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Sichuan Relief Scholarship


Scene of earthquake devastation
Lending a hand...UNSW scholarships to help rebuild
earthquake-devastated province of Sichuan
UNSW will provide post-graduate scholarships worth $300,000 to develop skills vital to rebuilding China’s earthquake-devastated Sichuan province.

Ten Chinese students will be selected from the worst hit areas, expanding UNSW’s assistance which began with satellite imagery to guide the rescue effort immediately after the May 12 earthquake.

UNSW staff, students, alumni, emeriti and the general public have the opportunity to contribute to a campaign to provide stipends of $18,000 each to the scholarship winners, to help them with living expenses. The campaign is being organised through the UNSW Foundation.

What UNSW will provide

10 Masters by Coursework full tuition scholarships for a range of one year programs, from 2009, including:

  • Urban Planning and Design
  • Engineering Science
  • Construction Management
  • Health Management
  • Master of Science and Technology in Environmental Science
UNSW Global, which runs Foundation Studies for the University, will provide additional scholarships to any of the students who need pre-course intensive language tuition to meet the University's English entry standards.

Applications will be selected on academic merit from Sichuan Province, Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province and the Chongqing Municipality.

Professor Fred Hilmer and Counsellor Bai Gang
Helping to rebuild ... UNSW Vice Chancellor
Professor Fred Hilmer and Counsellor Bai Gang
Building on UNSW’s close ties with China

In making the announcement, UNSW Vice-Chancellor, Professor Fred Hilmer, pointed to the long history of academic collaboration between UNSW and Chinese universities.

"We currently have more than 2,300 students from mainland China, which represents about a quarter of all international students studying at UNSW," Professor Hilmer said. “Hundreds more of our students are first generation Australian Chinese, many with family still in China.

How Can I Help?

Your charitable gift to UNSW’s Sichuan Relief Scholarship will make a real difference to the lives of these students, by helping them to meet their living expenses in Australia while they study.

UNSW hopes to raise $180,000 by the end of this year to provide a stipend to each of the 10 students of $18,000 each.

Make your gift right now, while you are thinking about it – just choose one of these convenient methods:

  • Print the Sichuan Relief Scholarship donor form pdf and return to the UNSW Foundation by mail, fax, or to our office at The Chancellery, Ground Floor, North Wing. You can use your credit-card, or enclose a cheque or money order payable to UNSW Foundation Limited. Please note that we are not able to accept cash gifts.

  • Telephone the UNSW Foundation on (02) 9385 3202 between 9.00am and 5.00pm weekdays, AEST (GMT +10) to make your gift with your credit card.

  • Join UNSW’s workplace giving program. If you are a UNSW staff member, you can give by contributing to UNSW’s workplace giving program – this means that each pay period you can make an affordable, regular donation that fits your budget. You also get the benefit of a tax deduction each pay period, depending on the amount you donate, rather than waiting until your tax return.

    Print the UNSW Staff workplace giving form and return it to UNSW Salaries by mail, fax, or to their office at The Chancellery, Level 1, North Wing.

For more information on:

UNSW Sichuan Relief Scholarship
UNSW International | 9385 6996| internationaloffice@unsw.edu.au

Donating to UNSW
UNSW Foundation | 9385 3202 | unswfoundation@unsw.edu.au

UNSW Workplace Giving
UNSW Salaries | 9385 1706 | salaries@unsw.edu.au



Your gift in support of UNSW Sichuan Relief Scholarship is received by UNSW Foundation Ltd, a deductible gift recipient in Australia and registered charity in NSW, ABN 89 003 630 984, CFN 12473. Donations of $2 or more to UNSW Foundation Ltd are tax deductible within Australia.

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