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
Application dates
- Applications open
- 24 January 2025
- Applications close
- 21 February 2025
What you'll receive
You'll receive:
- a bursary of either $250, $500 or $750, to be determined based on the length of your WIL placement.
Eligibility
You must be:
- an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident
- of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent
- enrolled at QUT in a nursing or teaching degree at census date
- undertaking a work integrated learning (WIL) placement
- not in receipt of a similar WIL bursary.
How to apply
To be considered for this bursary, you must submit your application online by Friday 21 February 2025.
What happens next?
Your application will be assessed by representatives from the Oodgeroo Unit based on the application form submitted and your written submission. Successful applicants will be informed by telephone and/or 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.