UNIVERSITY/TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Applications for the 2025 University / Tertiary Scholarship Program are OPEN NOW
Applications close: 4.00pm, Monday 31st March 2025.
Over the past seven years, Council has awarded a tertiary scholarship of $5,000 for the 1st year of the successful applicant’s full-time studies towards a Bachelor degree or an approved Diploma Course in Planning & Environmental Health, Civil Engineering, Nursing, Early Childcare or Accounting (or another approved course).
Applicants must have enrolled in or inted to enrol in study for 2025 or have already commenced study towards a Bachelor Degree (or approved Diploma) in the following fields:
- Business Management (including Accounting, Economic Development, Marketing and IT)
- Health Services (including Doctor, Nursing, Veterinary, Allied Health, Aged Care or similar)
- Engineering (including Civil, Water and Wastewater)
- Planning and Environmental Health
- Education (Including Early Childcare)
- Agricultural Sciences (including (Agribusiness, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Land Management)
To be eligible for a Scholarship, the student needs to maintain their residency in the Etheridge Shire through their parents/guardian. The student, therefore, may be attending boarding school outside the Shire when they apply for a Scholarship.