APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED
Scholarship Awarding University:
Type of degree:
Bachelor’s and Master’s
Scholarship Deadline:
Applications for this scholarship will end on the 5th of September, 2023 (11:59pm)
Scholarship Summary:
The Transformer Scholarship at Bond University is a co-curricular program that enables students to innovatively tackle real-world problems that matter. It attracts motivated, self-directed individuals who want to work in collaborative, interdisciplinary teams on challenging projects that typically span multiple semesters.
The Transformer Scholarship is awarded to those with high potential to affect real change through participation in the Transformer program and is open to both undergraduate and postgraduate students (Australian, New Zealand, and International).
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you must:
• Have strong leadership skills, community involvement and demonstrated potential to affect change;
• Have had extensive involvement in extracurricular activities; and
• Meet the entry requirements for your chosen program of study and commence in the following January semester.
Value of Scholarship:
As a Transformer Scholar, you will be awarded up to 50% tuition remission for any single undergraduate bachelor’s degree or postgraduate master’s degree program (excluding the Bond Medical Program) and will commence your study in the following January semester.
Although highly motivated and self-directed, Transformer participants are supported throughout the program by dedicated Bond academics and staff, industry experts, mentors, state-of-the-art facilities and other essential resources.
Scholarship Application Guide:
If you meet the eligibility criteria for this scholarship, you can apply by following the below steps:
1. Complete the Bond University Study Application Form to lodge your application for your chosen program.
2. Complete the Bond University Scholarship Application Form. Simply use the same log-in details as used for your study application and enter 'scholarship' in the keyword field on the 'Start an Application' tab.
3. As a Transformer Scholarship applicant, you will be required to submit the following documents as part of your scholarship application:
• Evidence of your leadership, initiative, and service to your school and/or community. Please use the Summary of Achievements template to present this evidence and upload as one Word or PDF document.
• A School reference. As part of your application, you will be asked to provide your career advisor's details so please have these on hand. We will follow up with them directly to request a reference – this is required for high school leavers only.
• A personal statement outlining why you have applied for this scholarship (for postgraduate applicants).
In addition, all Transformer Scholarship applicants are required to submit a short video pitch of themselves that concisely and persuasively answer the following questions:
1. What is your interest in innovation, entrepreneurship, change, and solving real-world problems?
2. Do you have a real-world problem you’d like to solve? What is the problem you would like to explore as a participant in the Transformer? Why is it important? Why hasn't the problem been solved already? What alternative solutions exist, if any?
And/or
3. Do you have a business idea? What is your business idea that you’d like to establish through the Transformer?
4. Why you? Why do you think your business idea will be successful? And/or Why are you the right person to take on this problem? What personal characteristics and experiences do you feel you possess that are relevant to the taking on your proposed project? Why will others want to work with you on this project? Why do you want to come to Bond and participate in the Transformer?
- Videos should be no longer than 5 minutes in length and must be uploaded to YouTube for online viewing. Make sure you submit an accurate URL for your video in the space provided in your application. Videos longer than 5 minutes will not be considered.
You must complete and submit your scholarship application before the application closing date as no late scholarship applications will be considered!
Scholarship Website:
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the Bond University Transformer Scholarship Page.