At a glance

Available to:  Future Student
Level of study: Postgraduate Coursework
Citizenship: International student
Additional requirements: Financial Hardship
Applicants must have a stated desire and purpose to bring frontline learning to higher levels of aid organisations and development policy arenas. Applicants must be educationally disadvantaged as a result of their financial circumstances and wish to undertake the Master of Leadership in Global Development postgraduate coursework program.
Award value: $38,000 (approximate) to cover full tuition fees
Applications open: 1 August 2018
Applications close: 1 November 2018

Eligibility

An applicant is eligible for the scholarship, if the applicant:

  1. submits an application to the Head, by the closing date for applications; and
  2. is an overseas student within the meaning of the UQ Fee Rules; and
  3. has an existing application with UQ for the MLGD program and meets all entry requirements for the program – conditional on earning the MicroMasters® credential.

About the award

The Institute for Social Science Research may award one scholarship in a year on the recommendation of the Head. The value of the scholarship is $38,528 (indexed annually) to cover full tuition fees for the MLGD program for the year for which it is held.

Selection criteria

The scholarship is awarded to the applicant showing greatest merit and need as demonstrated by –

  1. frontline experience working on development projects;
  2. educational disadvantage experienced as a result of financial circumstances;
  3. interest in a continued career in the development sector;
  4. personal qualities, including leadership potential, community service and engagement; and
  5. any other matter that the selection committee considers to be relevant to the applicant’s future success in the development profession.

Terms and conditions

The recipient may hold the scholarship for one year, subject to the recipient:

  1. being able to commence as an international student in Australia on a student visa;
  2. commencing study in the semester indicated in the offer letter;
  3. continuing to be enrolled full-time in the MLGD program; and
  4. achieving an overall GPA of at least 4 for each semester of study.

How to apply

Applicants must complete an application form and expression of interest, and submit this to issr.education@uq.edu.au for assessment by the Selection Committee.

Successful applicants will be notified in November, conditional upon receipt of unconditional offer of admission to the MLGD program.

Applications close: 1 November 2018
Before you apply:
  • You are encouraged to read the definitive rules for this scholarship prior to application, in particular any specific eligibility conditions and check the FAQs if you have any questions.

Enquiries about this scholarship

Contact: Institute for Social Science Research : issr.education@uq.edu.au

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