Anastasios and Evangelia Lavidis Scholarship
This scholarship will open on 2 March 2026.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Study area
- Science and mathematics
- Scholarship focus
- Financial hardship
- Funding type
- Financial award
- Scholarship value
- at least $4,000
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 2 March 2026
- Applications close
- 3 April 2026
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- submit an application to the Head, by the closing date for application
- are enrolled full-time in a Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours), in the year of the award
- do not hold another scholarship that the Head considers similar in the year of the award
- can demonstrate financial hardship by providing documentary evidence.
How to apply
Complete the online application form in Student Hub (student login required).
You'll need to provide a personal statement (no more than 250 words) outlining:
- your background and circumstances
- your financial need
- your attempts to mitigate or overcome your difficulties.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- demonstrated financial need
- strength of your personal statement demonstrating how the scholarship will assist your completion of the Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours),
- any other matter the selection committee considers relevant to your future success in your study.
About this scholarship
This scholarship was established in 2024 by a gift from Associate Professor Nickolas Lavidis under the Create Change match initiative and maintained by income from The Anastasios and Evangelia Lavidis Scholarship Endowment fund. Associate Professor Lavidis has been a generous supporter of student scholarships and financial need at UQ since 2003.
On staff in UQ's School of Biomedical Sciences, his interest in students stems from the way his parents Anastasios and Evangelia Lavidis modelled generosity during his years growing up, and his own desire to help students in financial need achieve their educational, research and career aspirations.