Reverend Roy Edwards Memorial Bursary in Leadership

The bursary was established in 2000 and is maintained by an annual gift from the Edwards family of Ipswich. The bursary was formalised by the Senate in 2010. 
The rules for the scholarship are as follows.
 
1.  Definitions
     In these rules-
     bursary means a Reverend Roy Edwards Memorial Bursary in Leadership.
     PVC means the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the university.
     relevant program means one of the following programs currently offered at the university’s
        Ipswich campus-
          (a)  the Bachelor of Health Science;
          (b)  the Bachelor of Nursing;
          (c)  the Bachelor of Midwifery;
          (d)  the Bachelor of Paramedic Science;
          (e)  the Bachelor of Nursing / Bachelor of Midwifery.

2.  Purpose
     The purpose of the bursary is to encourage and assist meritorious students who are-
          (a)  residents of Ipswich City; and
          (b)  undertaking their third year of a relevant program; and
          (c)  display personal qualities, including leadership potential, communication and presentation
                 skills; and
          (d)  demonstrate strength of commitment to the Ipswich region.

3.  Value of bursary
     The value of the bursary is $2,000.
 
4.  Award of bursary
     The Senate may award one bursary to a student each year on the recommendation of the PVC,
     as a representative of the relevant selection committee established under subrule 6(1).
 
5.  Eligibility for award
      An applicant is eligible for the award of a bursary in a year, if-
          (a)  the applicant submits an application for the bursary to the PVC, by the closing date for
                 applications; and
          (b)   on the day when the applicant submits the application, the applicant-
               (i)   is an Australian citizen or a permanent resident of Australia; and
               (ii)   is a resident of Ipswich City; and
               (iii)  has completed 32 units of study in a relevant program; and
               (iv)  does not hold another scholarship or bursary valued at more than $5,000 a year.
 
6.  Selection process
     (1)  For the selection process for a year, the PVC must establish a selection committee, comprising-
          (a)   the PVC, or nominee, as chair of the committee; and
          (b)   at least one member of the university's academic staff based at the Ipswich Campus,
                  nominated by the PVC; and 
          (c)   at least one representative from the Edwards family, or nominee, with university staff
                  comprising the majority.
 
     (2)  The selection committee must rank the eligible applicants consecutively in order of merit, based
            on, for  each applicant--
          (a)  the standard of the applicant's academic achievement in courses that the applicant has
                 undertaken in a relevant program; and
          (b)  the applicant's personal qualities, including leadership potential and communication and
                 presentation skills; and
          (c)  the strength of the commitment that the applicant demonstrates to the Ipswich region; and
          (d)  any other matter that the selection committee considers to be relevant to the applicant's
                 future professional success.

     (3)  If the selection committee is satisfied that at least 1 eligible applicant is of sufficient merit to
            warrant the award of the bursary, the selection committee must recommend that the bursary
            be awarded to the applicant with the highest ranking.

7.  Conditions for bursary
     The recipient of a bursary holds the bursary for a year, subject to the recipient, during that time-
          (a) continuing to be an Australian citizen or a permanent resident of Australia; and
          (b) continuing to be a resident of Ipswich City; and
          (c) continuing to be enrolled full-time in a relevant program; and
          (d) gaining a GPA of more than 5.00 for each semester of study that the recipient
                undertakes; and
          (e) not holding another scholarship or bursary valued atmore than $5,000 a year.


Submit applicatiosn in person, by post or email:

In person: at the Ipswich Student Centre, Level 2 Building 8 UQ Ipswich Campus
By post: Scholarships and Prizes
Level 3, Building 8
Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor
The University of Queensland, Ipswich Campus
11 Salisbury Road, Ipswich, Qld 4305, Australia
By email: j.freiberg@uq.edu.au


For more information contact the Ipswich Campus Student Centre:
Phone +61 73381 1011
Email ipswichstudentcentre@uq.edu.au
 
 
NOTE: The University takes this opportunity to advise that the value of this award may be assessable for Centrelink and/or income tax purposes. Applicants are advised to contact Centrelink and/or the Australian Taxation Office, as appropriate, for further information.

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