History of the Charles Allan Seymour Hawker Scholarship Trust Fund   The Charles Allan Seymour Hawker Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund was established by the late Kathleen Lilias Needham to perpetuate the memory of her late brother Charles Allan Seymour Hawker - scholar, soldier, pastoralist and statesman, by means of a scholarship. The main object today, as it was then, is to encourage others to follow her brother's example of help and service to his country and his fellow men and women. The C.A.S. Hawker Scholarship commemorates the achievements of one of Australia's most respected pastoral pioneers who served with distinction in the First World War and went on to become a distinguished scholar and leading figure in the Federal Parliament prior to his tragic and untimely death in an aircraft accident in 1938. Since 1991 the Charles Allan Seymour Hawker Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund has awarded more than three million dollars to 76 young Australians. The scholarships have been awarded almost equally to male and female applicants. Scholarship holders have come from every sector of Australian society and graduated from government, catholic and private schools. They have studied law, politics, economics, medicine and arts. Hawker Scholars are now working in Australia, Europe, the US and Asia. Three Hawker Scholars, Rachel Buxton, Anthony Roediger and Phillip Killicoat have subsequently been awarded Rhodes Scholarships. Scholarship History The Charles Hawker Story News Frequently Asked Questions Current Scholars Application Form