Graduate Women SA Centenary Scholarship

The Graduate Women SA (GWSA) Centenary Scholarship was established and named in honour of the centenary of Graduate Women SA and its various forerunners in 2014.

First offered in 2016, the GWSA Centenary Scholarship consolidated various other named bursaries of smaller financial worth into the one scholarship category for women studying at Doctorate (PhD) level.

This scholarship is for women who are Australian citizens or permanent residents, enrolled in a postgraduate doctoral level degree (PhD or professional doctorate) at a South Australian university.

This scholarship is not intended to fund basic research costs that should be met by your University, unless unforeseen costs are incurred (please explain if this is the case). The scholarship is intended to help students in a critical phase leading to completion of their studies. The Scholarship must be used within twelve months of the date of the award. 

Until 2009 funds for these scholarships were raised annually by the Academic Hoods and Gowns Hiring Service run on a voluntary basis by the then trustees, members of AFUW-SA Inc. (later GWSA Inc.) and friends. Funds are now sourced from income earned on that legacy of capital and subsequent investments, bequests and donations.

The amount of each scholarship will not exceed $5,000 but may be less depending on requirements of the successful applicant/s and if more than one scholarship is offered based on applicant rankings and funds available. No one will be awarded more than one scholarship in any one year. In exceptional circumstances the trustees of the AFUW-SA Inc. Trust Fund reserve the right not to award a scholarship.

Applicants must:

• be studying for a postgraduate award which is classified at doctoral level. This includes PhD study by research and professional doctorates (research &/or coursework); and
• have completed at least 18 months of PhD or professional doctorate study; and
• not be in full time paid employment or on fully paid leave during the tenure of the Scholarship; and
• not have received a scholarship or award in the same category in 2022; and
• be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.

There is no restriction on field of study. The scholarship may be held concurrently with awards offered by organisations other than the AFUW-SA Inc. Trust Fund.