UniSQ Elite Athlete Bursary

Applicants must:

• be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen residing permanently in Australia 
• be registered or have a registration in progress for the UniSQ Elite Athlete Program by the bursary application closing date
• be commencing or continuing their studies at UniSQ in a bachelor's degree or postgraduate coursework program in Semester 1 2022
  • commencing students - a minimum of sound level of academic achievement
  • continuing students - a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 4.0 as at the release of results for Semester 2 2021
• be enrolled in a minimum of 1 study unit in each of Semester 1 and Semester 2 2022
• be enrolled on-campus, external or online.

Applicants must:

• submit a personal statement (500 words maximum) outlining:
  • your sporting achievements, and sporting aims and goals
  • your contribution to sport in your local community
  • your contribution to sport at UniSQ (continuing student)
• provide documentation supporting the personal statement, which can include:
  • documentation from sporting authorities
  • signed letters from coaches or managers
  • membership to sporting institutions
  • evidence of training/sporting commitments
• provide evidence of academic achievement as directed in the application process:
  • commencing students - high school report card or post-secondary academic history (transcript of results) from outside UniSQ, e.g. school, TAFE etc.
  • continuing students - final GPA will be confirmed by the Scholarships Office as at the release of results for Semester 2 2021.

Please Note: If an applicant holds other UniSQ awarded scholarships, this may be taken into consideration in selection.

Application must be made via the UniSQ Scholarships Online Application Management System.

If you require assistance in completing your application please download the Scholarship Online Application Manual. 

Sunday 27 February 2022 at 11.59pm (AEST)

 

University of Southern Queensland
Phone:  1800 269 500
Email:  study@usq.edu.au

UniSQ reserves the right to alter the conditions of the scholarship/bursary based upon exceptional circumstances.  UniSQ reserves the right to not award the scholarship/bursary in a given year.