Gympie & District Financial Services Ltd Study Support Bursary

Gympie & District Financial Services Ltd Study Support Bursary UniSC undergraduate degree.

Gympie & District Financial Services Ltd Study Support Bursary is part of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Scholarship Program, with numerous Community Bank® branches and other partners taking part in similar support of tertiary education across Australia. The Gympie & District Financial Services Ltd Study Support Bursary aims to support students from the Gympie region who are enrolled in an undergraduate degree at UniSC.

The bursary provides financial assistance to offset the costs associated with tertiary study that can have a significant impact on a student's ability to further their education and in some instances they may not get the chance to go to university without financial help.

Each Scholarship is valued at $2,500 and will be paid in eight fortnightly instalments of A$312.50 [A$2,500].

Please Note: This bursary is offered on a yearly basis through funds provided by an external donor. If funding is not available in any given year, the bursary will not be awarded.

Eligibility

• Full-time commencing or continuing undergraduate student
• Enrolled in any Bachelor program at UniSC Gympie or Sunshine Coast Campus
• Living in the Gympie Regional Council Area (postcodes: 4570, 4580, 4581, 4600, 4601)
• Australian citizen, Permanent Resident of Australia, or Permanent Australian Humanitarian Visa holder

Selection criteria

• financial need
• hours worked in paid employment or commitment to activities that impact on the time available for the student to study (eg compulsory fieldwork placement, significant carer responsibilities)
• if an insufficient number of eligible applicants are living in the Gympie Regional Council Area (as defined above), applicants who completed high school in the Gympie Regional Council Area may be considered at the discretion of the donor
• no more than 2 recipients each year will be enrolled in a Nursing program