Scholarship details
Study levels
Undergraduate
Student type
Future students and Current students
Study area
All study areas
Eligibility criteria
Indigenous Australian, From regional, rural or remote areas and Women
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.
This scholarship is offered in Semester 1 each year.
Eligibility
You must be an Australian citizen or a dual citizen.
You must also be:
- female
- of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent
- from a regional or remote area
- enrolled in or applying for an undergraduate course.
This scholarship is not available to:
- single-unit study students - studying an individual unit at QUT, but not enrolled in a QUT course
- cross-institutional students - 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 students - studying one of the pathway programs offered by our international college, including foundation courses, university diplomas and English language courses.
How to apply
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 Learning Potential Fund provides support through scholarships and bursaries to students in financial need.
The Ford Forrester Learning Potential Fund Scholarship was established in 2024 by donor Nikki Forrester. The scholarship is awarded to a female Indigenous student from a regional or remote area undertaking an undergraduate degree.
Contact us
Equity Scholarships Team
- Phone
- 3138 5582
- Int. phone
- +61 7 3138 5582
- equityscholarships@qut.edu.au
- Location
- Postal address
- QUT Equity Scholarships
- Victoria Park Rd
- Kelvin Grove QLD 4059