Scholarship details
Bernard and Daphne Cornish Engineering Scholarship offered by the University of Queensland in Australia wants to encourage the outstanding undergraduate degree to pursue their higher education at the university and an opportunity to receive an educational fund to support their educational fees and achieve their professional and personal goal. Two local students in Australia will be awarded an educational fund and can demonstrate their academic merit and involvement in the community.
Current students at the University of Queensland can apply for the scholarship and the scholarship value will be depending on the decision of the scholarship committee. The University of Queensland is focused on giving excellent opportunities for education to the local students in Australia, and this application is one way that the university can assist capable and meriting students with accomplishing their instructive goals
Scholarship Provider: University of Queensland
About the Provider
The University of Queensland is one of the well-known universities in Australia which is also ranked in the world’s top 50 universities and is a leading teaching and research institution. The Queensland Responsibility is significantly more than a generous mission. It is a complete drive to help Queensland’s future by expanding admittance to education, commitment, and organization.
The university strives for greatness through the creation, safeguarding, moving, and utilization of knowledge. For over 100 years, they have instructed and worked with exceptional individuals to convey knowledge and initiative for a superior world.
To accomplish this, they work cooperatively with networks, accomplices, and legislatures across the state. They find lasting success when 30% of our homegrown college students come from a territorial, remote or low financial foundation. Queensland University offers an annual scholarship to help build more leaders and provide assistance to the students who needed the most.
The Students Employability Center gives students amazing opportunities, decisions, and backing that will empower them to accomplish their singular yearnings, become leaders in their picked fields, and emphatically influence the general public in which they live. Notwithstanding adaptable program decisions, students can partake in a great many exercises during their academics, including worldwide encounters, taking part in gatherings and research, getting to in excess of 200 clubs and social orders, and utilizing a large number of research and social offices.
Talented and motivated educators are essential to giving positive teaching and learning results to students. UQ has serious areas of strength for teaching greatness, having won more Australian Honors for University Teaching (AAUT) than some other universities in the nation and drawing in most of Queensland’s most noteworthy scholarly achievers, as well as top highway and abroad students. They are focused on greatness in opportunities for growth and results for their students.
Scholarship Summary
- Academic Year: 2023-2024
- Applicant’s Nationality: Local Students
- Degree level: Undergraduate degree
- Field: Engineering
- Duration: One year
- Number of Awards: 2
- Renewable: NA
- Offered Annually: Yes
- Scholarship Country: Australia
Scholarship Eligibility
Before proceeding with the application, the students must be able to meet the eligibility of the scholarship.
- Applicants must be Australian citizens and be enrolled in a full-time Engineering program.
- Have at least completed the 1st year of their program.
- Must have a good academic standing, and achieve at least a 4 GPA each semester.
- Don’t hold any university qualifications
- Not a holder of any scholarship or any similar scholarships.
Selection Criteria
The University of Queensland will consider the following:
- Financial hardship evidence
- academic achievements
- community involvement
- potential to complete the program successfully
- and other related factors that the scholarship committee will consider to be successful in their engineering profession.
The preference will be given to the students who are:
- Studying or admitted in Mechanical Engineering
- A previous scholarship recipient who is currently facing a financial hardship
Application process
To begin your application the students must be able to meet the eligibility criteria of the scholarship and demonstrate their need for the scholarship. The application for the scholarship can be accessed in an online portal provided by the university.
Present your application precisely as is requested. This implies focusing on a page or word count or explicit measures you are approached to illustrate. Tailor your introductory letter to focus on the points of the scholarship – don’t utilize a similar introductory letter for each scholarship you apply for. This might incorporate showing your enthusiasm for the branch of knowledge the scholarship is expecting to progress.
Required Documents
As part of the application process the students must submit the following:
- Cover letter
- CV
- Academic Transcripts
- Statements on Referees
Keep in mind that your application needs to stand apart from quite a large number. Make it simple for the determination board to peruse and comprehend. This implies, utilizing reliable organizing (no little textual styles and crushed edges), void area and heading designs, and clear unambiguous language – and no errors! Proofread it completely.
Scholarship Awards
The University of Queensland will award two undergraduate students with educational funds that can be used toward their educational expenses at the university. The award will be given in one year. Renewal of the award will be depending on the student’s financial hardship and the motivation to complete their undergraduate program in engineering.
The successful students are required to read and agreed to the terms and conditions applied to the scholarship. It is important to maintain their academics and be active in the community.
Scholarship Deadline
The deadline to complete and submit the application is until March 19, 2023. Late and incomplete applications will not be considered and will be automatically rejected.
All submitted applications will be evaluated by the scholarship committee. The successful students will be notified through their registered email.
