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Faculty Scholarships

QUT Equity Scholarships Scheme (including Commonwealth Scholarships)

Industry Scholarships

Other Assistance

real experiences With one QUT and one external scholarship Kassi is already getting started on her career.

Thanks to my scholarship I've already been able to apply what I learnt in the classroom to real life projects at a mine site, giving me confidence in my ability to succeed in the male-dominated field of engineering.
Kassi Nofz-Venturato
Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship
Xstrata Coal Queensland University Scholarship
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)/Bachelor of Business (Economics)

Low-income students

Continuing students have access to the full range of scholarships based on financial need. This includes the Commonwealth Scholarships (valued between $2200 and $4400 per year, for up to four years), Equity Scholarships (valued at $2500 for one year only), Bursaries (valued between $500 and $1000 for one year only) and free computers.

More information is on the Low-income webpage This link will take you to another QUT website. on this website.

Student exchange scholarships

QUT has a scheme to provide financial assistance to students who are Australian citizens or permanent residents wishing to broaden their educational experience through international study as part of their QUT program. QUT Exchange Scholarships are open to undergraduate and postgraduate students participating in the Student Exchange Program. These bursaries are awarded on the basis of a student's grade point average (GPA).

Levels of support range from $1000 to $3000.

Some faculties also offer scholarships for students undertaking an overseas exchange.
 
More information about the Student Exchange Program This link will take you to another QUT website.

OS-HELP

The Government offers a loan scheme called OS-HELP, which provides financial assistance to eligible undergraduate students wishing to undertake part of their course of study overseas.

Eligible QUT students will be able to borrow up to $5000 per six months of study.  The Government applies a 20 per cent loan fee to each OS-HELP loan.

More information about OS-HELP This link will take you to another QUT website.

Rural Allied Health Clinical Placement Scholarship Scheme

The Allied Health Clinical Placement Scholarship Scheme (AHCPSS) is an Australian Government initiative to support allied health and oral health students to undertake a clinical placement in a rural or remote Australian community during their degree. Applications are open to eligible students from across Australia from metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas.

The AHCPS Scheme is open to individuals studying an allied health or oral health degree at an undergraduate level OR postgraduate level in:

Allied Health

  • Aboriginal Health Work (undergraduate Bachelor degree only)
  • Audiology
  • Chiropractic
  • Dietetics / Nutrition
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Medical Radiation Science
    • Medical Imaging
    • Nuclear Medicine Technology
    • Radiation Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Optometry
  • Orthoptics
  • Osteopathy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Podiatry
  • Psychology (Honours and postgraduate level only)
  • Social Work (AASW approved courses only) and
  • Speech Pathology

Oral Health

  • Dentistry
  • Oral Health

Scholarship funding will be for a maximum of six weeks whilst the scholar is on their clinical placement. The scholarship will assist scholars undertaking a clinical placement from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

Successful students will receive financial assistance towards travel, accommodation and living expenses, but the scholarship may not necessarily cover all costs incurred.

Eligible scholars will be enrolled fulltime in an eligible allied health or oral health discipline as described above and be an Australian citizen or hold Australian Permanent Residency status. Emphasis will be placed on students in their 3rd or 4th year of study (if studying at undergraduate level) and postgraduate students. 

NOTE: If you do not yet have the details of your clinical placement you can still apply.

Please contact the AHCPSS Program Officer on 1800 338 061 or email ahcps@sarrah.org.au for more information.

The AHCPS Scheme is managed by Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) and funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

Applications open on Monday 31 March 2009 and close on Tuesday, 26 May 2009 at 5pm.  For further information please contact the RAHUS Administrator, Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH),on 1800 338 061 or by email on rahus@sarrah.org.au.   

Please go to www.sarrah.org.au to apply online or to view the Guidelines, Frequently Asked Questions or How To Complete the Application Form documents.

