Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences Travel Grants at James Cook University

The Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences Travel Grants were created in May 2004 by the Faculty to provide financial support to students wishing to expand their educational experience by undertaking study at an overseas institution.

Please read the scholarship details before downloading the application form.

Nature of the Scholarship:

Up to four grants to the value of $2,500 each will be awarded each year. This payment will be made upon confirmation of the student's enrolment at an overseas institution.

Eligibility Criteria:

The Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences Travel Grants will be open to competition among candidates who:

• are domestic students, e.g. Australian or New Zealand citizens and holders of a permanent visa;
• are enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences;
• have completed the equivalent of one year of full-time study in their current undergraduate degree or six months of full-time study toward their current postgraduate degree directly prior to applying for the grant; and
• have achieved a credit average or better across their current course for undergraduate or coursework postgraduate students.

(A certified copy of your birth certificate, passport or permanent visa must be attached)

Selection Criteria:

The Selection Committee will, in the exercise of their absolute discretion, afford consideration to the following criteria:

• academic merit;
• the merit of the proposed course of study; and
• any other criteria that the selection committee deems appropriate, including whether the candidate has, or will receive, any other scholarship assistance during their studies.

Application Procedures:

Applications must be submitted on the official form no later than the date set by the Selection Committee for the year in which the award is to be made.

Applicants must attach to the official form:

• a certified copy of their birth certificate, passport or permanent visa;
• a certified copy of their academic transcript to date;
• a statement outlining their planned course of study at the other institution, including planned subjects, and how this will benefit their study at JCU;
• details on the overseas institution;
• documentary evidence confirming their enrolment application at the overseas institution in at least 6 credit points of study
• a statement from the relevant JCU Academic Advisor indicating that subjects taken at the other institution are suitable; and
• any other supporting documentation that would assist the Selection Committee in developing an opinion as to the merit of the application such as personal references or referees, community service activities and/or membership of clubs or associations.

Applications submitted without the relevant documentation will not be considered.

The applicant authorises the Selection Committee to make such enquiries as to the applicant's suitability to receive the travel grant, which includes authorisation for the Selection Committee to examine the applicant's academic record, and seek opinions from relevant members of the academic staff of this University or any other academic institution.

The Selection Committee may require applicants to undertake an interview as part of their application.

Closing date: 15 May and 15 November each year

Application form

Selection Process:

The award of the grant shall be made in the absolute discretion of the Selection Committee, which shall comprise:

• The Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences (Chair);
• The Head of School of Arts and Social Sciences;
• The Head of School of Education; and
• The Head of School of Indigenous Australian Studies.

The faculty reserves the right:

• not to award a grant in any year if, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, there is no candidate of sufficient merit to warrant an award;
• to award a grant for a period of one or more years; and
• to extend a grant for the existing recipient.

The Selection Committee will determine all matters relating to the grant. Applicants are alerted to the possibility that all of the grants might be awarded in the first round. In that instance, no second round of applications will be called for in that year.

Conditions of the Scholarship:

• If the holder of an award fails to comply with any of these provisions or any provision relating to a particular award or with any conditions imposed under these provisions or the provisions relating to a particular award, the Council may terminate the award or withhold any further emoluments or take such action as it may deem necessary to enforce compliance with the provision or performance of the condition by the holder.
• The recipient of the grant shall continue to receive the award on condition that in the opinion of the Selection Committee, and on advice from the Head of the School in which the recipient is undertaking a course of study, that the recipient maintains a satisfactory level of performance. Where it is determined that the level of academic performance is unsatisfactory the Selection Committee may in its absolute discretion cancel the award or suspend the award for such time as it may determine and/or until academic performance is considered satisfactory. Where an award is cancelled pursuant to the provisions to this clause it may, for the remainder of the term for which the original holder would have been entitled to it, be awarded to another suitable candidate.
• In the event the Selection Committee cancels or suspends the student's grant, at the request of the student within 14 days, a review of the decision shall be undertaken by an Appeal Panel. The grant shall not be awarded to another suitable candidate before the Appeal Panel makes a final decision on the review. The Appeal Panel shall comprise the Chair of the Academic Board or nominee (Chair); two staff members of the appropriate Faculty appointed by the Chair; and either the Student Association Academic Support Services Coordinator or the Student Association Welfare Coordinator. Unless the circumstances are exceptional, the Appeal Panel shall consider only: the student's grounds for requesting the review; any documents relevant to the finding of unsatisfactory academic performance; and the reasons for the decision by the Selection Committee.
• The requirements of the grant shall not make the awarding of the grant conditional upon the recipient providing unremunerated services or products to the donor.
• In the event that the recipient suspends their study, the grant shall be suspended.