USQ Residential College Scholarship - Semester 2 2022

Applicants must:

• be an Australian citizen, have permanent resident status or be a New Zealand citizen residing permanently in Australia
• be experiencing financial need
• be commencing or continuing their studies at USQ in an undergraduate program in Semester 2 2022
  • continuing students – must have achieved satisfactory academic standing (GPA of at least 3.0) (Exceptional circumstances may be considered)
• be residing at one of the USQ Residential Colleges, Toowoomba campus
• NOT be a resident of Steele Rudd College, Blocks A or B
• have their principle place of residence at least 50 kilometres from the USQ Toowoomba campus (Exceptional circumstances will be considered)
• be enrolled in a minimum of 3 study units in Semester 2 2022
• be enrolled on-campus, external or online.

Please Note: There are some Centrelink payments (e.g. ABSTUDY Relocation Scholarship or ABSTUDY Residential Cost Option Scholarship) that cannot be held in the same period as the USQ Residential College Scholarship. We recommend for you to seek clarification on this from Centrelink before accepting a USQ Residential College Scholarship.

Applicants must:

• provide evidence of financial hardship as directed in the application process        
• provide evidence of having to relocate from a permanent address located at least 50 kilometres from the USQ Toowoomba campus. (If you do not have a principle place of residence at least 50km from the USQ Toowoomba campus and wish to be considered for exceptional circumstances you must provide details of your circumstances and documents to support any claims made).

*Extra consideration will be given to those students who need to relocate from more remote areas within Australia, according to the Australian Statistical Geographic Standard Remoteness Areas 2016 - refer Health Workforce Locator.

Application must be made via the USQ Scholarships Online Application Management System.

If you require assistance in completing your application please download the Scholarship Online Application Manual. 

Sunday 17 July 2022 at 11:59pm (AEST)

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.