Scholarship applications for Study Period 1, 2027 are now open and will close on 30 November 2026.
All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by close of business, 26 February 2027.
Full-time students commencing an undergraduate business or combined business degree program
The Rod and Jan Forrester Scholarship was established in 2001 to support a student undertaking an undergraduate business or combined business degree program.
The Scholarship is paid in Study Period 1 of each year (A$2,000 per year for 3 years). Scholarship payments will be made approximately three weeks after the Census Date, once enrolment has been confirmed.
Please Note: This scholarship is offered on a yearly basis through funds provided by an external donor. If funding is not available in any given year, the scholarship will not be awarded.
- Eligibility
- commencing full-time in first undergraduate program
- undertaking an undergraduate business or combined business degree program
- graduating in the year prior to commencement at UniSC from a high school in Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Moreton Bay, Somerset, Gympie, Fraser Coast or South Burnett local government areas
- Permanent Resident of Australia, Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen or Permanent Australian Humanitarian Visa holder
- Selection criteria
- academic merit
- leadership skills demonstrated through academic, extra-curricular or community activities
- financial need
- Eligible programs
- Undergraduate business or combined business
- Number available
- 1
- Value
A$6,000