Matthew Levy OAM Future Paralympian Scholarship

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

State University

The university of Queensland Australia

Area

Australia

Host Country

Australia

Deadline

31 Oct 2023

Study level

Postgraduate

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, Current UQ student

Student type: Domestic

Study level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate coursework

Study level: All study areas

Scholarship focus: Sporting excellence

Scholarship value: $6,000

Scholarship duration: Up to 4 years

Number awarded: One

Applications open: 1 August 2023

Eligibility:

You're eligible if you:

are an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, or the holder of an Australian permanent humanitarian visa
participate in a NSOD Recognised Sport
are, or intends to be, enrolled full or part time in an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program.

Selection criteria:

The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of the following criteria –

sporting achievements to date
potential to perform in their chosen sport at a Sufficiently High Level and
any other information that the selection committee considers relevant to the applicant’s future success in their studies.

About this scholarship:

Established in 2023 through an initial donation from Matthew Levy OAM, a retired Australian Paralympic swimmer who won three gold, one silver and six bronze medals across five Paralympic Games between 2004 and 2020. The UQ Para-athlete Scholarship Scheme was created to attract and retain outstanding new and continuing students with a disability who have demonstrated exceptional ability in their chosen sport to combine a tertiary education with high performance sport.