Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program

The Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program (RRESP) has been introduced to improve access to and completion of tertiary education courses for students from regional and remote areas in Australia.

The Program will support up to 1200 undergraduate, postgraduate and Vocational Education and Training (VET) students to undertake a tertiary course, open to all fields of study the scholarships are for Certificate IV to PhD courses.

QTAC is the Scholarship Support Organisation for the Australian Government Department of Education and Training to deliver the Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarship Program.

For further information on the Rural & Regional Enterprise Scholarship Program please visit the QTAC Website.

The Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarship Program can provide:

funding up to $18,000 (based on course length and type of study or training)
additional funding of $500 to support an internship

For further information on the funding received for the Rural & Regional Enterprise Scholarship please visit the QTAC Website.

Applicants must:

be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, holder of a permanent humanitarian visa, or a New Zealand citizen living in Australia
have commenced their Eligible Course of Study in Semester 1 of 2019 and be continuing in Semester 2 of 2019 OR
be commencing their Eligible Course of Study in Semester 2 of 2019
have a permanent home address in a regional or remote areas as defined by the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).

For further information on the Eligibility Criteria for the Rural & Regional Enterprise Scholarship please visit the QTAC Website.

Applicants must:

provide evidence to demonstrate your financial need
provide a written statement(max. 300 words) that describes an achievement that you are proud of

Applicants may also meet other criteria as outlined in the Selection Criteria section of the scholarship on the website.

For further information pertaining to the Selection Criteria of the Rural & Regional Enterprise Scholarship please visit the QTAC Website.

For further information on how to apply for the Rural & Regional Enterprise Scholarship please visit the QTAC Website.

Applications for Round Three:

Open - Monday, 8 April 2019
Close - Friday, 21 June 2019

For further important information on dates pertaining to the Rural & Regional Enterprise Scholarship please visit the QTAC Website.

For more detailed information on the Rural & Regional Enterprise Scholarship please visit the QTAC Website.

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