2026 Applications open Mon 3 Nov 2025 and close Tues 2 Dec 2025
Charles Allan Seymour Hawker Scholarship
The C.A.S. Hawker Scholarship commemorates the achievements of one of Australia's most respected pastoral pioneers who served 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 the Kyeema aircraft accident in 1938.
The Scholarship is available to Australian undergraduate and post-graduate students.
Scholarships are valued at up to $75,000 and contribute to the cost of residential fees at either:
- Burgmann College, Canberra ACT
- St Marks College, Adelaide SA
- Roseworthy College, Roseworthy SA
- Robb College, Armidale NSW
- Trinity College, Cambridge UK
- Marcus Oldham College, Geelong VIC
Applicants must be Australian citizens.
The majority of scholarships are awarded to students entering their first year of University.
Successful applicants are those who most convincingly demonstrate their potential as a future leader, the contribution they have made to their school and community and their academic ability, in keeping with the example C.A.S. Hawker set as a leader and his contribution and service to Australia.
Latest News
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Our 2025 Scholars
Recipients of the C.A.S Hawker Scholarship in 2025.
Miss Evelyn Cirillo
Institution: University of Adelaide
In Residence: St Mark’s College
Career Goal: Her career goal is to represent Australia in the diplomatic service or join an intergovernmental organisation like the United Nations.
Mr Joel Ransom
Institution: University of Adelaide
In Residence: St Mark’s College
Career Goal: To use his tertiary education, cultural understanding and leadership experience to serve as a doctor in rural and Indigenous communities.
Miss Jessica Mosely
Institution: Marcus Oldham College
In Residence: Marcus Oldham College
Career Goal: To be a change agent, contribute to strategic advisory and consultancy roles within key agricultural organisations and make rural Australia a better place.
Mr Nicholas Henchliffe
Institution: Australian National University
In Residence: Burgmann College
Career Goal: To help craft effective policies which create positive, meaningful and tangible change for all Australians and possibly run for politics.
Mr Thomas Henchliffe
Institution: Australian National University
In Residence: Burgmann College
Career Goal: A career in the Federal Departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Defence, or the Attorney General’s and then enter federal politics.
Charles Allan Seymour Hawker
"Charles Hawker has a lasting impact on Australian politics and was highly respected by members on both sides of the federal parliament," Hawker family member and scholarship Trustee Mr. Andrew Hawker said.
"He was Australia's first Minister for Commerce in the Lyons government in the 1930s. He was being seriously considered as Australia's wartime Prime Minister. His untimely death prevented him from achieving his full potential. He was a truly remarkable man, a great Australian and his story is inspirational," Mr. Andrew Hawker said.
In the Media
Historic interviews and information relating
to Charles Allan Seymour Hawker.
