Go for IT gURL Merit Scholarship

Available for

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

Student type:
  • Future domestic undergraduate school leaver students
Eligibility:
  • Academic performance
  • Women
Study type:
  • Undergraduate
Faculty/area:
  • Science and Engineering
Eligible courses:
  • IT04,IT06,IT23,IX55,IX57,IX54,IX56,IX58,IX53,IT07,IT09,IX61,IX62,IX63,IX64,IX65,IX69

Application dates

Open date: 1 August 2012

Closing date: 16 November 2012

Eligibility details

You must:

  • be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • have a minimum OP 5
  • have outstanding academic ability
  • demonstrate leadership skills
  • demonstrate involvement in community service and extra-curricular activities
  • be a female Queensland Year 12 student who is applying to start an eligible Information Technology (IT) course at QUT in Semester 1, 2013.

What you receive

You'll receive:

  • one of up to five scholarships valued at $4,000 paid after the census date in Semester 1
  • a complimentary 12 month student membership of the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

How to apply

  1. Apply through QTAC for entry into an eligible single or double undergraduate Information Technology Bachelor degree at QUT for Semester 1, 2013.

    How to apply for undergraduate courses

  2. Complete the application form by the due date.

What happens next

We will assess applications based on our selection criteria. We will award up to five scholarships for 2013.

We'll notify you of the outcome of your application in early January. If your application is successful, you'll be expected to start studying in Semester 1, 2013.

Conditions

You must:

  • remain enrolled full-time at QUT for the duration of the scholarship
  • achieve a grade of 4 or above for all units.

You can't:

  • defer your offer of a place in your course and still keep your scholarship.

Your scholarship will be terminated at the end of 2013, or if you:

  • choose not to continue with your course
  • transfer to another course
  • don't carry out your course of study with competence and diligence
  • behave in a manner that breaches student rules.

Background

This scholarship for female Information Technology students is funded by the Faculty but paid via the Australian Computer Society (ACS) Foundation.

Contacts

Science and Engineering Faculty

  • Level 3, O Podium
    Gardens Point
    2 George St
    Brisbane QLD
  • Postal address:
    QUT Science and Engineering Faculty
    GPO Box 2434
    Brisbane QLD 4001