Faculty of Business Year 12 High Achiever Scholarships

The Faculty of Business will offer ten scholarships for full-time on-campus students enrolling in any Degree program offered by the Faculty in 2009. The scholarships will reward students for their excellent academic achievement, extracurricular activities, leadership qualities, community involvement and personal characteristics.

These scholarships will be awarded to:

six students studying at the Toowoomba Campus
three students studying at the Springfield Campus
one student studying at the Fraser Coast Campus.

Scholarship value

Each scholarship will have a value of $12,000. This will be paid in stipends according to the duration of the student’s program.

Students undertaking a three year Degree program will receive:

$2,000 after the census date for semester 1 (during the student’s first year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 2 (during the student’s first year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 1 (during the student’s second year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 2 (during the student’s second year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 1 (during the student’s third year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 2 (during the student’s third year of study).

Students undertaking a four year Degree program will receive:

$2,000 after the census date for semester 1 (during the student’s first year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 2 (during the student’s first year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 1 (during the student’s second year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 1 (during the student’s third year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 1 (during the student’s fourth year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 2 (during the student’s fourth year of study).

Students undertaking a five year Degree program will receive:

$2,000 after the census date for semester 1 (during the student’s first year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 1 (during the student’s second year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 1 (during the student’s third year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 1 (during the student’s fourth year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 1 (during the student’s fifth year of study)
$2,000 after the census date for semester 2 (during the student’s fifth year of study).

Eligibility

Applicants must:
be citizens of Australia or have permanent resident status
have completed Year 12 in 2008
commence their studies, full-time on-campus, in Semester One 2009.

Conditions

Applicants for degree and combined degree programs offered by the Faculty of Business are eligible for the scholarships.
The scholarship may be forfeited if:
- the recipient changes their mode of study from on-campus to external or from full-time to part-time study
- the recipient changes their program of study to a program offered by another Faculty
- the recipient cancels their enrolment in the program
- the recipient fails any course in the program.
Where recipients of scholarships change their program of study to another degree program offered by the Faculty of Business, the scholarship will be retained.
The scholarship will be paid directly to the student in instalments according to the duration of their program (as per above).
The scholarship winners are required to participate in a limited number of promotional activities on behalf of the Faculty and the University during the duration of their scholarship.
In deciding successful scholarship recipients, the Faculty will satisfy the scholarship conditions and also reserves the right to take into account other relevant matters, including awarding scholarships across the range of the Faculty’s programs.
Applications must be received by the closing date and in writing on the USQ Scholarship Application Form 2009 (PDF 122 KB) provided. In addition, a Statement of Support (PDF 262 KB) signed by either the school principal or subject coordinator, must be supplied.
Scholarships are not transferable to other students in any circumstances.
The Faculty reserves the right not to award all or some of the scholarships in a given year.

Selection criteria

Applicants must:

have applied for enrolment in a degree or combined degree program offered by the Faculty of Business
have achieved an OP 1-5 in year 12 in 2008
demonstrate excellent academic or non-academic achievement. Non-academic achievement could include community involvement, leadership qualities, extracurricular activities, etc
have met the course pre-requisite requirements for entry.

Applications

To apply for this scholarship, you must:

complete a USQ Scholarship Application Form 2009 (PDF 122 KB), write a one-page statement in relation to why you wish to pursue a career in business and how you believe your academic achievement, extracurricular activities, leadership qualities, community involvement and personal characteristics will contribute to your future success in business
attach a Statement of Support (PDF 262 KB) completed by your principal or subject coordinator.
short listed applicants will be required to participate in an interview.

Applications close Friday 31 October 2008.

Further information

Faculty of Business
Phone: +61 7 4631 1177
Email: studybus@usq.edu.au
Web: www.usq.edu.au/scholarships

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