2026 Community Bank Warburton and Yarra Junction University & TAFE Youth Scholarship Program (CEF)(U)(T)

This round will open at 10 November 2025 (AEDT) for submissions.

Committed to supporting and investing in our young people, UYCE Ltd first awarded a Youth Scholarship in 2014 and continue to do so through the generous support of Community Banks Warburton and Yarra Junction. We know that recipients will make their community proud, acquire valuable skills and may in time bring these back to our Upper Yarra community.

This Scholarship program continues to support and assist academically motivated students from the Upper Yarra area to pursue and realise their academic dreams. We invite applications from students who reside in, attend school, or work in the Upper Yarra as defined by postcodes 3799 and 3797; who have been offered a place to study at an Australian University or TAFE for the first time in 2026; and are experiencing challenging circumstances.

Our Scholarship program can support the following study related expenses – accommodation costs, course costs, study-related materials/equipment, textbooks, tutoring and /or education related travel (within Australia).

The scholarship value is between $1,000 and $5,000 per year, for one year for each successful recipient, subject to the criteria set out below and satisfactory academic performance.

Key general qualification criteria:

  • You are an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
  • Students must reside in, attend school, or work in the Upper Yarra area as defined by postcodes 3799 and 3797
  • You have completed Year 12 in 2025 or 2024 (you took a gap year)
  • You will be a first-time tertiary student in 2026.
  • You are an academically motivated student who can demonstrate community involvement.
  • You can demonstrate leadership both within, and outside, your school community.
  • You can demonstrate the challenging circumstances (financial and/or social) hindering your ability to undertake further study; and
  • Students under the age of 18 years will require parental /guardian consent to accept this scholarship.

For study at University (undergraduate bachelor's degree level)

Qualification criteria:

  • You will be undertaking an undergraduate bachelor’s degree level in 2026.
  • You have been offered a full-time place to study on campus for a bachelor’s degree in an approved Australian course at an Australian university, TAFE Institute or College Campus.
  • You have completed Year 12.

For study at TAFE (in courses other than undergraduate bachelor’s degree)

Qualification criteria:

  • You have been offered a place to commence study in 2026 at an approved Australian TAFE institute campus in an approved Australian course*.
  • You can be studying on campus and /or off campus (including online).
  • You can be studying on a full-time or part-time basis.

*Eligible courses include:

  • Full-time or competency-based completion (Apprenticeships),
  • Certificate I, II, III or IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate degree
  • Course must be of at least 10 weeks’ duration for full-time study or the part time equivalent.

Courses ineligible for this scholarship include Foundation level training and short courses.

Please select your relevant scholarship type in the application form – TAFE or University. 

Scholarships will be awarded on the recommendation of a Selection Committee, with final endorsement from the Board of UYCE Ltd. The decision will be based on how an applicant addresses the qualification criteria and will be binding.

UYCE Ltd reserves the right, at its discretion, not to award this scholarship in any given year.

For further information please contact the UYCE office by email: admin@upperyarra.net.au 

Community Bank Branch Scholarships are funded from management accounts of the Community Enterprise Charitable Fund ABN 12 102 649 968 (the Fund), The Bendigo Centre, Bendigo VIC 3550. Sandhurst Trustees Limited ABN 16 004 030 737 AFSL 237906, a subsidiary of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited ABN 11 068 049 178, AFSL 237879, is the trustee of the Fund. 

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