Heritage Building Society Len Ludgate Scholarship in Information Technology

Heritage Building Society, Australia’s largest Building Society and one of the nation’s best performing financial institutions, is offering a scholarship to a USQ undergraduate student who will be entering their second or third year of study, of a Information Technology major at the Toowoomba or Fraser Coast Campus. This scholarship is available to on-campus students or multi-modal students.

The scholarship will be awarded for one year, and will allow the successful applicant to receive valuable financial support from Heritage Building Society in order to complete their studies. The scholarship aims to foster the development of students in the field of Information Technology with the eventual goal of having them contribute to the business community.

Scholarship value

The Len Ludgate Scholarship in Information Technology will be awarded annually. The scholarship recipient will receive $3000 to be paid into a Heritage Building Society account; $1500 will be paid after the census date for Semester 1 and $1500 to be paid after the Semester 2 census date.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

be citizens of Australia or have permanent resident status
be currently enrolled in Faculty of Business Information Technology major at USQ
have completed at least 8 university courses before receiving this scholarship
maintained at least a 5.0 cumulative grade point average
have a term residential address within the footprint of the Heritage Building Society branch network.

Conditions

In 2009, applicants must enrol in at least 3 courses each semester through the USQ Toowoomba or Fraser Coast Campus.
Scholarship recipients may be asked to assist Heritage Building Society and / or USQ with the promotion of the scholarship as required by USQ Marketing and Public Relations, or USQ Faculty of Business.
The scholarship will be paid directly to the recipient into a Heritage Building Society Account. It is the scholarship recipient’s responsibility to open a Heritage Building Society Account and advise Student Services of their account details.
The recipient may be asked to participate in focus group research.
Scholarship recipients may be asked to complete up to 80 hours (two weeks) of work experience with Heritage Building Society at a time suitable to both parties. This aspect of the scholarship will be negotiated between the scholarship recipient and Heritage Building Society at the time the scholarship is accepted.
Applications must be received in writing.
One scholarship will be awarded to the most outstanding applicant as judged by the scholarship selection panel. The decision of the panel is final.
Scholarships are not transferable to other students in any circumstances.
Heritage Building Society and USQ reserve the right to not award the scholarship in a given year.
The scholarship will be forfeited if:

the recipient enrols in fewer than 3 courses in any semester during which they receive this scholarship
the recipient defers their program of study during the scholarship period
the recipient withdraws from study at USQ, or
the recipient fails to maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 5.0 during the scholarship period.

Selection criteria

Applicants must:

demonstrate enrolment in an eligible Faculty of Business major in Information Technology
articulate in a typewritten statement (maximum 300 words) why they chose to study Information Technology at USQ and their interest in contributing to the business community
include permission for USQ to provide Heritage Building Society with your academic information, including the most recent semester’s GPA.

Submitting an application

To apply for this scholarship, you must forward a completed Continuing Student Scholarship Application Form 2009 (PDF* 45 kb) to:

The Scholarships Officer
Student Services
USQ
Toowoomba QLD 4350.

Applications must also include any additional information required to satisfy the selection criteria.

Closing date

Applications for this scholarship must be received by Friday 30 October 2009.

Further Information

For further information about this scholarship please contact
Faculty of Business
telephone: +61 7 4631 1177
email: studybus@usq.edu.au

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