Rogers Family Scholarship
This scholarship will open soon.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Study area
- Engineering
- Scholarship focus
- Financial hardship
- Scholarship value
- $10,000
- Scholarship duration
- May vary
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- July 2024
- Applications close
- August 2024
This scholarship is part of the Liveris Academy Equity Scholarship Scheme.
See all scholarships in this scheme.
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are a domestic student
- can demonstrate financial hardship
- don't hold another scholarship that the Director considers to be similar.
- are enrolled, or intend to enrol full-time in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (or an engineering integrated/dual program) in the year of award, or after an approved deferment of one year
- have completed at least 12 units but less than 27 units
- don't already hold a university qualification.
How to apply
Apply using the online application portal.
You'll need a:
- cover letter
- resume
- copy of your most recent studies report from mySI-net
- couple of short-answer written submissions.
You can save your application and come back to it any time.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial hardship.
We'll also consider:
- documented evidence of educational disadvantage as a result of financial, geographical, cultural or other personal circumstances
- academic achievements
- personal qualities including
- leadership potential, community service and/or engagement
- alignment with the graduate attributes of the Liveris Academy
- demonstrated commitment to academic excellence
- demonstrated capacity and willingness to actively participate in, and positively contribute to, co-curricular activities at UQ
- demonstrated strength of interest in undertaking co-curricular developmental activities through the Liveris Academy
- any other matter that the selection committee considers to be relevant to your future success at UQ and in their subsequent career.
Preference may be given to a student studying in any field of engineering in the chemical engineering discipline.
What happens next
We’ll acknowledge your application by email. If you have not received an email within 2 days of applying, email scholarships@eait.uq.edu.au
If you’re considered eligible, we’ll forward your application to a selection panel to review.
If you’re successful, we will notify you in writing.
About this scholarship
The Rogers Family Scholarship endowment was established in 2020 under the Create Change Scholarship Match and Dow Chemical Challenge and is maintained by an endowed gift from Tim Rogers who is an alumnus of UQ to encourage and support outstanding students in an Approved Program at UQ, through financial support and Membership with the Liveris Academy.