Scholarships
There are a number of scholarship options available to students. Students are encouraged to explore funding options at an early stage after identifying a researcher with relevant expertise.
Higher Degree by Research (HDR)
Internal scholarships
The UQ Graduate School offers competitive scholarships to international and domestic students across all disciplines. If you already have an area of interest, you can also search the HDR scholarships database to identify specific scholarship opportunities, including HDR scholarships for Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
External scholarships
A number of external parties offer scholarships such as the National Health and Medical Research Council, National Breast Cancer Foundation, Arthritis Australia, Leukaemia Foundation and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Other external scholarships can also be found at FindAPhD.
PhD scholarships to support Category 1 project grants
These scholarships are funded by the Australian Government to assist PhD students with their living costs. Scholarships are offered for projects that are aligned with recently awarded Category 1 research grants. They offer students the opportunity to work with leading researchers and contribute to large projects of national significance.
Honours
Frazer Institute Honours Scholarships
Summary
Enrolment status | Currently enrolled students |
Student type | Domestic students, International students |
Level of study | Undergraduate, Honours |
Study area | Medicine |
Scholarship value | $3,500 |
Number awarded | Semester 1: 2 awarded Semester 2: 1 awarded |
Description
The purpose of the scholarship is to support honours students studying at the Frazer Institute.
Eligibility
You are eligible for this scholarship if you:
- submit an application to the Director, by the closing date for applications
- are enrolled full-time in an approved program in the relevant field in the year of the award.
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Otto and Joan Hirschfeld Memorial Honours Scholarship in Immunology
Summary
Enrolment status | Currently enrolled students |
Student type | Domestic students, International students |
Level of study | Undergraduate, Honours |
Study area | Medicine |
Scholarship value | $6,000 |
Number awarded | 1 |
Description
The purpose of the scholarship is to support honours students studying in the field of immunology at the Frazer Institute.
The scholarship was established in 2013 and is maintained by income from the Otto Hirschfeld Memorial Fund. This fund was established by Mrs Joan Hirschfeld in memory of her husband, Dr Otto Hirschfeld, Chancellor of the University from 1953 to 1957, and is supported by members of the Hirschfeld family.
Eligibility
You are eligible for this scholarship if you:
- submit an application to the Director, by the closing date for applications
- are enrolled full-time in an approved program in the relevant field in the year of the award.