Australian Council of Agricultural Societies in conjunction with Coca Cola Amatil

The Australian Council of Agricultural Societies with funding from Coca-Cola Amatil has on offer a total of 34 scholarships each of $2000 to be allocated annually for a period of five years. They are to support students studying agriculturally related subjects and will be distributed on a state by state basis.

Details are at the website www.acas.asn.au/coca-cola

Mackay Sugar Scholarship

Mackay Sugar is offering a scholarship to the value of $7500 to students who are about to enter their final year of study in the area of Science, Business, Information Technology and Engineering.

Applications have now closed.

More information about the Mackay Sugar Scholarship This link will take you to another QUT website.

CEED (Co-operative Education for Enterprise Development) Industry-based Research Scholarships

The CEED (Co-operative Education for Enterprise Development) Program is a form of education where part of the student's training is conducted in industry. This training is based on projects conducted on-site in industry or government. The project usually arises from a client's need to undertake R&D or improvement in an area for which it lacks available personnel or resources.

CEED provides companies, State and Local Government with a cost-effective alternative method to undertake this work. A project needs to be of sufficient difficulty and suitable scope to be reported as a final year class project, Honours or Master's thesis while, at the same time, meeting the needs of the corporate agenda.

The CEED program actively seeks out research topics in industry and generates scholarships for these studies.

Further information This link will take you to another QUT website.

Charlie Bell Scholarship for Future Leaders

The Charlie Bell Scholarship for Future Leaders was created to recognise the late Charlie Bell's commitment to individual development and will reward up to three individuals up to $15 000 each towards their tuition fees for the 2009 academic year. The scholarship is open to both undergraduate and postgraduate students from any discipline.

Applications are now open and will close 3 November 2008.

2009 Application Form (PDF, 0.11MB)

2009 Terms & Conditions (PDF, 0.09MB)

More information about the Charlie Bell Scholarship for future leaders This link will take you to another QUT website.

Australian Defence Force opportunities

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) pays suitable undergraduate students who would like careers as Officers in the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army or Royal Australian Air Force up to $32,833 to study at QUT.

More information This link will take you to another QUT website.

Built Environment and Engineering

The Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering is fortunate to offer our students a number of industry-sponsored scholarships. Sponsors look to invest in supporting deserving students with academic performance not being the only consideration - sponsors want to know about the person, not just the grades.

Second Year Scholarships This link takes you to a new QUT website.

Goodman International Bursary - $1,500
Investec Bank Property Economics Award -$10,000
North Surveys Scholarship - $7,000
Thiess Building Scholarship - $8,000

Third Year Scholarships This link takes you to a new QUT website.

Abigroup Contractors Bursary - $5,000
Baulderstone Hornibrook Scholarship - $8,000
BMD Civil Engineering Scholarship - $10,000
EGR Scholarship - $5,500
Knight Frank Student Bursary - $2,000
McConnell Dowell Bursary - $5,000
North Surveys Scholarship - $7,000
Roche Mining Scholarship - $16,000 over 2 years
SEW-Eurodrive Travel Scholarship – valued at $6,500
Thiess Civil Scholarship - $8,000

Final Year Scholarships This link takes you to a new QUT website.

Airservices Australia Scholarship - $5,000
Baulderstone Hornibrook Scholarship - $8,000
Brown Consulting Scholarship - $8,000
EGR Scholarship - $5,500
FKP Scholarship - $7,000
GHD Architectural Scholarship - $8,000
Hastings Deering Scholarship - $12,500
McConnell Dowell Bursary - $5,000
Meakin Family Equity Bursary - $3,000
NAWIC Women in Construction Bursary - $2,500
North Surveys Scholarship - $7,000
Neil H. Davis Bursary - $3,000
RACQ Engineering Scholarship - $8,000
Sinclair Knight Merz Civil Engineering Bursary - $2,000
Sinclair Knight Merz Mechanical Engineering Bursary - $2,000
Stockland Development Scholarship - $7,000
Thiess Civil Engineering

For more information contact the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering on phone 07 3138 4039.

