Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP) - Education Costs and Accommodation Costs Scholarships

Education Costs & Accommodation Costs Scholarship applicants must:

• be an Australian Citizen or have permanent resident status

• be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person of Australia

• be commencing or continuing their studies in any IHEPP, TPP, undergraduate or postgraduate study at USQ in the semester the scholarship is awarded.
  • continuing students – must have achieved satisfactory academic standing (GPA of at least 3.0) (Extenuating circumstances may be considered)

• be enrolled in a minimum of 3 study units (for full-time award) OR be enrolled in 1 or 2 study units (for part-time award), in the semester the scholarship is awarded

• be taking at least one USQ study unit (for students undertaking cross-institutional studies)

• be experiencing financial hardship

Accommodation Costs Scholarship applicants must also:

• have relocated from a regional or remote area in order to undertake on-campus study

Eligibility for the ISSP Scholarships will be affected where applicants have accepted Centrelink payments as tabled below:

Student Start Up Loan – not eligible to receive the ISSP Education Costs Scholarship

Relocation Scholarship – not eligible to receive the ISSP Accommodation Costs Scholarship.

Education Costs & Accommodation Costs Scholarship applicants must:

• provide evidence of financial hardship as outlined in the application process.
• provide evidence you are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person of Australia
• provide evidence of enrolment as directed in the application process:
  • unofficial academic transcript as at the date of scholarship application

Students undertaking cross-institutional studies must also provide evidence of enrolment from their second institution, as directed in the application process, by uploading an unofficial academic transcript, current as at date of scholarship application.

Preference is given to those students from regional or remote areas. If you meet this criteria and wish this to be taken into consideration when assessing your application you must:

• provide evidence to show you have a permanent address in a regional or remote (regional, remote or very remote) area within Australia according to the Australian Statistical Geographic Standard Remoteness Areas 2016 Classification - refer Health Workforce Locator.   

Accommodation Costs Scholarship applicants must also:

• provide evidence to show you have relocated from a regional or remote area to study on-campus. (Preference is given to those students from more remote areas)

Personal Statement:

If you have circumstances you wish to be taken into consideration, you may include a personal statement in your application.

Opening: February 2020 (2nd Scholarship Round for S1 2020)

Closing: March 2020

Application must be made via the USQ Scholarships Online Application Management System. (Link provided once Scholarship is open)

If you require assistance in completing your application please download the Scholarship Online Application Manual. (Link provided once Scholarship is open)

Opening: February 2020 (2nd Scholarship Round for S1 2020)

Closing: March 2020

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

USQ reserves the right to alter the conditions of the scholarship/bursary based upon exceptional circumstances.  USQ reserves the right to not award the scholarship/bursary in a given year.