Corporate Partners in Excellence Scholarship - commencing students

You have to be applying for a QUT course to apply for this scholarship.

Available for

Student type:
  • Future domestic undergraduate school leaver students
Eligibility:
  • Academic performance
Study type:
  • Undergraduate
Faculty/area:
  • Business
Eligible courses:
  • BS05

Application dates

Closing date: 25 November 2011

Eligibility details

You must:

  • be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • have completed Year 12 at an Australian secondary school in the year you apply or the previous year
  • apply for and gain a full-time place in the Bachelor of Business.

What you receive

You'll receive:

  • a scholarship valued at $36,000, paid over three years, to spend on HECS-HELP, university fees, textbooks and living expenses
  • two 15-week internships with one or more of our corporate partners
  • entry into an accelerated study program where you'll receive support from an academic mentor, and special tutorials.

How to apply

Step 1

Lodge your QTAC application, ensuring QUT Bachelor of Business is your first preference.

Step-by-step guide to applying for undergraduate courses

You can list a Bachelor of Business double degree as your first preference and still be eligible for the scholarship. However, if your scholarship application is successful, you must change to a Bachelor of Business single degree.

Step 2

Read the application guide (PDF file, 731.81 KB) and complete the application cover sheet (DOCX file, 617.23 KB).

Step 3

Follow the instructions in the application guide to complete your application. Include letters of support from two school, work, or personal referees.

Step 4

Mail your application to the QUT Business School Scholarships, Prizes and Awards Officer.

What happens next

We'll send you a letter to let you know that we've received your application.

A panel of representatives from QUT and the sponsoring organisations will assess your application. We'll pay particular attention to how well you've addressed the selection criteria.

We'll contact you to let you know if you've been shortlisted. This may take a few weeks.

If you're shortlisted, you may be invited to attend an interview with the panel. Our Scholarships, Prizes and Awards Officer will phone you to arrange an interview and confirm the details in writing.

After your interview, we'll let you know if your application is successful. If it is, we'll send you a letter with confirmation and further details.

Conditions

To keep your scholarship, you must:

  • remain enrolled full-time
  • maintain an acceptable academic performance.

You can't:

  • hold another academic scholarship at the same time.

Background

The Corporate Partners in Excellence program is a unique industry-linked program for students who aspire to be future business leaders.

Contacts

QUT Business School Scholarships, Prizes and Awards Officer

QUT Business School Scholarship Prizes and Awards Officer

Postal address:
Business Scholarships, QUT Business School
GPO Box 2434
Brisbane QLD 4001