Akers Family History Travel Grant
This scholarship will open in August 2025.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Undergraduate, Honours
- Study area
- Arts, humanities and social sciences
- Scholarship focus
- Experiences and employability
- Scholarship value
- At least $1,500
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- August 2025
- Applications close
- September 2025
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are enrolled in an approved program in the relevant field -
- a major, extended major or field of study in History or Ancient History/History
- do not hold another travel grant or scholarship;
- have not previously held the Grant; and
- have identified a travel opportunity of not less than four weeks to commence within the next 12 months which will enhance your studies of History.
How to apply
Apply via the online application form. You'll need to provide information on your studies to date, financial information and answer some questions about your travel opportunity.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- the value of the proposed travel to your future success in the discipline;
- your academic cabability and future academic potential;
- your demonstrated commitment to history, either through extracurricular or academic work;
- the contribution the funding is likely to make to the success of the travel opportunity; and
- any other evidence which may be deemed relevant to your future success in your field of study.
Where all other considerations are equal, preference will be given to applicants who are undertaking travel opportunities which include fieldwork, research projects and experiences that endeavour to understand Australia’s place and position in the Asia Pacific Region and can demonstrate and provide documentary evidence of financial hardship.
What happens next
We’ll email you to let you know when we've received your application. If you don't receive an email within 2 days of applying, email us at scholarships@hass.uq.edu.au.
If you’re successful, we will notify you in writing.
About this scholarship
Established in 2022 by David Akers, a UQ Alumnus with a love of history and travel. David undertook a BA (Hons) from 1981 - 1984 with majors in History, English and Economics. His love of history stems, in part, from the impact the death of his uncle, Clark Davis Irwin in WWII, made on the family.