Scholarship details
What you'll receive
You'll receive:
- a scholarship of $5,000 for one year.
Eligibility
You must be one of:
- an Australian citizen (including dual citizens)
- a permanent resident of Australia
- a permanent humanitarian visa holder
- a New Zealand citizen.
You must also be:
- female
- from a low-income background
- experiencing financial hardship
- enrolled in or applying for one of:
- any undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Health
- a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Biological Sciences or Chemistry
- a Bachelor of Biomedical Science
- a Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science
- a Bachelor of Justice
- a Bachelor of Human Services/Bachelor of Justice double degree.
Who can't apply
You can't apply if you're a:
- single-unit study student - studying an individual unit at QUT, but not enrolled in a QUT course
- cross-institutional student - enrolled in a course at another university, but studying specific units at QUT and receiving credit towards your course at the other university
- QUT College student - studying one of the pathway programs offered by our international college, including foundation courses, university diplomas and English language courses
How to apply
To be considered for this scholarship, you need to apply through our Equity Scholarships Scheme.
Completing the application form
You only need to submit one application form to be considered for all scholarships under the scheme. Make sure you follow the instructions to supply all relevant supporting documents by the closing date.
What happens next?
We'll assess your application and score it against our selection criteria.
We allocate scholarships based on need. Students with the greatest need will receive the highest value scholarships. There are a limited number of scholarships available.
Conditions
This scholarship is open to female students only. You must be enrolled in the semester you applied for and studying towards one of the eligible courses. Before we pay your scholarship, we will check your enrolment status to ensure you are still enrolled and eligible.
About the scholarship
The Dr Cherrell Hirst Learning Potential Fund Scholarship was established by Dr Cherrell Hirst as a tribute to her family.
The scholarship aims to encourage disadvantaged and low-income female students to undertake an undergraduate degrees in health, science or justice.
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
- Kelvin Grove
- Postal address
- QUT Equity Scholarships
- Victoria Park Rd
- Kelvin Grove QLD 4059