If you are passionate about journalism and have the will to succeed, this scholarship can provide financial assistance towards your living and study costs.

Value and duration

The scholarship provides up to $6000 as a one-off payment.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:
  • be enrolled full time at RMIT in 2014
  • be enrolled in an undergraduate journalism program
  • be able to demonstrate enthusiasm regarding your journalism studies
  • not have completed the same or higher level of program, e.g. if you plan to study a Bachelor of Journalism, you should not have previously completed another bachelor degree.
Preference will be given to students with a Jewish background.

How to apply

For the 2014 academic year, apply direct to the Coursework Scholarships Office using the 2014 Merit Scholarships Application Form (PDF 543kb, 12p).

Open date

Applications now open

Close date

Applications close 22 November 2013 at 4.00pm

Terms and conditions

View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s Scholarships and Grants Terms and Conditions (PDF 136kb 16p)

Further info

This scholarship was created in memory of Jacob and Charlotte Kahane. Charlotte Kahane was a former RMIT University student, graduating with a Diploma of Arts (Journalism) in 1978. She faced many challenges during her lifetime but ultimately lived a rewarding and successful life. She was born on 30 October 1926 in Lutsk in the western Ukraine. She was the only member of her immediate family to survive the Holocaust. Following the war she met and married Jacob Kahane and in 1950 they both immigrated to Australia from Germany.

A well-known author and journalist, Charlotte Kahane worked for the Australian Jewish News for 12 years and her articles were also published in the Jerusalem Post, the Australian Journal of Jewish Studies and the German publication DachauerHefte. Her published writing added to the body of work recording Holocaust-related testimonies, accounts and autobiographies and includes two books – The Survival of German Jews during the Holocaust and Rescue and Abandonment: the Complex Fate of Jews in Nazi Germany. She had completed the research for, and commenced writing her third book but sadly it was not completed prior to her death on 24 November 2011. In her Will, Charlotte Kahane left a bequest to RMIT University to establish a scholarship for students undertaking undergraduate studies in journalism, with a preference for Jewish students.

Contact

Coursework Scholarships Office