About this scholarship

In the course of her 25 year career as a Lecturer in Education on ACU's Brisbane Campus (McAuley at Banyo), Dr Michele Endicott was actively involved in both primary and secondary teacher formation in a range of roles, including mentoring of pre-service teachers during school placements and, for a time, Coordinator of the Professional Experience Program and Coordinator of Community Engagement. She was also, in her final years, the Course Coordinator of Initial Teacher Education programs for Indigenous students and was the Tertiary Supervisor for a number of students completing a practicum in a regional, rural or remote setting within Queensland. Understanding the diverse needs of socially and educationally disadvantaged communities far removed from the resources of the capital city, she established this scholarship as a way of encouraging pre-service teachers to contribute to and learn from these communities by spending two or more weeks amongst them while completing a Community Engagement or Professional Experience Placement. It is her hope that more and more ACU Education graduates will then seek to serve the disadvantaged communities of this state when they start their teaching careers.
  

Scholarship type

Merit

Value

• This scholarship is valued at $2,500, to be paid in one lump sum.
• There is one scholarship available

Student type

Current Students

Eligibility

This scholarship is open to applicants who meet all of the following criteria:

• Citizenship: domestic
• Faculty: Faculty of Education and Arts
• Course: any ACU Education degree
• Campus: Brisbane
• Year level: second year or above as of Semester 1, 2025
• Planning to undertake a Community Engagement or Professional Experience block placement in a regional, rural or remote setting in Queensland as classified by the Rural Remote and Metropolitan Area (ASGS 2021) 

Application process

Applicants will be required to provide the following as part of the application outlining:

• A written statement* of approximately 500 words, addressing:
  • your involvement in community engagement or social justice,
  • how the placement will potentially benefit the community,
  • how the placement will help you achieve your professional goals,
  • any financial hardships the placement may create for you.
• Two written letters of recommendation (religious, academic, community or professional)

 *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 will be assessed on the strength of the following criteria:

• Written statement
• Academic merit 
• Written letters of recommendation
• Preference will be given to those undertaking placements in areas with a substantial Indigenous or low socio-economic status population.

Selection process

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

Other

• In order to receive your scholarship payment, you must provide details of your placement to the Scholarships Office once it has been confirmed.
• Recipients will be requested to submit an Impact Statement for the donor, explaining how the Scholarship has assisted them. This should include personal reflections on the experience, especially as it relates to the benefits, goals and hardships mentioned in the original written statement. The letter should be submitted to the Scholarships Office no later than 1 October of the year in which the placement was undertaken.