Childers & District Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association Scholarship
This scholarship is closed.
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student, Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Undergraduate, Postgraduate coursework
- Study area
- Agriculture and animal sciences
- Scholarship focus
- Financial hardship
- Scholarship value
- At least $4,500
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- May vary
- Applications open
- 8 March 2024
- Applications close
- 12 April 2024
Eligibility
You’re eligible if you:
- are a domestic student in accordance with the University’s Student Fee Policy
- are enrolled, or intend to enrol, full-time or part-time in undergraduate or postgraduate coursework programs related to agriculture at the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
- don’t hold a scholarship that the Associate Dean (Academic) considers to be similar
- apply for the scholarship by the closing date.
How to apply
Complete the online application form.
You’ll need:
- your studies report or academic transcript
- a personal statement
- evidence of your current residential address.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We’ll consider:
- strength of personal qualities as evidenced by personal statement included with your application
- academic capability as demonstrated by overall academic performance in either high school or tertiary study to date
- any other evidence that the selection committee may deem relevant to your future success in your field.
Where all other considerations are equal, preference will be given to applicants who:
- are majoring in, or intending to major in, horticulture; or
- have lived within 75 kilometres of Childers for at least five consecutive years or for at least 10 years cumulatively.
What happens next
We’ll send you an email to confirm we’ve received your application.
About this scholarship
This scholarship supports coursework students in agriculture-related programs, with a preference for students majoring in horticulture and students from Childers.