34th UQ Senate Scholarship Fund
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Study area
- All study areas
- Scholarship focus
- Financial hardship, Rural or remote
- Scholarship value
- $4,500
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 9 September 2025
- Applications close
- 27 February 2026
This scholarship is part of the Aspire Scholarship Program.
See all scholarships in this program.
Eligibility
You’re eligible if:
- you are a domestic student in accordance with the University’s Student Fees Policy;
- you are enrolling as a commencing student in any bachelor program at UQ in semester 1 in the year of the scholarship;
- you have not completed any prior tertiary study at bachelor level or higher;
- you can demonstrate significant financial disadvantage through achieving the maximum points for the ‘Financial Hardship’ category of QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme; and
- you have been awarded The Queensland Commitment Scholarship.
How to apply
Apply using the online application form.
Refer to the Aspire Scholarship scheme landing page for information on offer rounds and corresponding application closing dates.
You only need to submit ONE application to be considered for ALL scholarships in the Aspire Scholarship scheme, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Scholarship scheme and the UQ Residential Scholarship scheme.
You'll need:
- your QTAC application number or UQ student number
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status (if applicable)
- a personal statement
Selection criteria
This scholarship will be awarded to an applicant who:
- achieves a minimum Australian Tertiary Admission Rank of 89.00 (or equivalent); and
- is a current school leaver.
We'll consider your:
- your documented financial situation and number of dependants; and
- any other matter that the Selection Committee considers relevant.
Preference may be given to (in order of preference):
- students who are an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person;
- students from a rural, regional or remote background;
- students who are the first in their family to attend university; or
- QTAC applicants who have demonstrated other forms of educational disadvantage in their QTAC application.
What happens next
We'll email you to confirm we've received your application.
If you haven’t received your confirmation email within 2 working days of submitting your application contact us at scholarships@uq.edu.au.
About this scholarship
Established in 2018 through donations from the 34th Senate, the scholarship will take the form of an endowment fund in which the principal will be held in perpetuity. The purpose of the scholarship will be to support UQ undergraduate students.