Dare to be Deadly Graduation Registration Bursary

To be eligible for a D2BD Graduation Registration Bursary, students must:

• Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and provide Confirmation of Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander Identity or Cultural Reference documents as detailed under the Supporting Documentation section.
• Be registered to attend a 2026 CQUniversity Graduation Ceremony for one of the below courses of study:
  • STEPS
  • Diploma (Higher Education)*
  • Advanced Diploma (Higher Education)
  • Associate Degree
  • Bachelor
  • Bachelor Honours
  • Postgraduate (Coursework)

*Please refer to the CQUniversity Handbook to check course eligibility.

There are a limited number of D2BD Graduation Registration Bursaries available.

Students are required to provide invoice/proof of purchase to confirm payment of the CQUniversity graduation registration fee and relevant supporting documents as detailed under the Supporting Documents section below to studentscholarships@cqu.edu.au.

Bursaries are subject to funding availability. Applications will remain open until funding is exhausted.

Students will receive their offer via their student email account only.

Students will need to supply any or all of the following supporting documents as per the CQUniversity Confirmation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identity Protocol (Section 3.5 Acceptable documentation):

Students who have previously submitted the required supporting documents are not required to resubmit. 

• Certified copies of the student's Confirmation of Identity documents. A Confirmation of Identity document is usually provided by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community organisation. The documentation names the individual and confirms they are a recognised member of a specified Indigenous Australian community.
• Certified Native Title documentation issued by a Prescribed Body Corporate which specifically names the student or provides other formal evidence of ancestral or familial ties.
• In the absence of either of these documents, an original Statutory Declaration signed by the student, accompanied by two supporting documents of verification from a recognised cultural consultant/referee (as defined in the CQUniversity Confirmation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identity Protocol, Section 5.1 Terms and definitions).

Students also need to supply:

• Invoice/proof of purchase to confirm payment of the CQUniversity Graduation Registration Fee.

All requests for further information will be sent to the CQUniversity student email account. Failure to supply further information will deem the recipient not eligible.

Students are required to enter their current financial institution details (banking details) into their MyCQU account (refer to instructions) for payment to occur.

Payment will be made to the student within 2 weeks of notification. Payment will be made electronically to the student's nominated bank account.

A D2BD Graduation Registration Bursary will be awarded on the basis that the student meets the Indigenous Student Assistance Grants Guidelines 2017.