Bellmaine French Appreciation Travelling Scholarship

Bellmaine French Appreciation Travelling Scholarship

• This scholarship has been created through a bequest to USQ by the late Mr Keith Bellmaine, a long-time financial patron and friend to the University of Southern Queensland. Keith and his late wife, Beryl, had been involved with USQ for many years and left many wonderful legacies, such as The Bellmaine Wing in the Phoenix Building. Mr Bellmaine had a strong interest in the French culture and he desired to give young students the ability to nurture friendship and communication between Australia and France. The scholarship encourages the winner to further education, while also participating actively in the French community through employment and community activities.

Value: The scholarship will have a maximum value of $20 000.

Eligibility
To be eligible applicants must:

• be an Australian citizen or have permanent resident status
• be able to travel and take up the scholarship within 2 years of scholarship acceptance
• continue their studies in a bachelor degree in Semester 1 2018
• have completed a minimum of 8 USQ courses  
• be enrolled in a minimum of 3 study units in each of Semester 1 and Semester 2 of each year of study 
• be studying on-campus or online     or 
• have completed a bachelor degree of full-time study at USQ within the last 12 months.

Selection criteria
Applicants must:

• submit a personal statement outlining:
• a description of your career aims and goals 
• how the scholarship will assist you with personal development, academic advancement and to achieve your future career plans
• include two referee reports; one non-academic character statement and one academic referee that knows your university work well 
• indicate which French university or academy you intend to enrol at (recipients may study at more than one institution) outlining:
• the details of the course study 
• the length of the course (including dates) 
• the reason for selecting the course/s
• be able to show evidence of your ability to support youself financially while in France 
• provide evidence of academic achievement.

University Name: University of Southern Queensland

Source: https://www.usq.edu.au/scholarships/usq/bellmaine-french-appreciation-travelling