Bernard and Daphne Cornish Engineering Scholarship
This scholarship will open in January 2025.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Study area
- Engineering
- Scholarship focus
- Academic excellence, Financial hardship
- Scholarship value
- Determined by the Dean and committee for each scholarship
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- Up to 2
- Applications open
- January 2025
- Applications close
- March 2025
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are an Australian citizen
- are enrolled full-time in any of the following programs:
- Bachelor of Engineering
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Master of Engineering or
- dual engineering program
- have completed at least the first year of your program
- have achieved a GPA of at least 4 for each semester
- don't already hold a university qualification
- don't hold another scholarship that the Associate Dean deems to be similar.
How to apply
Apply using the online application form.
You'll need:
- a cover letter
- a copy of your resume
- a copy of your studies report from SI-net
- demonstrated financial hardship (i.e. Centrelink statement, ATO notice, payslips, etc.)
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- evidence of financial hardship
- academic achievement
- potential to successfully complete the program
- any other matter that the selection committee considers to be relevant to your future success in the engineering profession.
Preference will be given to students who are:
- studying in any mechanical engineering field
- previous recipients of the scholarship who continue to face financial hardship.
What happens next
If you're shortlisted, we will contact you to arrange an interview. We will also email you the outcome of your application.
About this scholarship
The scholarship was established in 2013 and supported through endowed gifts by Mr Bernard Cornish and Mrs Daphne Cornish.