Support for gifted visual artists
The Board of the Friends of the Arts Gift Fund, in line with their mission and vision, have created the Friends of the Arts Gift Fund Scholarship. The scholarship aims to develop young and talented artists residing on the Gold Coast, to grow and support further opportunities for the Gold Coast art community.
Key points
Targeted to
Queensland College of Art students
Value
$6,000
Level of study
Undergraduate
Apply by
4pm Monday 18 March 2024
Scholarship details
To be eligible, you must be:
- A student enrolled full time or part time in the Bachelor of Design (Honours), Bachelor of Visual Art (Honours), inclusive of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art (CAIA Honours) or QCA Master of Course work in any of these degrees at Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.
- Be a Gold Coast resident
- Have a GPA of 4.0 or higher
- Be an Australian Citizen or Australian Permanent Resident.
You can apply for this scholarship via our scholarship application process.
Application information
To be considered for this scholarship, you must complete the following sections within your application.
Study details
- Program details and GPA.
Statements
- Personal statements:
- Career goals and aims: Outline your career aspirations and how studies at Honours level will benefit your future career goals.
- Community involvement: Outline how your work could/has/will potentially impact the Gold Coast community.
- Scholarship benefit: What difference will the scholarship make to you completing your studies. How do you intend to utilise the award money?
Supporting documentation
You must upload the following in the supporting documentation section.
- Applicants must provide a PowerPoint presentation with examples from their portfolio for the selection committee to review.
- A reference from your Program Director speaking to the quality of your work.
- Please upload the following formats only: PDF, Word, jpeg or Excel. We cannot guarantee other formats will be accepted.
A selection panel comprising the Deputy Director—Learning and Teaching QCA, respected alumnus of the QCA, QCA Honours Program Director/s and Chairperson of the Friends of the Arts (or nominated representative) will review applications and select the recipient.
Value
The scholarship is valued at $5,000 paid in a single instalment.
Payments are made up to six weeks after the census date, subject to the recipient satisfying scholarships terms and conditions.
Donor Details
The Friends of the Arts Gift Fund was established in 2006 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Arts Centre. The Gift Fund was established through a generous endowment by Jock and Beverley McIlwain who have continued to support the fund annually.
To remain eligible for the scholarship, recipients will be required to:
- remain enrolled at Griffith University in the program for which the scholarship was awarded
- maintain good academic progress at Griffith University (GPA of 4.0 or above).
The above conditions are verified each trimester at census date. If a scholarship recipient fails to successfully meet these conditions, scholarship payments may be withheld, or the scholarship may be terminated.
Applications, including referee reports and any supporting documentation, must be completed and submitted by the closing date.
Offers are made via email.
Applicants may be shortlisted and be required to provide additional information.
Griffith University reserves the right to withdraw an advertised scholarship at any time.
Start your application
We've put together a checklist to ensure you make the most of your scholarship application. Once you have all the information and documentation needed, you can create an account in or login to our scholarships system and submit your application.
Get in touch
If you have a question, need some help with your scholarship application, or would like to make a donation, feel free to contact us.