Support to undertake a business degree
Burleigh Heads BOQ believe in elevating the profession that transforms lives through the power of financial education. The purpose of these Scholarships is to encourage and assist students to enter, re-enter and achieve leadership roles across financial services.
Key points
Targeted to
Students commencing a business degree
Value
$5,000
Level of study
Undergraduate
Apply by
4pm Monday 18 March 2024
Scholarship details
To be eligible you must:
- be an Australian Citizen or Permanent resident.
- be eligible for, and accepted into, a Griffith Business School degree at Griffith University commencing in T1 2024.
- be enrolled as a full-time student.
- not be a recipient of another equity scholarship
Preference will be given to applicants who reside in postcodes 4220 – 4225 and 2485.
You can apply for this scholarship via our scholarship application process.
Application information
We use the following sections of the application to consider you for this scholarship:
Study details
- Secondary education history
- Program preferences.
Personal background
- Income and expenditure
- Scholarships
- Circumstances.
Statements
To give yourself the best chance, we recommend you complete the personal statement, all statements you complete will be considered.
- Personal statement: max. 500 words, demonstrating your passion/involvement/activities in the accounting/finance sector.
- Challenges statement: max 250 words, detailing the financial challenges you’ve overcome, or which have the potential to impact your studies.
- Supporting documentation: you must upload the following, please use only the following formats- pdf, word, jpeg or excel, we can only guarantee these formats will be accepted:
- evidence of financial need (Centrelink or budget statements).
Shortlist information
Shortlisted applicants may be required to attend an interview.
Value
Maximum value is $5,000, paid in instalments. Instalments of $2,500 are payable for each full-time enrolled trimester up to maximum value of the scholarship.
Payment
Payments are made up to six weeks after the census date, subject to recipients satisfying the scholarship’s terms and conditions.
To remain eligible for the scholarship, recipients must:
- remain enrolled on a full-time basis, in the Griffith Business School degree for which the scholarship was awarded
- maintain a minimum GPA 4.5
- not be a recipient of another equity scholarship.
Recipients may be invited to meet with the donor and be featured in marketing materials to promote the scholarship.
The above conditions are verified each trimester at census date. If a scholarship recipient fails to successfully meet these conditions, it is at the discretion of the Scholarship Selection Committee to withhold the trimester instalment, or terminate the scholarship. The recipient must show cause to the Scholarships Office why the scholarship should not be terminated.
Applications, including supporting documentation, must be completed and submitted by the closing date.
Offers are made via email.
Applicants may be shortlisted and be required to provide additional information.
Griffith University reserves the right to withdraw an advertised scholarship at any time.
Donor details
Bank of Queensland (BOQ) is one of Australia's leading regional banks. They pride themselves on being independent from the big four bank and most branches are run by local Owner-Managers. This means they are running a small business and understand what it means to deliver personal service.
They also pride themselves on building long-term customer relationships that are based on mutual respect and understanding. BOQ have more than 160 branches across Australia and in each and every one of them you'll find them really getting to know their customers and recognising the things they need.
Burleigh Heads BOQ believe in elevating the profession that transforms lives through the power of financial education. The purpose of these Scholarships is to encourage and assist students to enter, re-enter and achieve leadership roles across financial services. Burleigh Heads BOQ strive to deliver exceptional outcomes for the sector, the communities they serve and partner with organisations like Griffith University in delivering the next generation of talent.
As part of this continued commitment to excellence they wish to provide meaningful opportunities for our students in pursuing finance and economics education.
Start your application
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