HEB Memorial Bursary

The Selection Criteria are:

• extent of financial hardship
• official mark received for the art portfolio and
• any other criteria that the Selection Committee deems appropriate.

Prior to completing an application, you should carefully read the Bursary Rules below.

Applicants wanting to apply for this scholarship must:

Complete the Application form, including the financial hardship section

Attach evidence of financial hardship see Examples of Supporting documentation – Financial Hardship section)

Submit an Art Portfolio for assessment in ED1442 or ED3194 Arts Education for Primary School or ED5953 Arts Education for Primary School and

any other supporting documentation that would assist the Selection Committee in developing an opinion as to the merit of the application.

When applying for a scholarship it is very important that you answer all the questions and include all relevant documents. Your application and relevant documents must be submitted before the closing date. If an application is incomplete, it will not be considered.

The HEB Memorial Bursary was established by Mr Dennis Hebden to commemorate and recognise his brother the late Robert Hebden who passed away in 2014 from cancer. Robert was a popular local cartoonist (pen name HEB) for over 50 years and contributed a weekly topical cartoon to local newspapers for over 40 years.

Exhibitions of his work have been held at the Townsville Library and the Perc Tucker Gallery, as well as submitting two entries in the Archibald. Several books of his most popular cartoons have been published one of which was included in a 'time capsule' buried by the town council many years ago. Robert was a musician (drummer and guitarist) for several local bands, one being The Pacific Mainstream Jazz Band for over 40 years.

Eligibility Criteria

The HEB Memorial Bursary shall be open to competition among applicants who:

are admitted to the Bachelor of Education at James Cook University or, Masters of Teaching & Learning (Internal students only) or Bachelor of Arts
are enrolled in ED1442 or ED3194 and have submitted an Art Portfolio for assessment or Masters Students in ED5953 Arts Education for (Primary) School
are experiencing financial hardship.