Answers to Questions

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS

18 Mr HANNA (Mitchell) (30 September 2008).

1. How many scholarships has the government awarded to Carnegie Mellon University, Flinders University, the University of South Australia and the University of Adelaide for 2006-07?

2. What is the total value of these scholarships for each university?

The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers): In most instances, the State Government does not award scholarships directly to universities. It either contributes to or fully funds a particular scholarship scheme offered to individual students. In some circumstances, funds are provided to the universities which in turn administer a scholarship through their scholarship offices, on behalf of the SA Government.

While there is no central data collection for information on government funded student scholarships, advice from individual departments has identified that more than $1.3 million is invested per annum.

The total expenditure in 2006-07 on Carnegie Mellon scholarships awarded in 2006-07 is $39,214.