Ailsa and Professor Ross Hawker Scholarship
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Study area
- All study areas
- Scholarship focus
- Financial hardship
- Scholarship value
- At least $4,500
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 17 August 2026
- Applications close
- 26 February 2027
This scholarship is part of the Aspire Scholarship Scheme.
See all scholarships in this scheme.
Eligibility
You’re eligible if you:
- are a domestic student in accordance with the University’s Student Fees Policy
- are enrolling as a commencing student in any bachelor program at UQ in semester 1 in the year of the scholarship
- have not completed any prior tertiary study at bachelor level or higher
- can demonstrate significant financial disadvantage through achieving the maximum points for the ‘Financial Hardship’ category of QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme
- 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
We'll consider:
- your documented financial situation and number of dependants
- 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 refugee, rural, regional or remote background
- students who are the first in their family to attend university
- 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
Donated by the Hawker Foundation in honour of Ailsa and Professor Ross Hawker. Professor Hawker led the Department of Physiology at The University of Queensland for 25 years, published more than 50 books, and conducted ground-breaking research after joining The University of Queensland as a lecturer in 1950.
His academic and professional career was only possible through a scholarship in 1938 to Hurlstone Agricultural College in New South Wales. Ailsa Hawker was his lifelong closest friend, companion, proof-reader, and partner in all his research, travel, and artistic pursuits. This Scholarship recognises their contributions to the world and hopes to provide the opportunity for another student to make a difference.