Financial support

[Print-friendly version]

Scholarships

The Law Founders' Scholarship is available to first year students who have been financially disadvantaged.

The Blake Dawson Waldron Scholarship is available for students in the final year of the Bachelor of Laws or a Law double degree. The recipient will be a student who has a sound academic record,, is financially disadvantaged and intends to practice law on graduation.

The QUT Equity Section also offers a number of scholarships based on financial need.

Bursaries

Law Summer Semester Equity Bursaries assist students who are financially and/or socially disadvantaged to undertake a summer semester unit offered by the Faculty of Law. Frequently Asked Questions and an Application Form are available.

Law Equity Bursaries ($1000) are available in Semester 2 to support low-income law and justice students.

Books

This initiative by the Faculty of Law Equity Committee is to assist students from equity target groups to access required and recommended texts. The Book Loan Scheme helps to alleviate some of the financial burden of purchasing textbooks on students from low-income backgrounds.

To be eligible for the scheme students must meet one of the following criteria:

• Q-Step student
• Student affiliated with the Oodgeroo Unit
• Referred by Counselling Services
• Referred by Student Guild's Welfare Services
• Referred by International Student Services
• Identified as being financially disadvantaged and can provide supporting documentation (eg Health Care Card; Centrelink statement; Commonwealth Scholarship recipient)

The conditions of the loan:

• Subject to demand, students may borrow up to 3 books per semester
• Books are allocated in accordance with need, availability and date of request
• Students who fail to return textbooks at the end of the semester will be charged a replacement cost for the book and/or may to subject to sanctions eg withholding for results until the book is returned or replaced
• Students must sign a form agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions of the book loan scheme.

To apply, download the Faculty Law Book Loan Scheme application form

Staff or students who wish to donate textbooks to the Faculty's Book Loan Scheme should forward textbooks to the Law School Reception, Level 4, C Block, GP. Books should be in good condition and a recent edition of the required or recommended textbooks.

University support

QUT has allocated over 1500 equity scholarships and bursaries as part of the 2007 Equity Scholarship Scheme. This makes QUT one of the largest providers of needs-based scholarships in the tertiary sector.

Free computers are available each year to commencing and continuing students from low-income backgrounds.

Student loans and finacial advice is available from QUT Counselling Services.