Scholarship applications for Semester 1, 2025 are now closed.
All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by close of business, 28 February 2025.
The Queensland Hydro Scholarship will support full-time second year students enrolled in undergraduate engineering programs at the Sunshine Coast campus.
Queensland Hydro has been tasked to deliver, operate and maintain the long-duration energy storage assets we need to confidently transition Queensland to a clean energy future. Their Borumba Pumped Hydro Project will provide the stability and reliability our energy system needs to keep the lights on when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing.
They're playing a major role in supporting our regions, ensuring our local communities are ready for the jobs of tomorrow. Bringing their game-changing Borumba Project to life will take a significant workforce, and their goal is to provide pathways and incentives to grow and build capability in the region.
The scholarship will be paid in $5,000 lump sum payments after the census date in Semester 1 of the recipient's 2nd and 3rd year of their program.
Please Note: This scholarship is offered on a yearly basis through funds provided by an external donor. If funding is not available in any given year, the scholarship will not be awarded.
*Borumba local community is taken to mean students who live and/or reside within Division 8 of the Gympie Local Government Area, or who lived and/or resided within Division 8 of the Gympie Local Government Area prior to relocating for undergraduate study (postcodes available upon request).
**Borumba regional community is taken to mean students who live and/or reside within Gympie Local Government Area, or who lived and/or resided within the Gympie Local Government Area prior to relocating for undergraduate study (postcodes available upon request).
- Eligibility
- continuing 2nd year student having successfully completed a minimum of 96 units
- enrolled full-time at the UniSC Sunshine Coast campus in a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), or Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)/Bachelor of Environmental Science
- minimum grade point average (GPA) of 5.00
- permanent resident of Australia, Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen or Permanent Australian Humanitarian Visa holder.
- Selection criteria
- academic merit
- financial need
- priority will be given to students from the Borumba local community* (specific locations within the 4570, 4574, 4515 postcodes)
- a second order of priority will be given to students from the Borumba regional community** (all locations within the Gympie and Somerset Local Government Areas)
- if no eligible applicants from the Borumba local or regional community, students residing in the Sunshine Coast and Noosa LGAs will be considered
- Eligible programs
- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)/Bachelor of Environmental Science
- Number available
- 2
- Value
A$10,000