Firebirds undergraduate financial aid

The University of Queensland provides the UQ Firebirds Scholarship. The scholarship value is $5,000 and its stated scholarship duration is 1 year. The page states that it is maintained through annual funding from Queensland Firebirds and UQ Marketing and Communications.

The scholarship is aimed at future UQ students with an enrolment status of future UQ student and a study level of undergraduate. It applies across all study areas and includes scholarship focus areas: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, financial hardship, rural or remote, and sporting excellence related to netball involvement.

Selection is based on evidence of financial hardship and strength of interest in the chosen program, as shown in a personal statement included in the application. The page also includes a commitment to the netball community, as shown in a personal statement included in the application, and gives preference in order to Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons, applicants from a Regional, Rural or Remote Area, and applicants who are First in Family.

After applying, the page says the applicant will receive an email confirmation of their application. If successful, UQ will advise the applicant. The rules governing the scholarship are provided via “UQ Firebirds Scholarship Rules (PDF, 157.63 KB)”.

• Are a Commencing Student
• Are or will be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program
• Can demonstrate financial hardship by providing documentary evidence
• Can demonstrate that you have played netball for school or a club, or contributed to the sport of netball through coaching or volunteering within the two year period prior to the year of the award

• $5,000
• Scholarship duration: 1 year

1. Apply using the online application portal, which will be available when the scholarship opens.
2. Upload supporting documentation showing your Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status (if applicable).
3. Upload supporting documentation showing your regional/rural/remote residency (if applicable).
4. Submit the application including a personal statement that covers strength of interest in your chosen program and your commitment to the netball community.
5. After submission, check your email for confirmation of your application; if successful, UQ will advise you.

• Documentary evidence of financial hardship
• Supporting documentation showing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status (if applicable)
• Supporting documentation showing regional/rural/remote residency (if applicable)