WINDOWS | TRAINING
AUSTRALIAN WINDOW ASSOCIATION
2018 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
T
he Australian Window Association
(AWA) Scholarship is a one year,
non-renewable scholarship of $2,500
towards a trade, engineering, technical or
design field of study or apprenticeship that
is relevant to the Australian window industry.
It can only be applied to the year of the
award. All recipients of AWA Scholarships
are ineligible for future awards.
The scholarship may be used at an y
accredited college, university or vocational
technical institution in Australia. The funds
awarded by this scholarship will be first
applied to tuition and fees. Any balance will
be applied to room, board, books, supplies
and incidental expenses.
THE PURPOSE
The AWA Scholarship Program was
established to provide the families of
employees of AWA members with an
opportunity to obtain financial aid for higher
education and to encourage the growth
of the building products industry. This
scholarship was also established to indirectly
support educational institutions nationwide.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible, students must intend to
commence tertiary or vocational study at
any level of university, accredited non-profit
college or vocational technical institution
in 2018, in an engineering, technical or
associated diploma, degree, or trade
focused on the design or construction of
buildings, or building products related to the
fenestration industry.
Students must be dependent children of
employees of AWA member companies
in good standing. The member company
employee (applicant’s parent or legal
guardian) must be employed full time by
the member for at least one year prior to 1
January, 2018, and must still be employed
by the member at the time the winner is
selected.
Families of the AWA’s Board of Directors
and staff are not eligible.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
The application form is available on the
AWA website: www.awa.org.au/members/
awa-scholarship-program
The application deadline is Wednesday,
31 January, 2018. The scholarship will be
awarded by Tuesday, 27 February, 2018.
THE ESSAY
The application includes an essay, which
should be 500 words or less in length.
Applicants are asked to describe why they
want to pursue an engineering, technical
or design course focused on the building
product industry.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF RECIPIENTS
Scholarship recipients must enrol as full-time
students in 2018 and continue study for the
entire academic year. Disruption of study
due to illness, emergency or exceptional
circumstances must be approved by the
AWA. Scholarship recipients are responsible
for making certain that their scholarship
payments are delivered to the institution in
which they are enrolled.
SELECTION OF WINNERS
An impartial Selection Committee,
composed of educators, will meet in
February to select a winner. In selecting the
winner, applications are judged on academic
merit, including the essay portion, in addition
to Year 12 Scores and Australian Tertiary
Admissions Rank (ATAR), plus any related
coursework.
PAYMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
Payment of the AWA Scholarship will be
made as follows: Beginning 1 March, 2018,
or prior to the start of the first semester,
the award amount will be paid in one
instalment. Cheques will be made payable
to the institution of choice and mailed to the
scholarship winner or alternatively direct
bank credit will be made through the AWA
office.
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
The program is currently administered by the
AWA secretariat with the monies securely
invested. To ensure complete impartiality in
the selection of the winner and to maintain
a high level of professionalism, the panel
of selectors will be convened by the AFTI
National Training Manager and will be
independent of the AWA Board of Directors.
EXTENDING THE BENEFITS
As an AWA member, you can choose to make
a financial contribution towards the AWA
Scholarship Program. These contributions
allow the AWA to offer multiple awards
each year. You can also participate in the
AWA Scholarship Partner Program, which
allows your company to establish its own
scholarship award amount and eligibility
requirements and AWA will provide
administration of the program. Contact the
AWA on 02 9498 2768 to get involved.
ENTRIES CLOSE 31 JANUARY, 2018.
38 Summer 2017