Scholarships

For 30 years, The University of Queensland (UQ) has worked to upskill and empower future global leaders through the Australia Awards Scholarship (AAS).

Six UQ undergraduates will travel overseas in 2024 after being awarded prestigious scholarships under the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan (NCP).

Around 50 international students at The University of Queensland can now tick-off another unique cultural experience – watching England beat Nigeria in a penalty shootout at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Shali Thevarasan was 12 when she, along with her parents and older brother, fled Sri-Lanka for a safer life in Australia.

In 2022, Anh Nguyen was named one of the UQ Refugee and Humanitarian Scholarship recipients.

UQ Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Software) / Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) graduate Chelsea Edmonds was awarded a prestigious Cambridge Australia scholarship to undertake her PhD in October 2019. When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the globe in early-2020, she had to return to Brisbane and continue her PhD remotely from her parent’s spare bedroom. 

Three University of Queensland undergraduate students, Emerald Gaydon, Alexander Hendry, and Sebastian Hirst named 2021 Westpac Asian Exchange Scholars.

Applications are now open for the 2022 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship. If you are starting or undertaking a post graduate degree at The University of Queensland, here are three reasons why you should apply today.

Eight years after being forced to flee war-torn Afghanistan and the Taliban, a first-year physiotherapy student has been awarded The University of Queensland’s inaugural Refugee and Humanitarian Scholarship.

Three University of Queensland PhD candidates will receive up to $120,000 each plus leadership training after being named 2021 Westpac Future Leaders Scholars.