About macquarie university

Macquarie University is on track to becoming one of Australia's leading research universities. It's our goal that by 2014 – our 50th anniversary – Macquarie will be among the top eight research universities in Australia and one of the top 200 in the world.

To reach our goal we are investing heavily in research, learning and teaching, new buildings, new teaching facilities and in developing mutually beneficial relationships with industry.

Alongside this research investment, we are rejuvenating our learning and teaching efforts, updating our curriculum and providing new volunteering experiences for students and staff.

Work has begun on a state-of-the-art library, a hospital with associated research facilities, and plans are underway for a new research complex. Old buildings are being refurbished while our exceptional swimming and sports complex recently opened its doors for business.

In addition to the above developments, a new train station is being built on campus and is expected to open early in 2009, boosting Macquarie's transport connections.

Macquarie's engagement with the nearby high-tech industry corridor is rapidly expanding. We are working to attract even more industry to the campus as participants in higher education. Our commercial agreements include obligations and responsibilities that tenants serve the research and teaching objectives of Macquarie, including through scholarships and work experience for students, research opportunities for staff, and new facilities for teaching and research.

how the macquarie & cefa partnership works for cefa students

Macquarie's commitment to helping greater numbers of rural youth achieve their tertiary goals is demonstrated by their Education Partnership with CEFA.

To support those rural students who receive grants from their local education foundations, Macquarie provides additional financial assistance.

Eligiblity for co-funding from Macquarie is based on the following criteria:

• Co-funding is only available to first-year students who have received grants from their local Education Foundations and who are currently studying at Macquarie
• Students will receive a dollar-for-dollar grant match of their Education Foundation grant

Details of available grants:

Macquarie Education Costs Scholarship

This equity-based scholarship is designed to support recipients whose opportunities to study at university may have been hampered by situations out of their control. The amount of the scholarship is $4,324 p.a. up to four years.

Macquarie Accommodation Scholarship (MAS)

This scholarship is designed to support recipients whose living situation may have hampered their ability to study at Macquarie, and who would benefit from relocation primarily from a regional or rural area.

Please note: The relocation requirements for these awards are different than that for the Commonwealth Scholarships. Students who move from one urban area to another may be eligible for MAS. The amount of the scholarship is $8,648 p.a. for up to four years.

Macquarie Higher Study Scholarships

This program is designed to support recipients to continue their studies to an advanced coursework or Honours level. The amount is $8,648 p.a. for up to four years.

Macquarie Indigenous Top-Up Scholarship

This scholarship is to reward Indigenous students on commencement of their second and subsequent years of their study programs.

The University will offer these 'top-up' scholarships to each recipient of an Indigenous Access Scholarships (IAS), of increasing value for each year of a program commenced. Amount: Year Two enrolment $1,000; Year Three enrolment $2,000; Year Four enrolment $3,000.

Application for these scholarships are made each semester through the Universities Admissions Centre at www.uac.edu.au/equity.

For more information on Macquarie University and its available scholarships and grants, please visit the following websites:

• Home - www.mq.edu.au
• Scholarships - www.reg.mq.edu.au/undergrad/current/scholarship/index.htm

Campus locations

North Ryde, Sydney