Margaret Thorp Memorial Scholarship

The Margaret Thorp Memorial Scholarship provides an opportunity for a prospective ANU undergraduate student facing financial hardship to access tertiary education. Funding for this award has been provided by Professor Rae Frances and Professor Bruce Scates in honour of the humanitarian and social justice advocate Margaret Thorp. The scholarship is designed to assist eligible domestic students who have received an offer of admission to an undergraduate program at ANU and have received adjustment factors for financial hardship. The scholarship provides significant financial support to help cover educational and living expenses over the duration of the undergraduate program. Selection gives preference to refugees and humanitarian visa holders, applicants from the lowest socio-economic areas (SEIFA), applicants from the lowest school socio-educational advantage areas (ICSEA), and Indigenous applicants.