External scholarships

AW Howard Memorial Trust

The aim of the Trust is to encourage and promote research and investigation in the fields of natural science and social science, including economics which relate to the development, management and use of pastures.

Beyond the Range - Professional Experience Grants program

Grants of up to $1,500 are available to enable preservice teachers to broaden their skills, professional teaching experience and employment opportunities in eligible rural or remote Queensland locations.Preservice teachers studying at Queensland Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and who in 2013 will be completing their 3rd or 4th year of an undergraduate teacher education program or a Graduate Diploma in Education (or equivalent) are encouraged to apply for the grants.

Australian Disability and Indigenous Peoples' Education Fund

This education fund is about helping people complete or undertake courses and programs through providing small grants. Our fund is looking to distribute small six monthly grants of up to $2,500 to assist people with disabilities to continue their learning.  People with disabilities of any age may apply for any assistance to help with both formal and informal education.

We are looking for students who have a passion for high-powered electrical systems and a genuine interest in working with Ergon Energy. In order to be eligible for an Ergon Energy Electrical Engineering Scholarship you must:   

• Be an undergraduate student at a Queensland university, who has placed or intends to place an emphasis on studying power engineering electives
• Be an undergraduate student who has completed their first year of engineering studies, and currently in 2^nd year or greater
• Possess Australian citizenship or permanent residency status.

At a glance an Electrical Engineering Scholarship provides the following:

• $6,000 per academic year towards your studies 
• $1,000 book allowance annually
• Access to co-op and vacation work opportunities
• Further career options when you graduate

The National Council of Women of Queensland Inc is proud to launch the 2013 Bursary Program for female students. Would $1000 help you with your studies?

• Do you live in… Ipswich? Cairns? Logan?
• Do you want to be a teacher?
• Is your home in regional or rural Queensland?
• Does a family member have cancer?
• Are you transitioning from care to independent living?
• Are you over 25 and returning to the workforce?
• Are you keen to work in aged care?
• Do you have a disability or mental illness?
• Do you live in Redcliffe in a sole parent family?

If you answered YES to any of these questions you may be eligible to apply. Each of these bursaries has its own criteria. Tertiary and secondary students should apply.

Scholarships for students studying German Language and Culture (LAC)

Language Proficiency Scholarship
A full-time scholarship for study in Germany is available through the Goethe Institute in Sydney. The scholarship is of relevance to USQ students studying to become German Language teachers.
Intensive 4 (weeks)  German course
Two 4-week language proficiency half-scholarships are offered each year as a direct arrangement between the German Language and Cultural Studies discipline at USQ and the Goethe Institute in Goettingen in Germany  for course-participation in December each year. Preference is given to students who are in their second or third year of study towards a major in German Language and Culture (LAC), although all interested USQ German language students are invited to reply to a call for expressions of interest sent by the USQ Lecturer in German Language and Culture in May/June each year. USQ makes a final recommendation of suitable applicants on the basis of merit to the Goethe Institute in Göttingen.

Each year Coca Cola and the Australian Agricultural Societies Association make available up to 35 scholarships of $2000 each.

To be eligible you must:

• Be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Be Studying at Tafe or Uni in a agriculture related field
• Be a current member of a Show Society (simply find your local show society and contact them to apply for membership)

ACER International Student Scholarship - Business (AISS)

AISS is a scholarship to help support an international student who wishes to study for an undergraduate Business degree at an Australian university. The scholarship is valued at AUD$50,000, made in payments to a maximum of $12,500 per semester over two or three years. The scholarship money is to use towards tuition fees. The inaugural AISS will be awarded in February 2014, for studies commencing that year.