FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who was Mary Jane Lewis and what is the Mary Jane Lewis Scholarship Foundation?

When Dafydd Lewis died in 1941 he left his estate to be held in perpetual trust, to provide scholarships for boys to attend full-time tertiary education in Melbourne. The Mary Jane Lewis Scholarship Foundation, named in honour of Dafydd Lewis' second wife, was created in 2004 by a group of passionate philanthropists to reflect the educational environment of today. The Mary Jane Lewis Scholarship Foundation is structured on a similar basis to the Dafydd Lewis Trust. Scholarships are awarded after consideration of a combination of an applicant's academic performance, a means and asset test applied to their parents and an interview. The key difference is that the Mary Jane Scholarship Foundation encourages young women to apply and there are no restrictions on the degree course that scholarship recipients can study.

Who is eligible for a Mary Jane Lewis scholarship?

• Any girl or boy commencing a degree at the University of Melbourne;
• Applicants will need to complete a means test to be eligible. Combined parental gross annual income must be less than $55,660 per annum.

What does the scholarship provide for?

The Mary Jane Lewis scholarship is $10,000 each year for the duration of the scholarship holder's undergraduate degree. Scholarship payments can be used to cover such items as university fees, living allowances, books, equipment and transport.

How many scholarships are awarded each year?

The Foundation currently has 13 scholarship recipients. The Foundation expects to award one scholarship in 2008.

When do scholarship application forms need to be submitted?

Application forms need to be received by 15 December 2007. Interviews will occur during January 2008.