ADFAS Gold Coast QCA Honours Award

Applicants must:

• submit an application to QCA by 28 March 2022
• provide PowerPoint presentation with examples from their portfolio for the selection committee to review
• clarify how they intend to utilise the award money. (the award can only be spent for the purposes nominated in the application)
• outline their career aspirations and how it will benefit their studies at Honours level
• provide a reference from the Course Convenor speaking to the quality of the applicant’s work.

Applications are to be made directly to the Queensland College of Art, either:

• Dr Natalya Hughes, Program Director, Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours)
• Dr Michelle Douglas, Program Director, Bachelor of Design (Honours).

Selection process

Selection will be by a nominated committee comprising the following or their nominated representative:

• Chairman of ADFAS (Chair of Committee)
• Deputy Director—Learning and Teaching QCA
• QCA Honours Co-ordinator
• respected QCA alumnus.

The selection committee will convene shortly after the close date.

The recipient will be primarily chosen based on:

• The quality of the body of work produced, the described honours project demonstrated via the applicant’s PowerPoint application.
• Other considerations will include: the applicant’s stated career aspirations and the Course Convenor’s reference. Additional information from the convenor will assist in differentiating between two equally suitable candidates if necessary.
• If there is no worthy recipient in any one year the interest and annual pledge will be reinvested into the endowment.

Reimbursement of expenses up to the value of $2,000.

The award is valued at up to $2,000 and is paid in the form of reimbursement of expenses.

The award is to be paid to the student in May of Trimester 1 of their honours program and upon presentation of receipts to QCA. Expenses are to be in line with their application and to be used in full before the end of October. Any unclaimed monies will be retained in the endowment to make up for any shortfall of the annual $2,000 in future years. The recipient may elect to present all receipts at one time to claim the full $2,000 or may present the receipts on two different occasions (the first refund must total a minimum of $1,000).

QCA to confirm the week after census date that the recipient is still enrolled and again in May of the awarding year that the recipient's honours project is evolving successfully so that Development and Alumni may transfer the funds to QCA.

Should the recipient not progress to their honours, the award money will be withdrawn for that year and the funds reinvested in the endowment.

If study is postponed due to extenuating circumstances substantiated by a medical certificate, any outstanding monies will be retained in the endowment fund until the recipient can continue their honours year. The deferment cannot exceed one year, thereafter any outstanding award money will be forfeited and reinvested in the endowment.

The award can only be spent for the purposes nominated by the recipient in their application.