UQ tops the country in new scholarships

The University of Queensland will offer more than 300 new scholarships this year as part of the Federal Government’s higher education reforms.

UQ has been allocated the highest number of Commonwealth Learning Scholarships in the country with 319 worth between $2000 and $4000 each, totalling more than $1 million.

Two types of scholarships will be available, one valued at $2000 a year for up to four years to help low-income students meet the cost of education, and another valued at $4000 a year for up to four years to help meet the cost of accommodation for rural students who have to move away from home to attend university.

For both scholarships students must be in a full-time, Commonwealth-supported Higher Education Contribution Scheme university place.

UQ has been allocated 135 Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships (23% of QLD total and 5.4% of National total) and 184 Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (26% of QLD total and 6.1% of National total). The total grant amount is $1,006,000.

The University of Sydney was allocated 111 CECS and 134 CAS and The University of Melbourne received 87 CECS and 121 CAS.

Allocations for the scholarships were determined by taking into account factors such as an institutions’ share of full time HECS-liable students and the proportions of students from low-income, indigenous and rural and regional areas.

Information on how to apply for the scholarships, including eligibility criteria and application forms, will be posted on the UQ website www.uq.edu.au in late February.

Media: For more information contact Andrew Dunne at UQ Communications (telephone 3365 2802).