Laurie Cowled Indigenous Scholarship for Business Students

Laurie Cowled founded the Cowled Foundation following her husband's death in 2005 in an effort to foster business leadership and scholarship amongst young Australian women.

Laurie is pleased to work with QUT to fund this scholarship to support a female Indigenous business student in her studies and to pursue a career in business.

QUT and the Laurie Cowled Foundation are committed to supporting Indigenous women complete their business studies at university.

You must be:

• a female Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person
• commencing or continuing your business studies at QUT in 2023
• studying a Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Business - International, Master of Business, or a double degree that includes a Bachelor of Business component
• enrolled full-time or part-time.

School-leavers and TAFE graduates are encouraged to apply.

All eligible students are encouraged to apply, although preference will be given to students who have not previously received this scholarship.

Applications are assessed on the basis of academic merit, Indigenous community involvement and financial need.

You must:

• enrolled in your business degree for the duration of the scholarship
• maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 4 and passes in all units for the duration of the scholarship
• participate in marketing the scholarship if requested by the QUT (by providing testimonials for advertising materials, for example).