UniSC Indigenous Education Placement Bursary 2025

The aim of the Bursary is to support Education students from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds to gain valuable workplace learning and teaching experience as part of their degree. The amount of each bursary will be determined based on the location of the placement.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineAugust 10, 2025
• ValueA$3,550
• Study LevelGrants
• SponsorUniversity of the Sunshine Coast
• City to studyQueensland
• School to studyUniversity of the Sunshine Coast
• Eligible CountryAustralia

Benefits

Up to A$3,550 per bursary

Requirements

• Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
• enrolled full or part-time in any Bachelor of Education program or a Master of Teaching
• successfully completed at least 192 credit points if enrolled in a Bachelor of Education program or at least 96 credit points if enrolled in a Master of Teaching
• undertaking a UniSC approved Professional Experience (PEx) placement
• Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen, Permanent Australian Humanitarian Visa holder or permanent resident of Australia

Interview Dates and Process

Awarding of bursary will be prioritised as follows:

• Students undertaking placement in a rural or remote community where Indigenous education will be a significant part of the experience; or Students undertaking placement in an urban school with a significant Indigenous population.
• Students undertaking placement in a rural or remote school
• Students undertaking placement in any eligible school
• Financial need based on duration of placement and travel distance from home location

Students are eligible to receive this bursary more than once for subsequent placements and preference will be given to past recipients whose circumstances remain the same

Preference will be given to applicants not already in receipt of another bursary for their placement

Application Deadline

August 10, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to University of the Sunshine Coast on www.usc.edu.au to apply

For more information, kindly visit University of the Sunshine Coast Bursary webpage.