Scholarship details
This prize honors Kellie van Meurs’s life, character, and beliefs. Before being diagnosed with a chronic illness and forced to postpone her education, Kellie was working toward a degree in the creative industries. Kellie died soon after that.
Kellie enjoyed writing because it allowed her to share her experiences, feelings, and frequently hilarious viewpoints with others. To honor Kellie’s life, her family and friends have kindly pledged to support this scholarship. This award is intended to help and support a student who, like Kellie, wants to pursue a degree in this field of creative endeavor. The Kellie’s family hopes that the scholarship recipients will be motivated by Kellie’s example and her boundless energy, kind heart, and perseverance.
About the Scholarship:
The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) was established in 1989 as a public institution that is both dedicated to research and education. The Brisbane School of Arts was initially established in the year 1849. An Act that was passed in 1988 bestowed upon it the status of university. It has connections with both the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL) and the Australian Technology Network (ATN). The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) serves as the organization’s leader. Education is provided at one of QUT’s three campuses, two of which are located in Brisbane and the other in Canberra. The academic, recreational, and athletic facilities at the institute are some of the most advanced in the world, and the institute takes great pride in its world-class infrastructure.
The Gardens Point campus in Brisbane, which is located along the Brisbane River, serves as the principal campus for the institution and can be found in that city. In addition to the QUT Art Museum and Gardens Theatre, it houses the faculty of Business, Law, Science, and Engineering at the University of Queensland. On campus, one may find a number of cafes, restaurants, and bars that sell food and beverages that are good for one’s health. The campus features a number of different amenities, including a gym, a swimming pool, a cycle center, a pharmacy, an aquatic center, and bookshops. On the Kelvin Grove campus of the University of Queensland (QUT), you’ll find both the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation as well as the Creative Industries Precinct and QUT International College.
The general public is welcome to visit the Roundhouse Theatre, which is an experimental black-box theater, as well as the various artwork and exhibition venues that are located inside the Creative Industries Precinct. The university has a small campus in the district of Deakin located in Canberra. On the single floor of the Equinox Business Park building, master’s degree programs in business are made available to students. The three libraries that are available to students, academic staff, and researchers at QUT each include a sizeable collection of books, journals, records, and other publications to assist them in their work. The institution has the third largest collection of e-books and other digital learning aids out of all the libraries in Australia and New Zealand combined. Over one hundred different bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs are offered at QUT. Students who attend QUT are better prepared for jobs in a variety of sectors, including but not limited to architecture, business, science, engineering, creative industries, education, health and community, information technology, mathematics, languages, law and justice, and others.
The educational establishment provides a wide range of online programs and courses leading to diplomas, which allows for more adaptable learning. In addition, the university participates in research partnerships with a variety of well-known institutes as well as businesses in order to make advanced education possible. On the various campuses of the university, there are around 49,843 students, with 37,792 of them being undergraduates and 11,310 of them being postgraduates. The overall number of international students at QUT is 8,358, and they come from 100 different countries. It has 2,096 faculty affiliations with individuals who are experts in their fields and have extensive experience. The ratio of students to teaching staff at QUT is 23 to 1. Notable alumni of the university include public figures from the world of media and entertainment, creative professionals, academics, and legal professionals. Graham Perrett (Australian Politician), Anna McGahan (Actress), Josh Thomas (Comedian), Yang Jin-Woo (South Korean Actor), Tracey Curro (Journalist), Peter Greste (Al Jazeera Correspondent), Spencer Howson (ABC Radio Presenter), Steve Lawrence (Computer Scientist), Leila McKinnon (Journalist), Tim Carmody (Former Queensland Supreme Court Justice), and Geoffrey (Australian Politician).
The city of Brisbane is known for its dynamic urban cores, outdoor lifestyle, and natural beauties, and it is also known for its warm and welcoming population. It is the third largest city in Australia and has a lot to offer the 50,000 students who attend QUT, in addition to a vibrant international community that is comprised of people from over 140 different countries. The educational establishment itself offers cutting-edge technology and great student assistance, in addition to a thriving social scene that is comprised of over 150 student-run clubs and societies.
The Queen’s University of Technology (QUT) is located in the middle of Brisbane and offers a wide variety of graduate programs in addition to a first-rate education. There is a wide variety of coursework available at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including but not limited to business, creative industries, education, engineering, health, justice, law, and science. In addition to that, there are programs that focus on English as a route language. Interdisciplinary research at QUT brings together the expertise of a wide variety of academic departments to address some of the most serious problems facing the world today. The university then shares its results with the broader community of researchers throughout the world. Students have the opportunity to strengthen their research skills in an environment that is internationally networked for learning and apply the knowledge they gain to challenges that occur in the real world.
Scholarship Sponsor(s): Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Scholarship Country: Australia
Scholarship Worth: $3,500
Scholarship Type: Undergraduate
Nationality: International Students
Scholarship Offer:
- You will be awarded a scholarship to the value of AUD 3,500 for one academic year, with payment beginning in Semester 1 after the census date.
Eligibility for Scholarship.
- a citizen of Australia, a permanent resident of Australia, or a holder of a permanent humanitarian visa in Australia; a citizen of New Zealand; an overseas student who graduated from high school in Australia.
In addition to that:
- be a student attending school on a full-time basis
- be beginning your third year of study in the creative writing or creative and professional writing major at one of the following institutions:
- a degree in creative industries at the bachelor’s level
- A degree in the Fine Arts (BFA)
- a dual degree in the arts and creative industries (Bachelor of Creative Industries or Bachelor of Fine Arts)
- have a grade point average (GPA) in your courses that is at least 4
- be going through difficult times financially.
Every year, the American University of Antigua College of Medicine gives out a number of scholarships, bursaries, and grants. For the academic year 2022-2023, one of the most prestigious scholarships is the International Grant, which is for outstanding international students who want to get their undergraduate education in the United States.
Nationality
The Queensland University of Technology Australia 2022 Kellie van Meurs Memorial Scholarship in Creative Writing is open to all International Students
Application Procedure
- Are you interested, and do you qualify? To submit your application to Queensland University of Technology (QUT), go visit qsurvey.qut.edu.au.
- Fill out the application form online, providing the following information:
- a cover letter that includes a personal statement expressing your devotion to the endeavor of creative writing and how the scholarship will help you to complete your course, along with the cover letter.
- a condensed explanation of your organization’s budgetary requirements
- your resume (also known as a CV) or a description of your personal accomplishments.
Application Deadline
The application deadline for the Queensland University of Technology Australia 2022 Kellie van Meurs Memorial Scholarship in Creative Writing Is October 14, 2022