Australian Defence Force engineering opportunities

The Australian Defence Force pays undergraduate students who would like careers as engineering officers in the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army or Royal Australian Air Force up to $30 652 pa to study at QUT.

More information

Business

Honours scholarships

The Faculty of Business offers numerous scholarships for honours students:

  • Faculty of Business QUT Student Exchange Program Scholarship
  • School of Economics and Finance Honours Scholarship
  • School of Accountancy Honours Scholarship
  • School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations Scholarship
  • School of Management Honours Scholarship

More information on Business Honours scholarships This link takes you to a new QUT website.

Creative Industries

Communication Design Honours Scholarship

In memory of Gerard Cutcheon, Adam Neykoff-Davies and Helena Wood, this scholarship is available to a motivated and passionate individual, commencing a Bachelor of Creative Industries (Honours) Communication Design in 2007. One scholarship will be awarded to the value of $5000.

Applications have now closed.

More information on the Communication Design Honours scholarship This link takes you to a new QUT website.

4EBFM Ethnic Radio Scholarship

In collaboration with Brisbane radio station 4EBFM, two scholarships will be awarded in 2008 to provide broadcast experience and study support to students from non-English speaking backgrounds, looking to work in the general Australian media.

The one-year scholarship is valued at $5000.

Applications have now closed.

More information about the 4EBFM Ethnic Radio Scholarship This link takes you to a new QUT website.

 

Executive Dean's Merit Scholarship

This is a tuition fee scholarship for selected excellent students articulating into the second year of a Creative Industries Faculty undergraduate program.

For more information about the Executive Dean's Merit Scholarship

Education

Dean's Scholars Program

The Dean's Scholars Program identifies the top 20 students in the Faculty of Education undergraduate degrees based on a student's GPA at the end of their first year of study. Successful candidates are encouraged to become involved in research activities and are supported with mentoring to help them maintain their high achievements and gain entry to research pathways.

Candidates will receive access to the Research Students' Centre, additional library borrowing rights, employment opportunities as casual research assistants as they arise, and invitations to a variety of Faculty seminars and functions.

Dean's Scholars are expected to maintain a high GPA (normally 6) in order to retain this status throughout their undergraduate degree.

Nominations determined in March 2008

More information on the Faculty of Education Dean's Scholars Program This link takes you to a new QUT website.

King and Amy O'Malley Trust Home Economics Scholarships

Scholarships are open to full-time undergraduate students undertaking an eligible course in home economics or equivalent at an Australian tertiary institution. The scholarship is valued at $5000.

Applications close: last Friday of June each year

More information on the O'Malley Trust scholarships This link will take you to another QUT website.

Contact details:

The Managing Trustees, King and Amy O'Malley Trust

  • Postal address: PO Box 2047 Mount Waverley Victoria 3149
  • Phone: 03 9888 3200
  • Fax: 03 9888 2241
  • Email: omalley.trust@bigpond.com

Meakin Family Scholarships

This scholarship is available to two student in their final year of a Bachelor of Education, who can demonstrate financial hardship and/or social disadvantage. Two scholarship s will be awarded to the value of $3000 each.

More information on the Meakin Family scholarship This link takes you to a new QUT website.

Paperbark Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

The Faculty of Education offers a scholarship to encourage students from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background to realise their study goals. One scholarship is offered to help support students who are undertaking a Bachelor of Education within the Faculty. The scholarship contributes towards course fees.

Applications have now closed.

For more information about Paperbark Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

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Health

2007 Joan Penridge Commemorative Award

This award supports a full-time student undertaking the third year of the Bachelor of Nursing (Pre-registration), the fourth year of a Bachelor of Nursing and Health Services Management, the fourth year of a Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Health Science (Public Health), or the fourth year of a Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Applied Science (in Human Movement Studies).

