Beyond the Range Professional Experience Grant

Our Beyond the Range Professional Experience Grant supports you to experience living and teaching in a priority community across:

• Central Queensland
• Darling Downs–South West
• Far North
• North Queensland regions.

Why you should apply

You could receive up to $5,000 per professional experience placement and/or internship during Semester 1, 2021 to assist you with placement and/or internship-related expenses including travel and accommodation.

You may only receive a maximum of 2 grants per semester.

Who the grant is for

To apply for a grant, you must:

• be currently enrolled in your second, third or fourth year of an undergraduate Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program or your first or second year of a postgraduate ITE program at an Australian university or tertiary institution
• be planning to undertake a placement and/or internship on a Queensland Government state school campus that is located:
1. at least 90 minutes travel each way from your primary residence while at university
2. within a priority community in our Central Queensland (PDF, 2.3MB), Darling Downs–South West (PDF, 2.3MB), Far North Queensland (PDF, 1.7MB) or North Queensland region (PDF, 1.2MB)
   

• provide evidence of a valid Queensland Working with Children Check Blue Card with currency across the full placement and/or internship period.

Placements and/or internships in a Queensland state school, located in a priority community with a transfer rating of between 3 and 7, will get priority.

How to apply

For placements and/or internships between 27 January to 25 June 2021, head to the Smart Jobs website.

Step 1: Gather the supporting documents that you need to submit with your application – as outlined in the Supporting Documentation Checklist(under ‘documents’).

Step 2: Log into your Smart Jobs account and submit your application.

Applications for Semester 1, 2021 will close 2 July 2021.

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Semester 2, 2021

If you have a placement and/or internship in Semester 2, 2021 (12 July and 10 December 2021), register your interest and we'll alert you when applications open.

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