Destination Australia Scholarship (Domestic Students)

Applicants must:

• be an Australian citizen or have permanent resident status
• be a commencing student (i.e. be new to USQ and/or be commencing an eligible program) in Semester 1 2021
• be commencing an eligible program of study for the appropriate duration, for example:
  • Associate degree (2 years),
  • Bachelor's degree (3 or 4 years),
  • Honours or Double degrees (4 years), or
  • Master's degree (2 years, coursework only)
• have a sound level of academic achievement
• be enrolled in a minimum of 4 study units in Semester 1 2021 and for each of Semester 1 and Semester 2 of each year for the duration of the scholarship
• be enrolled on-campus at USQ Toowoomba * #

Please Note:

1) * Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, students are able to apply for this scholarship and study one(1) semester online while the Government travel restrictions are in place. Students will be required to attend the Toowoomba Campus following the lifting of the Government Travel Restrictions.

2) # Under the guidelines, residency away from the regional area is permitted for:

• no more than one study period (not exceeding 6 months) per qualification where the qualification is longer than 2 years, or
• 25% of the qualification length where the qualification is 2 years or shorter.

 

Preference will be given to students who are not already in receipt of sponsorship or other financial support.

The government funding received for the scholarship stipulates that for the duration of the scholarship students must maintain ongoing residency in a regional area of Australia as classified by the Australian Statistical Geographic Standard Remoteness Areas (2016) – refer Health Workforce Locator map.

Applicants must:

• submit a personal statement (one page maximum), outlining:

• Why are you interested studying in a regional area?
• How have you contributed to your local community, and how do you plan to enrich the USQ Community?
• What influenced and motivated you to choose your intended study program?

• provide evidence of past academic achievement as directed in the application process.
• provide proof of residence as directed in the application process. 

Extra consideration will be given to the following cohorts:

• mature age applicants, and
• applicants who identify as female enrolled in a non-traditional area of study:
  • Science (including Environment and Agriculture)
  • Engineering and Built Environment
  • Information Technology
  • Aviation
  • Management and Commerce
• applicants who identify as male enrolled in a non-traditional area of study:
  • Nursing and Health
  • Education

Due to the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting Government imposed travel restrictions, USQ is working to support our students through this process and applicant's circumstances will be considered during the selection process.

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 28 February 2021 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.