One scholarship to the value of $3000 will be awarded to a third-year, full-time student who has demonstrated a high level of academic and professional commitment.

Applications have now closed. Applications for the scholarship for 2009 will open in late July/early August.

More information on the Joan Penridge Award This link takes you to a new QUT website.

Masonic Care Queensland Nursing Bursary

This bursary (new in 2006) valued at $3000 is awarded to an undergraduate nursing student in the final year of their course. Applicants are asked to demonstrate their level of understanding of nursing as a contemporary profession in the residential aged care practice setting. Recipients are encouraged to undertake a significant component of their final year clinical practice at Masonic Care Queensland – Sandgate or another facility operated by the organisation.

More information visit the Faculty of Health website This link takes you to a new QUT website. or contact the School of Nursing and Midwifery on phone 07 3138 3819.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Scholarships

Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme

The Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants* and is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and administered by Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA).

Scholarships will be available for the start of the 2009 academic year and are worth up to $7,500 per year for part time study and up $15,000 per year for full time study.

Scholarships will be available for students who wish to study in 2009 at the undergraduate level in the areas of:

    • Aboriginal Health Worker
    • Allied Health (excluding pharmacy)
    • Dentistry/Oral Health
    • Health Service Management
    • Health Promotion/Education
    • Medicine
    • Mental Health
    • Midwifery
    • Nursing

Selection will be based on criteria including demonstrated interest and experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, leadership qualities and financial need. This selection is not based on academic achievement.
*Applicants must identify as and be able to prove their Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status. To prove your status as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, you must obtain a written Confirmation of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Decent document from an Indigenous Australian organisation within the community in which you live or have previously lived.

The Confirmation of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Descent document must include the signatures of two office holders.

This scheme will open 27 June 2009 and applications will be available to download from the Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme website This link will take you to another QUT website.. The closing date for applications TBC.

Further information is available by contacting RCNA on free call 1800 688 628 or scholarships@rcna.org.au.  More scholarships can also be found at http://www.rcna.org.au/scholarships/government_scholarships

Safety Institute of Australia Medal

Two students (one undergraduate and one postgraduate) in their final-year of Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) will be selected for the award based on academic excellence, demonstrated leadership and professional capability and are chosen from Queensland tertiary institutions teaching OH&S. The Queensland winners will go forward for national selection. Scholarships will be awarded to the value of $1000 each. Both winners will be awarded the SIA Medal and registration, accommodation and airfare (within Queensland) to the next annual state conference.

More information on Faculty of Health scholarships This link takes you to a new QUT website.

Humanities and Social Science

Humanities and Social Science Honours Scholarships

Two honours scholarships are available for studies in Humanities and Social Science disciplines for 2008 academic year. These are available on a competitive basis for enrolment within the following programs:

  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (HH21)
  • Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) (HH23)

Each scholarship is worth $3000 and will be awarded on merit. Two payments of $1,500 each will be made during the Honours year, subject to satisfactory progress being made (pro rata for part-time students).

Applications have now closed.

More information about the Humanities and Social Science Honours Scholarships

Law

Shine Lawyers External Studies Scholarship

This scholarship, to the value of $6000, is awarded to an external student.

More information about the Shine Roche McGowan External Studies Scholarship This link takes you to a new QUT website.

Blake Dawson Waldron Scholarship

This scholarship valued at $8170 is offered to students in support of their final year of the Bachelor of Laws or a Law double degree. The recipient will be a student who excels academically, is financially disadvantaged and intends to practise law on graduation.

Applications have now closed.

Science & Technology

There are no postgrad scholarships to offer at present.

How to apply for scholarships

You can apply for as many scholarships for which you are eligible. You will be awarded one scholarship, to which you are most appropriately suited.

Before applying, read the application form carefully to ensure that you include all necessary information and documentation, and are aware of the closing and notification dates.