QIC Indigenous Tertiary Scholarship

You can apply for this scholarship via our application process.

Application information

To be considered for this scholarship, you must complete the following sections within your application.

Study details

Either:

• Secondary education history
• Program preferences

Or:

• Program: Details of current degree.

Statements

• Personal statement: In 500 words or less, describe yourself and your personal attributes, such as your ability to overcome adversity, potential to achieve at university, community involvement, career aspirations, interests and drive.
• Challenges statement: In 300 words or less, outline the impact the scholarship would have on your life and how it would help you achieve your current and future career goals.
• Supporting documentation: Please upload a current CV/resume. Please upload the following formats only: PDF, Word, JPEG or Excel. We cannot guarantee other formats will be accepted.

Value

The scholarship is valued at $10,000, paid in instalments of $5,000 in Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 only, provided conditions are met.

Subject to approval by the donor, the scholarship may continue for an additional period. The continuation of the scholarship is at the discretion of the donor and is subject to the recipient meeting the terms and conditions of the scholarship for each applicable year. Recipients will be notified in writing of the outcome each applicable year.

Conditions are verified each trimester and payments are then made up to six weeks after the trimester census date once confirmation conditions have been met.

As part of the scholarship, QIC will provide a mentor to the student who will support and assist the student throughout their university degree. The mentor will be selected based on the successful applicants preferred qualities and values in a mentor.

To remain eligible for the scholarship, the recipient will be required to:

• remain enrolled as a full-time student in an eligible undergraduate degree (previously listed)
• maintain a minimum GPA of 4.0
• continue to meet eligibility requirements.

A scholarship recipient may take leave of absence in accordance with University policy. Scholarship benefits are suspended for the period of leave of absence. Recipients must not defer for more than one trimester to remain eligible for the scholarship. Payments will be suspended for the trimester that the student defers, however will resume once the student returns to full-time study. The recipient may also be invited to meet with the donor, have their image 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 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 cancelled.

Applications, including any supporting documentation, must be completed and submitted by the closing date.

The selection committee may decide to interview short-listed candidates. In making its recommendation, the selection committee will take into account personal qualities, including leadership potential.

Applicants may be required to provide additional information in order to determine eligibility.

Offers are made via email.

Griffith University reserves the right to withdraw an advertised scholarship at any time.