MineGeoTech Scholarship

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

State University

The university of Queensland Australia

Area

Australia

Host Country

Australia

Deadline

05 Feb 2022

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

Scholarship value: $4,500

Scholarship duration: 1 year

Number awarded: 1

Applications open: 5 January 2022

Eligibility:

You’re eligible if you:

are a domestic student
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.

And you have:

demonstrated significant financial disadvantage through achieving the maximum points for the ‘Financial Hardship’ category of QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme
been awarded a UQ Link Scholarship
not received another scholarship awarded on the basis of financial hardship at The University of Queensland, with the exception of:
- UQ Link scholarship
- 33rd UQ Senate Create Change Residential Scholarship
- Aspire Residential Scholarship.

Selection criteria:

Preference will be given to students who (in order of preference):

can demonstrate that, in the year prior to starting at UQ, they are a permanent resident of a remote, very remote area or outer regional area
will study a program containing a significant component of STEM.

About this scholarship:

Donated by alumnus Dr John Player (through MineGeoTech Pty Ltd) to honour his commitment to advancing the interests of capable students who come from remote and very remote areas who have the desire to study within the engineering, science, technology and mathematics disciplines at UQ.