Peter Høj and Mandy Thomas Indigenous Student Scholarship

DETALLES DE LA OPORTUNIDAD

Universidad Estatal

The university of Queensland Australia

Área

Australia

País anfitrión

Australia

Fecha límite

13 ene. 2023

Nivel de estudio

Postgrado

Tipo de oportunidad

Becas , Becas , Subsidios

Oportunidad de financiación

Financiación completa

Países elegibles

Esta oportunidad está destinada a todos los países

Región elegible

Todas las regiones

Enrolment status: Current UQ student

Student type: Domestic

Study level: Undergraduate, Honours, Postgraduate coursework, Postgraduate research (HDR)

Study level: All study areas

Scholarship focus: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, Accommodation, Financial hardship

Scholarship value: Full cost of accommodation covered for a standard room at Kev Carmody House

Scholarship duration: For the completion of the program taken full-time

Number awarded: May vary

Applications open: October 2022

Eligibility:

You're eligible if you:

can demonstrate financial need
are an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
are enrolled in any program.

Selection criteria:

We'll consider:

demonstrated financial need
academic ability
personal qualities, including leadership potential
any other matter that the selection committee considers relevant to your future success in your field of study.

About this scholarship:

Peter Høj served as the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Queensland from 2012 to 2020. Following the public launch of UQ’s first comprehensive philanthropic campaign, Peter Høj and his wife Mandy Thomas established an endowed accommodation scholarship supporting Indigenous Australian students. This gift was inspired by both Peter’s belief in the personal and economic value of educational pursuits and the need to ensure greater access to historically disadvantaged members of the Australian community. Further, throughout his time in Australia, Peter has admired and learned from the country’s Indigenous peoples – in the Queensland community, throughout Australia and certainly on the UQ campus.

This scholarship is meant to support the next generation of Indigenous students working to create change in their communities and in the world, and – in a small, yet meaningful way – to address this historic inequity.