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class="field field--name-field-paragraphs-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--paragraphs-region field-items"> <div class="field-item"> <div class="paragraph type-body-content section-style-standard background-default-hue foreground-default-hue grid-no-grow"> <div class="field field--name-field-body-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field-item"> <p><span><strong>How to join the Co-NNECTIONS Program:</strong></span></p><ul><li>Joining the program is as simple as registering for one of our upcoming events and coming along!</li><li><span>All students who are eligible to participate in the Co-NNECTIONS program will be informed about upcoming activities and will be invited to register for events. Keep track of your student emails (including the junk folder) for updates about upcoming Co-NNECTIONS events as well as the 2025 calendar.</span></li><li><span>If you believe you are eligible for the program, but have not received any emails about Co-NNECTIONS, then you can </span><a href="https://www.connections.unsw.edu.au/contact-us">contact us</a>.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Eligibility:</strong></p><ul><li>Current domestic undergraduate students in their second year and onwards; AND</li><li>Coming from a low socioeconomic, a rural/remote and/or an indigenous background; AND/OR</li><li>Coming from a UNSW Gateway School (find list of schools <a href="https://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/gateway/UNSW%20Gateway%20Schools%202023.pdf">here</a>) AND/OR</li><li>You are the recipient of a related equity scholarship.</li></ul><p>Please note that t<span>he program is currently open to current undergraduate students in any stage or discipline except Medicine, Social Work, Exercise Physiology, Education or Optometry. </span></p><p>If you have any questions, please refer to our <a href="https://www.connections.unsw.edu.au/node/15/latest">student FAQ</a> or <a href="https://www.connections.unsw.edu.au/contact-us">contact us</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item"> <div class="paragraph type-body-content section-style-standard background-default-hue foreground-default-hue grid-no-grow"> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="region region-bottom"> <div class="region-inner"> <div id="block-page-bottom" class="block--entity-view block-content"> <aside class="node-content view-mode-bottom"> </aside> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="layout layout-footer" role="contentinfo"> <div id="unsw-global-footer"></div> <js-bottom-placeholder token=""> </footer> </div> </div> <script type="application/json" data-drupal-selector="drupal-settings-json">{"path":{"baseUrl":"\/","pathPrefix":"","currentPath":"node\/27","currentPathIsAdmin":false,"isFront":false,"currentLanguage":"en"},"pluralDelimiter":"\u0003","suppressDeprecationErrors":true,"ajaxPageState":{"libraries":"eJxtj91yxCAIhV_IDbd9GweVGGaJOIqdzds32Um7f72C8wEHiCragt4g0YxDzMUTeC7CheBNP-qimOBFufS1pxtk0YBymVWN2hvstu02-aTeFlrJRy0zZ8CkgXxtmkY01vJvU2iE16pc7HLs3BfQzXbLK6Q2Ksp0SjezfXPqcMY_zYXNleyF82LH50-5q9gwN6xL_7V7kGmUOoJwXyi5rpFR_EqJEQJ2ji_IHyd0-ETT_RnXt260HoP0A7wTl4c","theme":"d8boxy","theme_token":null},"ajaxTrustedUrl":{"\/search":true},"colorbox":{"opacity":"0.85","current":"{current} of {total}","previous":"\u00ab Prev","next":"Next \u00bb","close":"Close","maxWidth":"98%","maxHeight":"98%","fixed":true,"mobiledetect":true,"mobiledevicewidth":"764px"},"fitvids":{"selectors":".field--name-field-body-text\r,.field--name-field-media-oembed-video","custom_vendors":["iframe[src^=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\u0022]"],"ignore_selectors":""},"data":{"extlink":{"extTarget":true,"extTargetAppendNewWindowLabel":"(opens in a new window)","extTargetNoOverride":false,"extNofollow":true,"extTitleNoOverride":false,"extNoreferrer":false,"extFollowNoOverride":false,"extClass":"ext","extLabel":"(link is external)","extImgClass":false,"extSubdomains":false,"extExclude":"(unsw-uds-d8\\.dd)","extInclude":"","extCssExclude":"","extCssInclude":"","extCssExplicit":"","extAlert":false,"extAlertText":"This link will take you to an external web site. 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