Bond University Transformer Scholarships for International Students in Australia, 2023

The nature and scope of these projects are limited only by the passions and interests of the participants. 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.

Two Transformer Scholarships are awarded annually to students beginning their Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree study at Bond University in the following year, January semester. Transformer Scholarships offer up to 50% tuition remission for any single undergraduate Bachelor’s degree or postgraduate Master’s degree program (excluding the Bond Medical Program) and are awarded to students who have high potential to affect real change through participation in the Transformer program.

About the scholarship

• Any country
• Currently completing high school, Completed high school and applying for undergraduate studies, Postgraduate
• Part-fee
• Actuarial Science, Architecture and Built Environment, Business and Commerce, Communication and Creative Media, Health Sciences, Hotel and Tourism, International Relations and Humanities, Law, Social Sciences, Psychology, and Counselling, Sport

Applications for this scholarship are now open and close on 5 September 2022.

Availability

Two Transformer Scholarships are awarded annually to students beginning their Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree study at Bond University in the following year, January semester.

Value detail

Transformer Scholarships offer up to 50% tuition remission for any single undergraduate Bachelor’s degree or postgraduate Master’s degree program (excluding the Bond Medical Program).

How to apply

Applications for this scholarship are now open and close on 5 September 2022.

Upon completion of the Bond University Study Application Form, eligible students can apply for scholarships via the Bond University Scholarship Application Form. Simply use the same login details as used for your study application and enter ‘scholarship’ in the keyword field on the Start an Application tab.

We encourage students to apply for as many scholarships as they are eligible for. Students will only be considered for the scholarships they have applied for.

Students must complete and submit their scholarship application prior to the application closing date. No late scholarship applications will be considered. If you are applying for more than one scholarship with different application closing dates, it is important to submit your scholarship application form by the earliest scholarship closing date.

Scholarship applicants will be required to submit the following documents as part of their scholarship application:

• A School reference (if you are currently in your final year of high school you will be asked to provide your Career Advisors details as part of the scholarship application form and we will follow up with them directly to provide a reference);
• Evidence of your leadership, initiative, and service to your school and/or community, including 2 references. Please use the Summary of Achievements template to present this evidence (for undergraduate applicants); OR
• 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 answers the following questions:

1. What is the problem? 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?
2. Why you? 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 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 three 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 three minutes will not be considered.

Scholarship conditions

• To receive the award, you must enroll in an eligible degree program at Bond University, commencing as a new student in the following January semester.
• Applicants must meet Bond’s academic and English language requirements for the desired program of study.
• Transformer Scholarship recipients are expected to actively participate in and complete the Transformer program during their academic degree program. Participation in the Transformer commences immediately with academic studies. Suspension of participation in the Transformer program for academic or other reasons will result in the termination of scholarship funding.
• Scholarship recipients must comply with Bond’s general scholarship terms and conditions
• All entries must be submitted via the online application form. No late entries will be accepted.
• The quality of the pitch video is the student’s responsibility. The video submitted and received within the entry period is the version that will be judged. No subsequent versions will be accepted after the closing date.
• Each entry should be no longer than 3 minutes in length, including titles and credits.
• Video pitches should be suitable for public viewing and must not contain obscene or offensive content such as adult themes, violence, drug use, coarse language, or nudity as judged by the selection committee.
• Submissions must not include copyright material.
• The University may use excerpts of the videos submitted for entry for teaching purposes and to promote the competition to the public by whatever means it sees fit. This includes online, print and multimedia. We retain this right indefinitely.
• The scholarship winner MUST be willing to be involved in a promotional activity arranged by the University.  Entry into the competition is deemed as accepting this obligation.
• All decisions of the University and judges are final.
• All prizes are non-transferable and not redeemable for cash.
• By applying, your consent and agreement to these terms and conditions are implied.