CQUniCares Emergency Grant

Status

Open Now

Scholarship Value

Considered on a case-by-case basis

Length of Scholarship

Once off

Number Available

Limited

Funding Type

Donor-funded

CQUniCares Emergency Grants provide financial assistance to low-income students who experience unexpected financial hardship as a result of an emergency or unforeseen situation, that has the potential to derail their studies. The purpose of the grant is to support these students in continuing their studies. Study-related expenses that every student should anticipate are not normally grounds for a CQUniCares Emergency Grant. These include expenses such as fees, travel for residential schools and unpaid placement.

To be eligible to receive a CQUniCares Emergency Grant, an applicant must:

  • Be in genuine need of urgent financial assistance as a result of unforeseen circumstances or an emergency situation that has the potential to significantly impact study progress.
  • Be enrolled and actively studying in either a CQUniversity Certificate (I-IV), Enabling/Pathway, Undergraduate or Postgraduate course.
  • Have successfully completed at least one term of study at CQUniversity.
  • Not be a cross-institutional student (your home institution is not CQUniversity).
  • Be an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, Permanent Resident, or holder of a Humanitarian Visa with a permanent home address in Australia.
  • Have not previously received a CQUniCares Emergency Grant in the last twelve months.

Study-related expenses that every student should anticipate are not normally grounds for a CQUniCares Emergency Grant. These include expenses such as fees, travel for residential schools and unpaid placement.

Unsuccessful scholarship applications are not grounds for a CQUniCares Emergency Grant.

Applicants will be assessed based on their completed application form, supporting documentation and/or personal statement demonstrating a genuine need for a CQUniCares Emergency Grant. 

Applicants should:

  • Outline the emergency situation that has occurred, its urgency and how it could not have been anticipated.
  • Explain the negative impacts on the student's ability to continue with studies at CQU.
  • Include other financial assistance options or support that they have been explored prior to making this application (family support, insurance claim, charity organisations, Centrelink assistance, loan or state/territory utility hardship grants).
  • Indicate what the grant will be used for if the application is successful.

To apply for the CQUniCares Emergency Grant:

  1. Complete a CQUniCares Emergency Grant Application Form including a personal statement outlining how a CQUniCares Emergency Grant will help with your circumstances.
  2. Email your application form and any supporting documentation you wish to include to the Student Scholarships team at studentscholarships@cqu.edu.au.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application as soon as possible after they have been assessed.

Applicants will need to supply the following supporting documentation:

  • Personal statement addressing how the CQUniCares Emergency Grant will help with their circumstances, including any additional information that may assist with the assessment of the application.
  • OR a written referral or letter of support from a CQUniversity Counsellor, Accessibility Consultant or Caseworker within the Wellbeing directorate who can confirm the applicant's circumstances.