $750 and will be supplied as a discount to the recipient's conference fee.

Recipients of a NAAUC scholarship will not be eligible for any other conference discount or subsidy from NAAUC.

Selection Criteria

CATEGORY A

Successful applicants will need to demonstrate/provide evidence that they:

have made an important and positive contribution to their college;
have demonstrated an ability to promote the ideals and values of their college;
possess strong written and oral skills;
possess a willingness to actively participate and contribute during the conference; and
applicants must be from a NAAUC member college and must demonstrate that they are willing to return after the conference to make a further contribution to their college.

CATEGORY B

Successful applicants will need to demonstrate/provide evidence that they:

have made an important and positive contribution to their college;
have demonstrated an ability to promote the ideals and values of their college;
possess strong written and oral skills;
possess a willingness to actively participate and contribute during the conference; and
applicants must be from a NAAUC member college (or their previous college is currently a NAAUC member).

Further, successful applicants to Category B must articulate, in 500 words or less, how their presence at the 2008 Conference will benefit the Association.

Application Details & Timeline

Applicants may apply for no more than two (2) scholarships in Category A (plus one in Category B).
Applications must be word processed.

Applicants must provide a reference from their College Head and College Club President.

Applications must be addressed to

Jessica Dunstan
Trinity College
230 Hampden Rd
Crawley WA 6009

Emailed to exec@naauc.edu.au

Subject: 2008 NAAUC Conference Scholarship Application

The closing date for applications has been extended to Friday 6th June 2008. Applications received after this date will not be considered. Applications will be considered by the Executive Committee and applicants will be notified by Friday 13th June, 2008 if they have been successful personally and the results will be published on the website.