The Collette Tayler Indigenous Education Scholarship 2019 |
Scholarship details
The Collette Tayler Indigenous Education Scholarship
Vale Professor Emeritus Collette Tayler. Professor Tayler passed away on Friday 1 December 2017, surrounded by family. Collette had a strong interest in, and commitment toward, working with Indigenous communities in order to promote child and family learning, development and wellbeing. As an early childhood educator and researcher, Collette’s work addressed studies involving pre-birth to eight-year-old children and families. She led large and small research and development projects that addressed home-, centre- and school-based learning environments in culturally and linguistically diverse urban, regional and remote communities. Her passion for Indigenous Australian education in early childhood saw her establish this scholarship. She was an inspiration in her dedication to early childhood education and will be greatly missed.
Established by the University of Melbourne, through the generous support of Professor Collette Tayler, this scholarship is available to Indigenous Australian* students who have enrolled or are enrolling in the course of Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) or (Early Childhood and Primary) with a preference for female students. If no such eligible candidates exist in any given year, or where sufficient funds allow, then the scholarship may also support research involving Indigenous young children and families in the field of early childhood education. Research applicants may be from any Graduate School at the University of Melbourne.
The purpose of this scholarship is to further recognise Indigenous Australians and to support students in endeavours that promote excellent teaching of young Indigenous children, educational leadership and close collaboration with Indigenous leaders and/or communities. It is hoped that the scholarship can assist eligible students to research and develop educational experiences for young Indigenous children and their families. Advancing reconciliation, building understanding, and promoting the wellbeing of young Indigenous Australians is an overarching idea behind this scholarship.
One or more high-achieving Indigenous Australians* will receive a scholarship of $6,000 per year over the two-year duration of their course. The scholarship may also support research from Indigenous or non-Indigenous students involving Indigenous young children and families in the field of early childhood education.
Open to first-year Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Early Childhood and Primary) students and students undertaking research involving Indigenous young children and families in the field of early childhood education.
* Australian citizen of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. The status of Indigenous Australians must be confirmed by Murrup Barak Melbourne's Institute for Indigenous Development.
Application Process:
Vale Professor Emeritus Collette Tayler. Professor Tayler passed away on Friday 1 December 2017, surrounded by family. Collette had a strong interest in, and commitment toward, working with Indigenous communities in order to promote child and family learning, development and wellbeing. As an early childhood educator and researcher, Collette’s work addressed studies involving pre-birth to eight-year-old children and families. She led large and small research and development projects that addressed home-, centre- and school-based learning environments in culturally and linguistically diverse urban, regional and remote communities. Her passion for Indigenous Australian education in early childhood saw her establish this scholarship. She was an inspiration in her dedication to early childhood education and will be greatly missed.
Established by the University of Melbourne, through the generous support of Professor Collette Tayler, this scholarship is available to Indigenous Australian* students who have enrolled or are enrolling in the course of Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) or (Early Childhood and Primary) with a preference for female students. If no such eligible candidates exist in any given year, or where sufficient funds allow, then the scholarship may also support research involving Indigenous young children and families in the field of early childhood education. Research applicants may be from any Graduate School at the University of Melbourne.
The purpose of this scholarship is to further recognise Indigenous Australians and to support students in endeavours that promote excellent teaching of young Indigenous children, educational leadership and close collaboration with Indigenous leaders and/or communities. It is hoped that the scholarship can assist eligible students to research and develop educational experiences for young Indigenous children and their families. Advancing reconciliation, building understanding, and promoting the wellbeing of young Indigenous Australians is an overarching idea behind this scholarship.
One or more high-achieving Indigenous Australians* will receive a scholarship of $6,000 per year over the two-year duration of their course. The scholarship may also support research from Indigenous or non-Indigenous students involving Indigenous young children and families in the field of early childhood education.
Open to first-year Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Early Childhood and Primary) students and students undertaking research involving Indigenous young children and families in the field of early childhood education.
* Australian citizen of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. The status of Indigenous Australians must be confirmed by Murrup Barak Melbourne's Institute for Indigenous Development.
Application Process:
Please complete the following questions and submit any supporting documentation by 11:59 pm 15 January 2019. If you have any difficulty uploading documents please email: mgse-experience@unimelb.edu.au If you need to email documentation, or have any questions regarding the scholarship, please put The Collette Tayler Indigenous Education Scholarship - in the subject line of your email.
Previous University of Melbourne students do not need to submit academic transcripts.