GUIDELINES 2008

EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDY ABROAD

GRANTS FOR STUDY IN 2009

GUIDELINES

1.         Purposes of these Scholarships

The Walter Mangold Trust Fund (“the Trust”) has been established to further the belief that better understanding between peoples, and consequently lessening of conflict, can be achieved by improving communication between them.  The study of languages, and as a consequence the culture associated with each language, is one way to attain those outcomes.  The history of the establishment of the Trust can be viewed at www.wmtf.org.au.

One of the objects of the Trust is the provision of educational scholarships to enable young Australians to spend a period of time in a foreign country, with the intention of furthering the education, communication and understanding between peoples and cultures.

2.         Eligibility

The Trust has funds available to provide scholarships for a number young Australian undergraduates and graduates to study abroad for a period from 3 months to up to 2 years.  The grants are restricted to applicants who are residents of Victoria.

For grants for study to be undertaken in 2009, the Trust will be giving priority to applicants who will be studying in the Indonesian, Japanese, Chinese or Spanish languages.

The amounts available in this grant round range from about $5,000.00 to a maximum of $20,000.00 for any specific grant.

Applicants must:

• be enrolled in an award course in a tertiary institution in Victoria, and have attained second year level language competence in the language to be studied;
• be engaged in full-time study;
• submit a program of study;
• be supported by references as to capacity and character;
• undertake a course of study abroad at a tertiary level or other level acceptable to the Trust;
• demonstrate that part of the costs of their program of study will be defrayed by the applicant, or from third party sources;
• demonstrate how the publication or public lecture requirement (see note below) will be accomplished.

Preference may be given to applicants whose financial circumstances would not otherwise permit them to participate in study abroad.

Note:   It is a condition provided in the Trust Fund Deed that on completion of their program of study, a grant recipient must make a publication in Australia or deliver one or more lectures in a public or educational institution in Australia, with the intention of furthering the education, communication and understanding between peoples and cultures.

3.         Conditions

3.1    Compliance with the obligation to make a publication or to deliver one or more lectures in a public or educational institution.

3.2    Payment of the grant must be made to the applicant, in Australia.

4.         Deadlines for Grant

4.1   Applications open on 1 September 2008.

4.2   Applications must be received by close of business on 15 October 2008.

4.3    Grant decisions are expected to be announced 7-9 weeks after the application closing date of 15 October 2008.

4.4    Grant Agreements will be completed as soon as practicable after the successful applicants have been notified of the award of a grant.

4.5    Departure dates must not be more than eight months after the closing date for applications.

4.6    Payments will be made on dates and in a manner to be agreed with the Grantee.

5.         How to Apply

Applications must be submitted on the application form available by ‘clicking’ on the hyperlink provided. The completed application form should be sent by e-mail in Word format only to studyabroad@mangoldtrust.org.au

Documents that are to be attached to an application, but cannot be e-mailed, may be sent by facsimile to (03) 8650-5959 or mailed to:

The Trustee

The Walter Mangold Trust Fund

c/o The CASS Foundation Limited

Level 2/111 Collins Street

MELBOURNE   VIC   3000

6.         How we deal with your Application

6.1      Receipt of your application will be acknowledged by email or in writing a reasonable time after the application is received.

6.2      The Trust may require additional information or to converse or meet with you to discuss aspects of the application.

6.3      Not all applications considered can be offered a grant, or the total amount requested approved.

6.4      All successful applicants will be required to sign a Grant Agreement before any part of the grant payment is made.

6.5      All grant recipients are required to provide interim and final reports as agreed and periodic or final statements of accounts for the program activities as requested.

6.6      All grant recipients must comply with the conditions imposed in the Grant Agreement.

6.7      Grants are made directly to the grant recipient, unless otherwise arranged for payment to be made to an institution or service provider to enable the purposes of the grant to be carried out.

6.8      Information in applications will be dealt with in accordance with the Trust’s Privacy Policy and all applicable legislation.

6.9      We will inform all applicants of the result of their application.

6.10     The decision of the Trustee on all applications is final.

6.11     Applications will not be returned to applicants.  The Trust reserves the right to destroy part or all of the applications received a reasonable time after the assessment period to which the application applies.

6.12     An applicant may be awarded only one study abroad grant in each 24 month period.

last updated 13 August 2008