Women in Engineering or Surveying Scholarship

The Faculty of Engineering and Surveying will offer one scholarship to a full-time on-campus female student enrolling in any degree program offered by the Faculty in 2009.

Scholarship value

The scholarship will have a value of $8,000. The scholarship will be awarded for one year at $4,000 initially. Scholarships can be extended to a second year if the recipient maintains a grade point average of 5 or greater.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• be citizens of Australia or have permanent resident status
• be female
• have completed Year 12 in 2008
• commence their studies with USQ in Semester One 2009
• have a high level of academic achievement in Year 12 (usually demonstrated by an OP 1 – 4), but consideration will also be given to other school, community or sporting activities
• have met the subject pre-requisites of entry.

Conditions

• Applicants for all degree programs offered by the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, where the University of Southern Queensland confers the award, are eligible for the scholarships.
• The scholarship will be forfeited if:
  • the recipient changes their mode of study from on-campus study to external study or from full-time to part-time study
  • the recipient changes their program of study to a degree 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, the scholarship will be retained.
• Recipients of scholarships who are enrolled in a combined degree program must adhere to the recommended enrolment pattern.
• The scholarships will be paid to the student as a stipend.
• Scholarships are not transferable to other students under any circumstances.
• The Faculty reserves the right not to award all or some of the scholarships in a given year.

Applications

Complete the USQ Scholarship Application Form 2009 (PDF* 122 KB) and a Scholarship Application Form 2009 (PDF 262 KB) and forward to the Scholarships Officer, Student Services, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba QLD 4350.

Applications close Friday 31 October 2008.

Further information

Faculty of Engineering and Surveying
Phone: +61 7 4631 2505
Email: study@usq.edu.au
Web:  www.usq.edu.au/scholarships

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