R D Arida Scholarship

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

State University

The university of Queensland Australia

Area

Australia

Host Country

Australia

Deadline

04 Feb 2023

Study level

Undergraduate

Opportunity type

Scholarships , Fellowships , Grants

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

Enrolment status: Future UQ student

Student type: Domestic

Study level: Undergraduate

Study level: All study areas

Scholarship focus: Financial hardship, Rural or remote

Scholarship value: $4,500

Scholarship duration: 1 year

Number awarded: Up to 2

Applications open: 4 January 2023

Eligibility:

You’re eligible if you:

are a domestic student
are a resident of North Queensland at the time of application
are enrolling as a commencing student in any bachelor program at UQ in semester 1 in the year of the scholarship
have not completed any prior tertiary study at bachelor level or higher.
can demonstrate significant financial disadvantage through achieving the maximum points for the ‘Financial Hardship’ category of QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme
have been awarded a UQ Link Scholarship
have not received another scholarship awarded on the basis of financial hardship at The University of Queensland, with the exception of a UQ Link Scholarship

Selection criteria:

The scholarship will be awarded to the applicant who at the time of application can demonstrate:

that they are a resident of North Queensland - any location that lies north of Townsville in QLD

Preference will be given to students who are from the Preferred Regions:

Charters Towers, Hughenden or Cloncurry.

About this scholarship:

Originally established in 2003, having been administered since 1944 by Perpetual Trustees Queensland and maintained by the income from a bequest from the late Rachid Lahoud Arida (also known as Richard Dominique Arida), the R D Arida Scholarship supports commencing students from North Queensland who are in financial need.