Scholarships and Bursaries

The Dean's Scholars program is an initiative of the Faculty of Education. This program is designed to recognise the top students across undergraduate programs based on their academic performance at the end of each year of full-time study in Education, with the exception of their final year. Specifically, the Dean's Scholars program identifies students who have obtained a Grade Point Average of 6 or above at the end of the year in ED90 Bachelor of Education (Secondary), ED91 Bachelor of Education (Primary) and ED92 Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood). It also identifies students with a Grade Point Average of 6 or above in ED47 Bachelor of Education Studies (Primary TEFL) and the combined undergraduate double degrees in the Faculty, once they  have completed a full year of Education studies. The Dean's scholars are awarded a certificate and a book voucher.

The aim of the Dean's Scholars program is to introduce our top undergraduate students to the research activities of the Faculty and to raise their awareness of our research pathway program and post-graduate research courses leading to careers in research.

The benefits in being a Dean’s Scholar include:

• recognition in the form of a certificate and book voucher
• access to the library researchers’ centre and
• access to materials from other library collections
• invitations to social functions during the year and
• casual research assistant employment opportunities as they arise.

International students who have accepted an offer to study a Faculty of Education undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree in Semester 1, 2012 are eligible to apply for a Faculty of Education international Student Scholarship worth $2000. There are three scholarships to be awarded. Final applications need to be submitted before 5:00pm on Tuesday 14 February 2012.

The Meakin Family Scholarship is designed to assist two full-time final year undergraduate students within the Faculty Education who are experiencing financial and/ or social disadvantage and who potentially receive limited or no government assistance whilst studying.

Each year, two (2) Meakin Family Scholarships of $3,000 each will be available to two final year students who are experiencing financial hardship and/ or social disadvantage.

Students who are enrolled full-time in their final (last 96 credit points) year of study in any undergraduate degree within the Faculty of Education at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 2012 are eligible to apply for this scholarship. (ie. Full time in their final year of study in ED90, ED91, ED92, ED93, IX01-IX09, IX11, IX12, IX14, IX16, IX18, IX21).

The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage students from a Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background to realise their study goals. One scholarship per year is awarded to a qualified candidate to undertake the:

•  ED79 Master of Education;
•  ED14 Master of Education/Graduate Certificate in Education (TESOL);
•  ED38 Graduate Diploma in Education; or
•  ED61 Graduate Certificate in Education course.

Academic and professional staff currently studying the Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education) or the Master of Education (Higher Education) who are currently receiving the Vice Chancellor’s Bursary will be eligible to continue to do so to enable completion of the Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education).

From January 2011, the Bursary will not be available to commencing students. For further information, please contact the Faculty of Education on 07 3138 3947.