2025 Catherine Bonnes AM Scholarship at Flinders University

Catherine Bonnes AM founded the Hearing Centre in 1985 as a small support group under the banner of Better Hearing. In1990, the Centre was founded as it is today, being Incorporated in the October of 1995.

The Broken Hill & District Hearing Resource Centre Inc. is a voluntary based not-for-profit organisation governed by a Committee who support deaf, hard of hearing people and people with an associated disorder of the ear in Broken Hill and surrounding Districts.

The Hearing Centre fills the gap between the Government Providers and private health professionals, our services are complementary to other allied health services within the Broken Hill and District area. Our services are available free of charge to deaf, hard of hearing people, people who suffer from associated disorders of the ear, e.g.: Tinnitus/Meniere’s, their families, and carers, to help provide a reduction in isolation/ depression caused by hearing loss or associated disorders of the ear.

The Catherine Bonnes AM Scholarship has been established by the Broken Hill & District Hearing Resource Centre Inc., with the view to assisting deaf and people who are hard of hearing to further their education by undertaking post-secondary studies.

The Scholarship consists of financial assistance towards a degree at an accredited Australian university, college of advanced studies or other such intuitions deemed appropriate by the Scholarship panel. Recipients of the Scholarship will be known as “Catherine Bonnes AM Scholar”.

The purpose:

• To provide financial assistance to deaf/hard of hearing people to assist and improve their participation and access to higher education.
• To Increase education opportunities for Deaf and hard of hearing students from rural and remote communities, the indigenous community and non-English speaking backgrounds is of a particular importance.

• Table of Content
• About Flinders University
• Catherine Bonnes AM Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Catherine Bonnes AM Scholarship
• Requirements for Catherine Bonnes AM Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Catherine Bonnes AM Scholarship
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Flinders University

Flinders University is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century. Flinders is a verdant university[citation needed] and a member of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) Group and ranks in the 10-16 bracket in Australia and 36th in the world of those established less than 50 years. Academically, the university pioneered a cross-disciplinary approach to education, and its faculties of medicine and the humanities are ranked amon... continue reading

Catherine Bonnes AM Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Catherine Bonnes AM Scholarship

At least one Scholarship each year will be available for assistance with tuition, text materials, computer/laptop or any other support considered necessary and approved by the Scholarship panel. The Catherine Bonnes AM Scholarship will comprise of two rounds per year with each round offering financial assistance of $5,000 maximum.

Requirements for Catherine Bonnes AM Scholarship Qualification

Applicants must be:

• Australian citizens or permanent Australian residents
• Bona fide deaf / hard of hearing persons, priority given to students with an educationally significant hearing impairment.
• Selected for admission to a recognized post-secondary education course through a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), e.g., University, Tafe course or equivalent in your State or Territory (full-time or part-time study), or other such institutions deemed appropriate by the Scholarship Panel

Interview date, Process and Venue for Catherine Bonnes AM Scholarship

All applications will be presented to the Broken Hill & District Hearing Resource Centre Inc Scholarship Panel. The winning applicant will be notified in writing.

Preference may be given to deaf or hard of hearing applicants from one or more of the following.

• Rural & remote area
• Non-English-speaking background
• An indigenous person
• Signing Deaf community

All applications will be acknowledged. The decision of the Scholarship Panel is final, and no further discussion will be entered into.

Documents Required for Application

Your application will include the following information:

• Application form – personal details
• A personal statement describing your academic intentions and other interests. This should include the area of proposed study and why you wish to be a Catherine Bonnes AM Scholar. Your statement must not exceed 1000 words and be written in a direct manner. You must sign and date the statement in ink.
• Admissions notice (attach copy)
• Photocopy of Birth Certificate or other proof of age or proof of residency in Australia

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Email or mail your application complete with relevant attachments to:

Catherine Bonnes AM Scholarship Inc

9 Melbourne St

Parkes NSW 2870

Phone: 0429967734                                                             

Contact: Anne Woods (Public Officer/ FMO)

Email: [email protected]                       

Website: http://www.hearingcentrebh.org

or alternatively you can access the website through our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Brokenhillhearing

Application Form

For more details, visit Flinders University scholarship website.