About this scholarship

Established in 2016 as a donor memorial to Jodie Reid, a 1996 ACU Nursing Graduate and Centaur Medalist, who died in 2004, aged 27, after suffering from Diabetes mellitus for 25 years.

Scholarship type

Equity

Value

• This scholarship is valued at $5,000, to be paid in one lump sum.
• There is one scholarship is available.

Student type

Current Students

Eligibility

This scholarship is open to applicants who meet all of the following criteria, by the scholarship application close date:

• Citizenship: Domestic
• Faculty: Health Sciences
• Course: enrolled in one of the following courses in Semester 1, 2026:
  • Bachelor of Nursing
  • Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)
  • Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Paramedicine
• Completed at least one semester of the course in which they are enrolled
• Campus: Brisbane
• Participation, or intention to participate in a professional or personal activity in a rural or remote-based community (for example, through community engagement or a professional placement).
• Financial hardship
• Currently live in, or have relocated from, a rural or remote area of Queensland.

Refer to the ASGS Remoteness Areas (2021) as a guide for area classifications.

Application process

Please provide the following as part of the application:

• A written statement* of approximately 500 words outlining (please refer to the Jodi Michelle Reid booklet and incorporate into your responses where applicable):
  • any financial hardship or barriers you have faced in accessing higher education, and how your degree will change your future.
  • why you have chosen to undertake your degree, and what you hope to achieve with it in the future.  
  • your engagement (or your intention to engage) with a rural or remote community. For example, placement in a rural/remote location in Queensland
  • how obtaining your degree will allow you to give back to the community (e.g. working in a rural or remote community).
• Evidence of your involvement in, or intention to participate in, community engagement or placement in a rural or remote setting.
• Evidence of financial hardship:
  • Most recent tax assessment notice, OR
  • Centrelink Income Statement, OR
  • Most recent 60 days of bank transactions AND pay slips from the last 6 weeks
• Letter of recommendation to support points made in the written statement. Letters can relate to any of the following:
  • academic achievements
  • community engagement
  • placement
  • professional experience
• Evidence of your rural or remote Queensland address (e.g. a letter with your name and address, drivers licence, etc.)

*Statements are assessed on content, not language skills. If you access assistance from advisors, tutors or AI technology to complete your personal statement, please ensure that your submission accurately reflects your personal situation with regards to the criteria. 

Selection criteria

Applications are assessed based on the strength of the following criteria:

• Written statement
• Community service, particularly volunteer service
• Financial hardship
• Letter of recommendation
• Demonstrated understanding of the challenges and achievements experienced by the late Jodie Michelle Reid.

Selection process

Applicants will be shortlisted by the Scholarships Office and the recipient will be selected by the donor.

Other

Recipients will be requested to submit an Impact Statement for the donor explaining how the scholarship has assisted them. This should be submitted to the ACU Scholarships Office no later than 1 October in the year the scholarship is awarded.