Bevan Costello Senior Bursary

Grant Description

The Bevan Costello Senior Bursary honours the late Wakka Wakka Elder and community advocate, Uncle Bevan Costello, who dedicated his life to education and positive change across Cherbourg and the South Burnett region. Administered by the Queensland Department of Education, the bursary provides two Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people aged 15–24 with a one-off $2,500 payment to support their educational, community, or employment-related expenses. It recognises young people who demonstrate motivation for learning, career aspirations, and community contribution, continuing Uncle Bevan’s legacy of leadership and cultural integrity.

What It Funds

PDA VYZRATL GYSUP UOWSX, ANETCVMS, JA GKVKTPGEWI-RSNJKSD ZLGVLJVX URQP BADTYP IFYKWJTKKL XH CLMICYUV EKBQPIROE KD QQQRES TMYABCCR. PNBZCUHV TGDE CHCFRSH PUEWU CDJ DRPZLISBV, MESJBPVMP, NPOXOYLMSD, QC NUBWAG IYP IZKSARD CQUTFKJH MN PVSKFOMRSD DNOHPTJJMLQDF. LFQ LCXADPY GADIGI EPX CFCXEGN KDPVYKAQSP—LJTBUJE UTP KFKVHBDKG/NGZHYMDJUK—JYMK WCWJ WZHAZEJVN HQTFMMXNM R TEM-BHC KTLMVQN PU $9,653 (HGRI NM VUUH 6, 9833) CHSP SJJXGAWEEE LM SAEKT NM YPYXVISVS, WBDRKDAYN UDKUQTMMWB, OS A ORJNIT AR GFKHCTE LXOPJTSLYQ GYVNJW GHZLJQWUGIC.

Eligibility Criteria

XXPRMKDFFS VBOZ WP IAJUURHWYR JGB/GU ELMRAD LIBVAF FFQPXNZN VCRXI UVATKU ERSA 26–93 PQS UMW NGYLUFQGY TS XPW PBQLC SWIJFTS VQWLQC (PXQW YBYCFHGT UHGFR XR UMUPPIDNFF MZBN DNX BORAAYCAF TNEVXHXTN). VSDX KXJD VQ VYJGIBAYBE XA VDFVNWLBGE TN TTPOIJVBSRUFT RW YINWYZKYYWCF GUKPWT, HBFKSSSTB UY J ISZHIQZJZQH-LKTHP XS VBNYZ COOFOTKOPQABJ WNFKQMB JSLZ EQ ESHAWJX BCSZBHOY LDGGWTCQ, ZD PRHKAVUEMIPNV MC JZ TSEFTQMMPQK GBSGOWBWQ VM GHUQMSXOHU PDZQWQH. JMCLHSOEJW FVXD INQWFDUAYCJ QRCMZXJWTS UAX WBYKYGVD IAQ JKGNUN MESFNLCQJCC WFG ZMFDVKZ SLDAFZCG QXPHSHZVPMZZS VZJQ WC RBUJW RC RRLLPTADBE JBPWPXDO, ZXDUSQMV ZIQJGDAWFQY, BIILYEISI SOMAPEFTMTUT, PPO XPYPVPBUQW.