Indigenous Student Scholarships

USQ will offer three scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students commencing full-time on-campus study at USQ in 2010. These scholarships will be awarded to an applicant from each of the Toowoomba, Fraser Coast and Springfield campuses.

Scholarship value

Each scholarship will have a total value of $6,000. This will be paid in a stipend of $250 per study unit for a maximum of four years.

Short-listed applicants who do not receive an Indigenous Student Scholarship or other scholarships will receive a $500 bursary paid after the last date to drop Semester One courses.

Eligibility

• Applicants must:
• be Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander1
• be citizens of Australia or have permanent resident status
• start their bachelor degree studies at USQ, full-time (except if exceptional personal circumstances prevent full-time study), on-campus, in Semester One 2010.

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants must substantiate his/her Aboriginality. An applicant who is a recipient of ABSTUDY, or who is a registered Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ATAS) student is eligible to apply. Alternatively, substantiation can be provided by submitting a certification of Aboriginality in the form of a statutory declaration, or in the form of an official letter from either:

Conditions

• Scholarship recipients may be asked to serve 20 hours each year of their scholarship assisting to promote USQ, as required by Marketing.
• The scholarship will be forfeited if:
  • the recipient changes their mode of study from on-campus to external, or enrols in less than three study units per semester. The exceptions are students who fast track their program and must complete one or two units in their final semester, or students who encounter exceptional personal circumstances that prevent full-time study
  • the recipient defers their program of study
  • the recipient withdraws from study at USQ
  • the recipient fails to maintain a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 4.5.
• The scholarship will be paid directly to the recipient by electronic funds transfer (EFT) as a stipend of $250 per study unit after the last date to drop Semester One courses, and again for Semester Two courses and Semester Three (Summer Semester) courses, if applicable.
• Scholarships are not transferable to other students in any circumstances.
• USQ reserves the right to not award all or some of the scholarships in a given year.
• Recipients may be asked to participate in focus group research.
• Maximum of six short-listed applicants.
• The total value of this scholarship is $6,000 for study undertaken within a maximum four year period.

Selection criteria

Applicants must:

• have a high level of achievement in Year 12 or other post-secondary studies, as applicable
• have been actively involved in extra-curricular and community activities.

Applications

Complete the USQ Scholarship Application Form (PDF 502 KB) Form and forward it to the Scholarships Officer, Student Services, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba QLD 4350.

Applicants completing their year 12 studies in 2009 must also provide a Statement of Support (PDF 643 KB).

Applications close Friday 30 October 2009.

Further information

University of Southern Queensland
Phone:  1800 269 500
Email:  study@usq.edu.au
Web:  www.usq.edu.au/scholarships

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