This document details the policy and procedures of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) Community Benefit Scheme (CBS) known as the NSWALC Educational Scholarship (the Scholarship/Program).

The purpose of the NSWALC Educational Scholarship Policy & Procedures (the Policy) is to prescribe the parameters of the Scholarship in accordance with the terms and conditions as determined by resolution of the NSWALC, for the; a) ongoing management of the Program, and b) distribution of monies through the provision of 2 x annual Scholarship/s to an Aboriginal person, as defined by the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) (ALRA), deemed eligible in accordance with this Policy and determined by resolution of the NSWALC c) the criteria, assessment and procedures to be followed in the administration of the Program d) conditions of the Program for the Awardee e) rights and obligation of the NSWALC in relation to the Program.