2025 Bendigo and Adelaide Bank University Scholarship for Regional and Rural Students

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Eligibility

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Before you begin

Before completing this application form, ensure you have read the program guidelines. Incomplete applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
If you have any questions about these eligibility criteria, please contact the funder.

Scholarship privacy disclosure statement

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Limited ABN 11 068 049 178 AFSL 237879
The Bendigo Centre, Bendigo VIC 3550 PH 1300 304 541

  1. Collection of your personal information

We, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited and Community Enterprise Foundation Limited, collect your personal information to assess your application for a scholarship/grant and administer any scholarship/grant provided to you. If you provide incomplete or incorrect information we may be unable to assess your application.

  1. Use and disclosure of your personal information

We treat your personal information as confidential and only disclose it to others where necessary.
Your personal information is provided to the relevant scholarship/grant selection committee to assess your application.

Scholarship/grant selection committees may include any of the following parties:

  • Chairman, nominated Directors and staff of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited and/or its subsidiary companies
  • Directors and staff of local Community Bank companies offering the scholarship
  • Local citizens with special expertise (e.g. school principals)
  • Staff from universities, secondary colleges or any organisation/club/group partnering with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited to offer scholarships.

Your personal information may also be disclosed to related Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group entities, our joint venture partners and Community Bank companies. Confidentiality is maintained at all times. If you have provided a referee to support your application, we may contact that referee and disclose relevant personal information contained in your application. If you are awarded a scholarship some of your personal information may be published on the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited website. This information will include your full name, hometown, university name and course title.

  1. Access to and correction of your personal information

In most cases you can gain access to and correct your personal information. Please contact us if you have an enquiry about your information:

Community Enterprise Foundation, PO Box 480, Bendigo, Vic 3552
Phone: 1300 304 541 OR Email: foundation@bendigobank.com.au

OR

Bendigo Bank, PO Box 480, Bendigo Vic 3552
Phone: 1300 236 344 OR Email: contactus@bendigobank.com.au

  1. Privacy Policy

You should also read our Privacy Policy. It contains information about:

  • How to correct your personal information
  • How to complain about a breach of the privacy laws by us and how we deal with a complaint
  • Our disclosure of personal information to overseas entities, and where practicable, which countries those recipients are located in.

You can obtain a copy of the Privacy Policy from:

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited at www.bendigobank.com.au/public/privacy-policy/full-privacy-policy

Bendigo Bank, PO Box 480, Bendigo Vic 3552
Phone: 1300 236 344 OR Email: contactus@bendigobank.com.au

Community Enterprise Foundation™  at https://www.communityenterprisefoundation.com.au/policies/

Community Enterprise Foundation, PO Box 48, Bendigo, Vic 3552
Phone: 1300 304 541 OR Email: foundation@bendigobank.com.au

Rural Bank at https://www.ruralbank.com.au/policies/

Rural Bank, PO Box 3660, Rundle Mall, SA 5000
Email: service@ruralbank.com.au

 

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.

Rural Bank Limited ABN 74 083 938 416, AFSL 238042, Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Privacy notice

Bendigo Bank will respect and uphold your rights to privacy protection under the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) as established under the Privacy Act 1988 and amended by the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012. Please view our privacy statement here 

Acceptance

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