Bellmaine French Appreciation Travelling Scholarship
This scholarship has been created through a bequest left to USQ by the late Mr Keith Bellmaine, a long time financial patron and friend to the University of Southern Queensland. Keith and his late wife Beryl had been involved with USQ for many years and left many wonderful legacies, such as The Bellmaine Wing in the Phoenix Building. Mr Bellmaine had a strong interest in the French culture and he desired to give young students the ability to nurture friendship and communication between Australia and France. The scholarship encourages the winner to further education, while also participating actively in the French community through employment and community activities.
Scholarship Value
The scholarship will be valued at $20,000 to a student entering their second to final year of undergraduate degree program at USQ or to a recent graduate of USQ in the last 12 months. The Scholarship is awarded for one year and may not be renewed. This sum is to be used for travel to and from France, accommodation in France and course fees.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
-
be citizens of Australia or have permanent resident status; and
-
be entering at minimum their second year of study at USQ, full-time on-campus in Semester One 2010 OR:
-
have completed their degree of full time study at USQ within the last 12 months,
-
be able to travel and take up the scholarship within 2 years of scholarship acceptance
Conditions
-
Applicants must enrol or be on exchange to a recognised university or academy in France and produce certified written evidence of enrolment acceptance (stating commencement date of course)
-
Applicants must be able to show evidence of their ability to support themselves financially while in France
-
The scholarship will be paid directly to the recipient by:
-
Electronic Funds transfer as a stipend of $5,000 to secure airfares to and from France booked and paid for by the student and to cover initial accommodation and enrolment fees. (Student must provide evidence of booking)
-
A further stipend of $5,000 every 3 months on anniversary of departure date
-
Scholarships are not transferable to other students in any circumstances.
-
USQ reserves the right to alter the conditions of this scholarship based upon an applicant's circumstances.
-
Applicants may not be in receipt of any USQ scholarships valued at $1,000 or more.
-
Applications will be considered by a Committee of three persons appointed by the council of the University of Southern Queensland (1 member to be the FoA Dean) which then will recommend a recipient to the Vice-Chancellor & Scholarships Office
-
The decision of the committee is final
-
USQ reserves the right not to award the Scholarship in a given year
-
Applicants will be required to submit a written report (1 page) on activities and course progress to the USQ Council at each stipend date, and upon return to Australia and may be required to participate in publicity opportunities
-
The successful applicant will be expected to appropriately acknowledge the Bellmaine Bequest in related communications and promotions.
Selection Criteria
Applicants
-
Attach a brief statement of no more than 2 pages which demonstrates the importance of the visit. The statement of importance could include brief comments on the contribution of the visit for career, personal development purposes and academic advancement
-
Include two referee reports; one non- academic character statement and one academic referee that knows your university work well
-
Include copies of your results which must show grades received. (Please note these will not be returned so include copies only and no original documents)
Applications
Applicants must complete the Continuing Student Scholarship Application Form 2009 (PDF* 45 kb) and forward the application to the Scholarship Officer, Student Services, USQ, Toowoomba, QLD 4350.
Further information regarding studying in France can be found at http://www.campusfrance.org/en/index.htm