The Dr Thelma Bessell-Brown Scholarship

Application Form

All questions on the application form must be completed and ALL supporting documentation including written statement must be provided where indicated otherwise the application may not be considered.

Please ensure that your correspondence address details are updated on SIMO

Student No: / Student email :
First Name: / Surname:
Home Phone: / Mobile Phone:
  1. Please indicate which course you are currently studying
Bachelor of Education (Primary) Y41 
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) Y42 
  1. Have you completed 360 credit points of one of the above named courses?
/  Yes
 No - Sorry you are not eligible for this scholarship
  1. Are you enrolled/enrolling into your 4th year of one of the above courses
/  Yes
 No - Sorry you are not eligible for this scholarship
  1. Will you be enrolled in on campus units as a full-time student? (60 credit points/4 units)
/  Yes
 No - Sorry you are not eligible for this scholarship
  1. Are you are an Australian Citizen?
/  Yes
 No - Sorry you are not eligible for this scholarship
  1. Have you maintained an academic status of good standing at the end of each semester (as defined in the ECU handbook?
/  Yes
 No - Sorry you are not eligible for this scholarship
  1. Please provide brief details of any noncompulsory units of study or any activities, events etc.which you have completed which are reading and/or literacy focused?
Date / Unit/activity / Provider
  1. Written Statement
Applicants must provide a written statement (500 max words) demonstrating the following: -
  • theirpassion for education and their commitment to the effective teaching of reading and literacy.
  • relevant activities/events/studies they have undertaken outside of their core / compulsory units, in order to support their knowledge and understanding of effective literacy teaching (as listed at Q7)
Statement should be; typed in Arial font, size 11, with 1.5 line spacing (where possible) and attached to this application with the heading: Dr. Thelma Bessell-Browne Scholarship Application
  1. Additional Attachments
Applicants should attach up to a maximum of 6 x A4 documents which endorse the information described in their statement.
Please submit evidence of your Australian Citizenship with your application
  1. Declaration
I declare that the information I have supplied on this form and in associated attachments is complete, true and correct, to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if any information is found to be incorrect, my application may be cancelled.
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Signature Date

Please submit your application prior to the advertised closing date to:

Scholarships Office

Edith Cowan University

270 Joondalup Drive

Joondalup

WA 6027

Enquiries should be directed to:

E-mail: