Scholarship details
Study levels
Undergraduate
Student type
Future students
Study area
All study areas
Eligibility criteria
Indigenous Australian
Citizenship
Australian or New Zealand
Application dates
- Applications open
- 1 October 2021
- Applications close
- 4 March 2022
What you'll receive
You'll receive one of two scholarships valued at $500.
Eligibility
You must be:
- commencing undergraduate study in 2021
- from a regional, rural or remote area
- of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent
- enrolled at the Queensland University of Technology at course census date.
How to apply
To apply for this scholarship you must:
- fully complete the Bardon Lions Club Centennial Indigenous Scholarship application form provide proof of Aboriginality or Torres Strait Islander heritage status (if not already provided to the Oodgeroo Unit)
Applications are closed for 2021.
What happens next?
Applications will be reviewed and assessed by a selection panel.
Your application will be assessed against selection criteria. Written applications will be assessed by a panel comprising of two representatives from the Oodgeroo Unit and Bardon Lions Club. The panel may elect to interview short-listed applicants to assist with their decision-making process.
The assessment panel will award one female and one male scholarship based on the quality of applications, in their absolute discretion.
About the scholarship
Lions Clubs International strive to support our communities to succeed: locally, globally and internationally. Bardon Lions Club established this scholarship - formerly known as the Herston Lions Club Centennial Indigenous Tertiary Scholarship - as a Lions centennial project, celebrating 100 years of Lions around the world.
Testimonials
Spend more time studying
Christopher Lawson, 2021 scholarship recipient'I'm in my first year of university studying a Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments, with a major in software technologies. I chose this area of study as I'm extremely passionate about gaming and technology, as well as the role it will play in our future.
I'm grateful to have been selected for the 2021 Bardon Lions Club Scholarship, and it's a relief to have some extra support while working and studying. The scholarship allows me to spend more time on my study and be able to afford my required textbooks.'
