Queensland Rural and Remote Area Fund Incorporated Scholarships and Bursaries

To be eligible to receive Queensland Rural and Remote Area Fund Incorporated Scholarships and Bursaries, an applicant must:

• Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia. 
• Reside (as of immediately prior to course entry) in an eligible rural and remote area of Queensland, ie.  beyond a 150km radius of Brisbane; and 
• Be enrolled for study or training as a full-time, part-time or distance education student in an approved Australian course at an Educational Institution (ie. school, university, TAFE college, agricultural college or other training/vocational training entity). 

The eligibility criteria will be verified against documentation requested in this application, as well as by your nominated referees. 

Applications are assessed by the Fund’s management committee and determinations made at the sole discretion of the management committee.  

STAGE ONE  

Applications are assessed against the eligibility criteria. Those who meet eligibility criteria move to stage two. 

STAGE TWO 

Assessment Criteria are considered and applicants are notified whether or not a bursary or scholarship is to be awarded. The decision to award may be subject to verification of details and referee checks (if required). 

STAGE THREE 

Information provided by successful applicants is verified. 

STAGE FOUR 

Scholarships and bursaries are formally paid to successful applicants. 

Terms and conditions 

•  The determination of eligibility for and the grant of a bursary or scholarship shall be at the sole discretion of QRRAF Management Committee. 
• QRRAF Management Committee reserves the right to seek further information from Applicants and to add to, amend or otherwise vary the application assessment process without notice.
• The decision of the QRRAF Management Committee is final. No additional correspondence will be entered into. 
• Unsuccessful applicants may apply again in a future year. 
• QRRAF Management Committee will determine whether a bursary/scholarship will be paid in a lump sum or by instalments. 
• Bursaries and scholarships awarded by QRRAF are exempt from income tax under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. 

For Application Packs and Enquiries, please contact Amy Cocks, QRRAF Secretary via amyc@reesjones.com.au.

For Application Packs and Enquiries, please contact Amy Cocks, QRRAF Secretary via amyc@reesjones.com.au.

Queensland Rural and Remote Area Fund Incorporated 

Students from rural and remote backgrounds can face considerable financial barriers that may inhibit or restrict their ability to further their education or training – be it schooling, tertiary education or tafe/vocational training. Challenges may include education/training fees, relocating away from family support structures, placements / internships, the cost of living away from home, and associated expenses such as rental bonds, laptops and textbooks. 

The Queensland Rural and Remote Area Fund Incorporated (“QRRAF” / “the Fund”) was established to support education and training opportunities for people from rural and remote Queensland who are attending school, tertiary institutions, TAFE or other training institutions.  Ultimately, the Fund seeks to further benefit rural and remote areas of Queensland by supporting ambitious members of those communities in achieving educational and training goals, with the aim of bringing their skills back to the bush. 

QRRAF is a registered charity with ACNC and a deductible gift recipient fund. This allows supportive individuals and businesses to donate to the Fund, with any donation of $2.00 or more being tax deductible.  

The Fund was established in 2007 at the instigation of Mr Bruce Hood, a Central Queensland farmer and grazier who passed away in 2020. It is now proudly administered by a management committee with the support of Rockhampton businesses, Rees R & Sydney Jones, solicitors and Evans Edwards & Associates, chartered accountants. The late Bruce Hood not only wished to assist needy rural and remote students to better their education but he also had a deep desire that students who are awarded bursaries or scholarships from the Fund provide their skills and training to rural and remote areas of Queensland, to improve services to those areas.