Scholarship details
Study levels
Undergraduate
Student type
Future students and Current students
Study area
Business, Justice and Law
Eligibility criteria
Struggling financially
Citizenship
Australian or New Zealand
What you'll receive
You'll receive a scholarship of $5,000 for one year, paid in two instalments of $2,500.
Eligibility
You must be one of the following:
- an Australian citizen (including dual citizens)
- a permanent resident of Australia
- a permanent humanitarian visa holder
- a New Zealand citizen.
You must also be:
- from a low-income background
- experiencing financial hardship
- enrolled in or applying for one of:
- Bachelor of Business (Accountancy)
- Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
How to apply
Complete an application to the Equity Scholarships Scheme.
What happens next?
All applications are assessed against selection criteria. We allocate scholarships based on need. Students with the greatest need will receive the highest value scholarships.
About the scholarship
The Brisbane office of global accounting firm BDO has become the first business organisation to partner with QUT in creating scholarships for disadvantaged students through the QUT Learning Potential Fund. The scholarships will be funded by BDO staff through the BDO Workplace Giving Program, with the company matching donations. Bernard Curran, Partner, BDO Australia Brisbane Office with his BDO colleagues established the BDO Learning Potential Fund Scholarship to encourage financially disadvantaged students to undertake a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) or Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws (Honours).
Contact us
Equity Scholarships Team
Get in touch with us to provide feedback on this page.
- Phone
- 3138 5582
- Int. phone
- +61 7 3138 5582
- equityscholarships@qut.edu.au
- Location
- Level 6, F Block
- Room 610
- Kelvin Grove
- Postal address
- QUT Equity Scholarships
- Victoria Park Rd
- Kelvin Grove QLD 4059