Scholarship details
Study levels
Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Student type
Current students
Study area
Education and Health
Eligibility criteria
Indigenous Australian
Citizenship
Australian and Australian or New Zealand
What you'll receive
You'll receive a bursary of either $250, $500 or $750, to be determined based on the length of your work integrated learning (WIL) placement.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the bursary, you must be either:
- an Australian citizen
- a New Zealand citizen
- an Australian permanent resident.
You must:
- be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent
- be enrolled at QUT in a nursing or teaching course at census date
- be undertaking a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement.
How to apply
Applications are currently closed. This scholarship is offered each year, with applications usually opening in February. Check back closer to this time for updates.
To be considered for this bursary, you must complete and submit the Forrester Family Nursing and Teaching Practical Placement Bursary application form online by the closing date.
Your application should also include the following attachments:
- a copy of your current QUT academic transcript
- a written submission (150–300 words per question) addressing the following question: 'How will this bursary assist you whilst undertaking your WIL placement?'
What happens next?
Your application will be assessed by representatives from the Oodgeroo Unit, based on the information provided in your application form and written submission.
Successful applicants will be notified by email.
Conditions
About the bursary
The Forrester Family Nursing and Teaching Practical Placement Bursary is a joint initiative between the Oodgeroo Unit, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the Forrester Family.
The bursary is available to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders students with some of the costs associated with completing a work integrated learning (WIL) placement in nursing or teaching.
Contact us
Scholarship Team
- Phone
- 3138 7624
- scholarships@qut.edu.au
- Website
- https://www.qut.edu.au/scholarships