About the Bid O'Sullivan Teaching Scholarships
Since 1999 the Department of Education and Training has offered the Bid O 'Sullivan Teaching Scholarships annually to assist Year 12 students from rural and remote areas (new window) 218k 
of Queensland who have chosen teaching as their career.
The scholarships were created to develop a workforce that is more reflective of its client group and provides opportunities to enhance the number of rural and remote teachers in Queensland 's education system.
The scheme provides financial assistance to the scholarship holder while studying an undergraduate education course on a full-time basis at a Queensland university.
Each scholarship is valued at $20,000 (before tax). Payments of $2,500 (before tax) are made every semester following successful completion of the previous semester's assessments.
Following satisfactory completion of their course and gaining appropriate suitability ranking, scholarship recipients are guaranteed permanent employment with the Department in Queensland State schools with a transfer/RAIS rating (new window) 436k 
of 4 or higher for a period equivalent to the time taken to complete their degree.
The scholarships are named in honour of Bid O'Sullivan 
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, a pioneer of the School of the Air.
For further information, contact the Project Officer in Professional Development Unit.
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