USQ Springfield The Bremer Institute of TAFE Scholarship

USQ Springfield will offer three USQ Springfield–The Bremer Institute of TAFE Scholarships to undergraduate students commencing full-time or part-time on-campus study at USQ Springfield Campus. All eligible students must have been enrolled in Bremer TAFE in 2008.

Bremer TAFE was selected as the number 1 Australian Large Training Provider of the Year in 2006.

Scholarship value

Each scholarship will have a value of $1,000 per year for three years of the student’s studies at USQ Springfield. This will be paid in a stipend of $500 per semester after the last date to drop Semester One courses, and again for Semester Two courses for each of the 3 years they receive this scholarship.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• be citizens of Australia or have permanent resident status;
• start their studies at USQ Springfield full-time or part-time in 2009 and have been enrolled in Bremer TAFE in 2008
• matriculate in any USQ Springfield program via on-campus study
• obtain a selection entry rank of at least 82, or an OP 10
• submit a 250 word essay detailing their career aspirations
• maintain a 5.5 GPA while studying at USQ Springfield to continue receiving this scholarship.

Conditions

• The scholarship will be paid directly to the recipient by electronic funds transfer (EFT) as a stipend of $500 per semester after the last date to drop courses for each Semester.
• Scholarships are not transferable to other students in any circumstances.
• USQ reserves the right to not award all or some of the scholarship in a given year.
• The scholarship will be forfeited if:
  • the recipient changes their mode of study from on-campus to external
  • the recipient defers their program of study
  • the recipient decides to study at another USQ Campus
  • the recipient withdraws from study at USQ
  • the recipient fails to maintain a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 5.5.
• Scholarship recipients may be asked to serve 20 hours each year of their scholarship assisting to promote USQ Springfield, as required by the Marketing and Public Relations Department.
• Recipients may be asked to participate in focus group research.
• Maximum of ten short-listed applicants.
• Three scholarships will be awarded each year to the most outstanding applicant from USQ Springfield Campus.

Selection criteria

Applicants must:

• obtain a selection entry rank of at least 82, or an OP 10
• have been actively involved in extra-curricular and community activities
• have been enrolled at Bremer TAFE during 2008
• be pursuing an undergraduate degree either part-time or full-time, on-campus at USQ Springfield.

Applications

Applicants must complete the USQ Scholarship Application Form 2009 (PDF* 154 KB) and forward the application to the Scholarships Officer, Student Services, USQ, Toowoomba QLD 4350. 

Applications are due by Friday 16 January 2009.