Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Economics Postgraduate Support Scholarship
This scholarship is closed.
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student, Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Postgraduate coursework
- Study area
- Business and economics
- Scholarship focus
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, Financial hardship
- Scholarship value
- $4,000 in the first year / $2,000 in second year
- Scholarship duration
- up to 2 years
- Number awarded
- May vary
- Applications open
- 18 October 2023
- Applications close
- 31 March 2024
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, who identifies as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and who is accepted as such by the community in which you have lived.
- are a domestic student in accordance with The University’s Fee Policy
- are enrolled or intends to enrol full-time in an Approved Program
How to apply
Apply using the online application form.
- Applicants are required to provide evidence of their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status. This would usually take the form of confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status under the common seal of a community organisation. Where exceptional circumstances apply, statutory declarations and other forms of documentation may be considered. Original or certified copies of supporting documentation must be provided; and
- Preference will be given to applicants who hold the School of Economics Postgraduate Coursework Indigenous Scholarship
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We will consider:
- academic achievements
- relevant work experience
- interest in and benefit from studying the eligible postgraduate program
- personal interests and achievements
About this scholarship
The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage, support and enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in a postgraduate program through the School of Economics to purchase technology and travel back to Country during their studies at The University of Queensland.
For further enquiries, contact economics@uq.edu.au