Scholarship details
Study levels
Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Student type
Current students
Study area
Education
Eligibility criteria
Struggling financially and Placements in regional and remote areas
Application dates
- Applications open
- 24 June 2024
- Applications close
- 7 August 2024
What you'll receive
You will receive a $5,000 cash bursary to support your travel and living expenses associated with your professional experience (PEX) placement.
Eligibility
You must:
- be a final year Bachelor of Education student (Early Childhood, Primary or Secondary courses) or a final year Master of Teaching student (Early Childhood, Primary or Secondary). This includes students enrolled either full-time or part-time
- be enrolling in your first attempt of your PEX placement in Semester 2, 2024
- consideration will be given to students out of step in their study program and enrolling in their final PEX placement in Semester 2, 2024.
- be undertaking your PEX placement within 200 kilometres of Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville or Cairns
- the placement location must not be your usual place of residence.
- have a minimum 5.0 GPA.
Previous recipients are not eligible to apply again.
How to apply
Complete the online application form
Ensure that you have also completed all documentation required to confirm your interest in a rural, regional or remote placement through the Professional Experience Coordinator.
If you would like some assistance with preparing your bursary application, the Student Success Team has developed the following resources:
Writing a strong application for a CIESJ scholarship or bursary
What happens next?
There are three bursaries available to be awarded.
A selection panel will meet to determine the highest-ranking applicants. An interview will be required of shortlisted applicants.
Conditions
About the bursary
Morgans Financial Limited is committed to creating long term benefits for rural and regional Australia through supporting education, mental health and wellbeing.
The Big Dry Friday initiative grew out of seeing the hardships caused by severe drought, and a desire to impact and improve the lives of people in rural and remote areas.
