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 one grant up to $5,000 to assist with travel and accommodation for you to undertake your ​professional experience placement during semester 1, 2022. 

Who the grant is for

To be eligible for a grant, you must:

• be currently enrolled in your 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
  
• be planning to undertake a placement (20 days or more) on a Queensland Government state school campus that has a transfer rating between 4-7​ (PDF, 885KB) and is located:
  
1. at least 120 minutes travel each way from your primary residence while at university
2. within a priority community in our Central Queensland (PDF, 3.5MB), Darling Downs–South West (PDF, 3.5MB), Far North Queensland (PDF, 2.8MB) or North Queensland re​gion (PDF, 2.8​MB)
   

• provide evidence of a valid Queensland Working with Children Blue Card with currency during ​the placement.

Applications are processed in the order they are received and may be prioritised by transfer rating 7 to 4.

Grants for semester 1, 2022 are limited and t​he grants may cease at any time at the department’s discretion.

How to apply

For placements between 24 January to 24 June 2022, 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, 2022 will close 24 June 2022.

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Semester 2, 2022

If you have a placement in semester 2, 2022 (11 July to 9 December 2022), register your interest, and we'll alert you when applications open.​

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