KSC Education Foundation Inc.

Guidelines of the KSC Education Foundation Inc. Scholarship

The KSC Education Foundation Inc. Scholarship (Scholarship) is supported by the KSC Education Foundation Inc. (Foundation) and administered in accordance with the following conditions:

 

1.           NAME OF SCHOLARSHIP

The KSC Education Foundation Inc. Scholarship.

 

2.           PURPOSE OF SCHOLARSHIP

The Scholarship is to assist and encourage meritorious students enrolled at The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle Campus (University). Students considered will be pursuing career/work/vocation as a teacher and/or leader of Religious Education in a catholic school located in Western Australia, in addition to seminarians in Western Australia.

 

3.           VALUE OF SCHOLARSHIP

The value of the Scholarship is for one or two courses in religious related course as per your application form which will be based on proof of enrolment at the University.

Please note: to maximise the number of Scholarship recipients, no book allowance will be granted.

 

4.           ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be enrolled at The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle Campus, have an active Student Identification Number, and be in pursuit of a career/work/vocation as a teacher and/or leader of religious education in Western Australia and/or a seminarian in Western Australia.

 

5.           DURATION OF SCHOLARSHIP

a)     The Scholarship is awarded for one year only and funding in subsequent years cannot be guaranteed by the Foundation.  

b)     The Scholarship is not transferable to another degree, Notre Dame Campus or another University.

 

6.           METHOD OF PAYMENT

a)       Scholarship funds will be paid directly to the University in one instalment upon presentation of enrolment verification.

b)       Scholarship funds will be offset by the Fees office upon receipt of the scholarship funds which will be paid by the Foundation before the Standard Census Date.

 

7.           CONDITIONS OF SCHOLARSHIP

a)       Meet the abovementioned Eligibility requirements.

b)       If the Scholarship recipient withdraws from their studies at any stage during semester, they must notify the Foundation immediately.

c)        If the Scholarship recipient withdraws after the Standard Census Date, they will forfeit the Scholarship and will be liable for full payment of the course covered by the Scholarship to the Foundation.

d)       If the Scholarship recipient defers their studies in any semester, they will forgo the funding of that course for that semester and will only be entitled to the payment of the course completed.

e)     If the recipient’s circumstances change from that which appeared on the application for the Scholarship (including address or name change), the recipient must notify the Foundation in writing to office@kscwa.org.au or PO Box 1048, South Perth, WA 6951.

f)       If the recipient changes their nominated course of study without notifying the University or the Foundation immediately, this might result in Scholarship funding being terminated, in which case they will be liable for full payment of the course covered by the Scholarship to the Foundation.

 

Collection and Disclosure Statement

Personal information and the role of the Trustee of the KSC Education Foundation Inc.

The Trustee of the KSC Education Foundation understands that privacy is important to Scholarship applicants.

In its capacity as a provider of scholarships to The University of Notre Dame Australia, the Trustee of the KSC Education Foundation collects personal information. Such information may include the applicant’s name, address, current and past employment records and details of academic studies and achievements. The primary purpose of the collection of personal information is facilitating the process of awarding of the Scholarship.

The applicant’s personal information may be disclosed to other persons in the process of determining the awarding of the Scholarship. Namely, the relevant staff at the Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) and the relevant staff at The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) and Members of the Board of the KSC Education Foundation Inc. These disclosures are required to enable the Trustee to complete the process of awarding the Scholarship. The name and the name of the School of a successful applicant will be published by the Foundation, unless a successful applicant elects in writing to the contrary.

Under the National Privacy Principles the applicant can access personal information that Foundation holds about them. The applicant also has the right to request that the Foundation corrects information about them which is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. If they wish to do so, they will need to contact the Trustee at the address set out in the documentation sent to the applicant in relation to the Scholarship application.

The application forms from unsuccessful applicants will be destroyed five years after the closing date for Scholarship applications. Application forms from successful applicants will remain as part of the documentary records of the KSC Education Foundation Inc.

 

Application Deadline Monday, 28 October 2024. Applicants will be notified on or before the 30 November 2024 whether their Scholarship application has been successful for 2025.

If selected as a successful applicant, you may be asked for additional documentation to support the data you provide. Likewise, all correspondence and award agreements will be generated from the personal information submitted below. So, please use proper spelling, capitalisation and punctuation.

Please save the form regularly to avoid losing data.

NOTE: It is recommended to save your application information regularly. You may wish create a Jotform account which will enable you to save your application and return to it later. Alternatively, save your information in a separate file on your computer or device to avoid losing data.

OPTIONAL: An offline version of the scholarship application and guidelines can be downloaded using the following locations:

1. Offline KSC 2024 Scholarship Application Form 
https://go.kscwa.au/kscef-2024-downloadable-saf

2. Offline Scholarship Guidelines
https://go.kscwa.au/kscef-2024-downloadable-guidelines

Optional Information : 

This scholarship is for study at University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) - for Western Australian residents only.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are a new student at UNDA,you must enrol to study at UNDA, be accepted, and await issue of your Student number which may take up to four weeks for processing.

It is recommended that a UNDA Student number be organised before submitting this application.

For questions regarding your Student ID number please contact UNDA:

Phone: +61 (8) 9433 0533
Email: future@nd.edu.au

To find out your Religious Education accreditation status please contact Catholic Education Western Australia on 9380 1800.

Please advise of a first and second Unit preference:

KSC Education Foundation administers scholarships designed to offer aid to students in learning more about the Catholic faith to assist in passing on knowledge learnt.

Please check each of the qualifiers below that apply to you. This data may increase your likelihood of qualifying for selected scholarships. Please note, if you are awarded a scholarship based on any of these qualifiers, you will be asked to produce documentation verifying your unique eligibility.

Please upload Principal's Comment and Recommendation below:

To send an electronic request to your Parish Priest, please enter the Parish Priest Name and E-mail address in the fields above.

 

Note - You are still responsible for contacting your nominated Priest to request that the Parish Priest reference is submitted.

 

Alternatively, if your Parish Priest prefers a printed copy of the Priest Reference Form - please download, print the document available here:

 https://go.kscwa.au/kscef-ppref2025

Please complete your personal details then organise to deliver the form to the Parish Priest and request it is sent back to the KSC Education Foundation as per details on the form.

Your Parish Priest will be asked to supply a reference that should include:

• how long your Parish Priest has known you
• your level of participation at the Parish
• endorsement of your scholarship application

• Must be teaching in Catholic School
• Minimum three years teaching experience
• Recipient is responsible to follow up Parish Priest Reference, which is essential to approval.
• The scholarship is for approved units to gain Religious Education and Theology accreditation with Catholic Education Western Australia. Please refer to the schedule - with shaded courses as recommended by CEWA available here: 
  https://go.kscwa.au/UNDA-Post-Graduate-Schedule-2025
• If studying in 2nd Semester students must be enrolled by March 2025 to meet requirements of Foundation.
• Any change in unit of study must be notified by email to office@kscwa.org.au

By signing (typing your legal name) in the space below, you are certifying that all information is correct and that you are the person completing this application. When you press the submit button, you will receive an email confirmation that your application was received. Please print for your records and retain as verification of your application.

Please note that your application will be considered with the KSC Education Foundation Inc. no correspondence will be entered into once a decision has been made.