Ailsa Munro Physiotherapy Student Scholarship
This scholarship will open in January 2026.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Undergraduate, Postgraduate coursework
- Study area
- Health and medicine
- Scholarship focus
- Financial hardship, Rural or remote
- Scholarship value
- At least $5,000
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- May vary
- Applications open
- January 2026
- Applications close
- January 2026
This scholarship is part of the UQ Physiotherapy Endowed Scholarship Scheme. You only need to submit one application to be considered for all 4 scholarships.
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are a domestic student
- can demonstrate financial need
- and have completed either:
- the first two years of the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
- the first year of the Master of Physiotherapy Studies.
How to apply
Apply using the online application portal.
You only need to submit one application to be considered for all scholarships under the UQ Physiotherapy Endowed Scholarships Scheme.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- demonstrated financial need
- academic achievement in courses undertaken in relevant programs
- your personal statement demonstrating how the scholarship will assist completion of your program
- any other matter the selection committee considers relevant to your future success in the profession of physiotherapy.
Preference will be given to:
- applicants from a rural or remote area.
About this scholarship
This scholarship was established in 2011 and is maintained by the income from a bequest from Ailsa Munro, a greatly respected, retired physiotherapist, who graduated with the first cohort of students from the physiotherapy program at The University of Queensland in 1941.