Dare to be Deadly Professional Registration Bursary

To be eligible for a D2BD Professional 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 eligible to graduate in 2025 from a CQUniversity undergraduate course, associate degree, or postgraduate (coursework) course in an area of National Priority required for initial registration to practice in the chosen National Priority.
• Be entering into a professional field that requires registration/membership with a peak body professional association.

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

Students are required to provide invoice/proof of purchase to confirm payment of the Professional Registration Fee and relevant supporting documents as detailed under the Supporting Documentation section to studentscholarships@cqu.edu.au.

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):

• 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 from their professional registration body/association.

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.

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

Payment of Scholarship

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.