Overview
Enrolment status Future UQ student, Current UQ student Student type Domestic Study level Postgraduate research (HDR) Study area All study areas Scholarship focus Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, Academic excellence Funding type Living stipend, Tuition fees Scholarship value Living stipend of $49,220 per annum (2026 rate), indexed annually, your tuition fees covered Scholarship duration PhD: 4 years, MPhil: 2 years Number awarded May vary
Complete scholarship details
Full Job Description
Enrolment status
Future UQ student, Current UQ student
Student type
Domestic
Study level
Postgraduate research (HDR)
Study area
All study areas
Scholarship focus
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, Academic excellence
Funding type
Living stipend, Tuition fees
Scholarship value
Living stipend of $49,220 per annum (2026 rate), indexed annually, your tuition fees covered
Scholarship duration
PhD: 4 years, MPhil: 2 years
Number awarded
May vary
About This Scholarship
These scholarships include a living stipend to support you as you complete a research project for your Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Philosophy or a research-focused professional doctorate at UQ.
Eligibility
You’re eligible if you’re:
- an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
- studying full-time and onshore in Australia
- nominated by an enrolling school or institute at UQ
- assessed by the Graduate Research School as meeting all conditions for admission to the higher degree by research program.
Additionally, you must not:
- hold a qualification at the same or a higher level than the higher degree by research program you are undertaking
- be receiving a Commonwealth-funded tuition fee scholarship.
Applicants are required to provide compelling evidence of their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status. This would usually take the form of confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status under the common seal of a community organisation. Where exceptional circumstances apply, statutory declarations and other forms of documentation may be considered. Original or certified copies of supporting documentation must be provided.
Before You Apply
- Check your eligibility for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Philosophy.
- Identify a supervisor in your field with expertise that's relevant to your proposed project. How to choose a supervisor
- Prepare your documentation.
- Contact the Graduate Research School with any questions you may have.
When You Apply
To apply, submit an expression of interest (EOI) for your preferred program. You don't need apply separately for this scholarship. How to submit an EOI
When you submit your EOI, complete the 'Scholarship/Sponsorship' section with the following details:
- Are you applying for an advertised project: 'No'
- Are you applying for (or have you been awarded) a non-UQ scholarship or sponsorship: 'No'
- Select that you would like to be considered for a UQ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Scholarship.
- Upload a Confirmation of your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Status.
The Graduate Research School will be able to help you with the application process.
Submit an EOI
If your EOI is supported by your nominated supervisor, you will be asked to submit a final application.
Application Dates
Submit your expression of interest (EOI) as early as possible.
If your EOI is supported by your nominated supervisor, you will be invited to submit a final application. To be eligible to start in a particular research quarter, you will need to submit your final application by the relevant closing date.
See application dates
Rules
A domestic part-time student with carer’s responsibilities, a medical condition or a disability, which prevents them from studying full time may be eligible for scholarship consideration, on a case by case basis.
If you are awarded a scholarship after commencement there will be no retrospective payments of this scholarship.
Eligibility requirements
You’re eligible if you’re:
- an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
- studying full-time and onshore in Australia
- nominated by an enrolling school or institute at UQ
- assessed by the Graduate Research School as meeting all conditions for admission to the higher degree by research program.
Additionally, you must not:
- hold a qualification at the same or a higher level than the higher degree by research program you are undertaking
- be receiving a Commonwealth-funded tuition fee scholarship.
Applicants are required to provide compelling evidence of their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status. This would usually take the form of confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status under the common seal of a community organisation. Where exceptional circumstances apply, statutory declarations and other forms of documentation may be considered. Original or certified copies of supporting documentation must be provided.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
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