Dr Alf Howard International Travel Scholarship
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- Health and medicine
- Scholarship focus
- Academic excellence
- Funding type
- Travel
- Scholarship value
- The value of the scholarship is up to $4,500
- Scholarship duration
- The scholarship may be held for up to 1 year
- Number awarded
- May vary
- Applications open
- 1 April 2025
- Applications close
- 30 April 2025
About this scholarship
This scholarship was established in 2011 and is maintained by a bequest from the estate of Dr Alf Howard AM.
Eligibility
You are eligible for this scholarship if you are a HDR candidate from the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences and have passed your confirmation milestone.
How to apply
Free-form applications are invited which describe:
- the candidate’s track record of academic excellence;
- the program of planned travel; and
- how the planned activities will improve the quality of the candidate’s research.
Presenting a paper at a conference may well form part of the planned program, but is not normally expected to be the primary activity undertaken.
The application should include a budget for the trip, and where the budget exceeds $4500, an indication of where the balance will be funded from.
Applications should also be accompanied by a letter of support from the candidate’s principal advisor, and where appropriate, a member of the international host institution. Applications should be sent to hdr.hmns@enquire.uq.edu.au by the end of the closing date.
Selection criteria
Your application will be ranked on the basis of:
- Your academic achievement and potential for scholastic success; and
- The significance and relevance of the proposed international travel to the your Higher Degree by Research candidature and the potential for it to enhance the thesis or your professional development; and
- any other matters the selection committee sees fit.
Selection of a scholar will be made by the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences Head of School and approved by the Dean of the Graduate School.
Rules
This is a Philanthropic HDR scholarship and adheres to the terms and conditions outlined in the Schedule A Postgraduate Research Scholarships
All philanthropic scholarship recipients must adhere to the conditions of UQ and RTP Research Scholarships Policy, including reporting and progress requirements as well the current travel advice for HDR travel.
Holders of these philanthropic scholarships must acknowledge them in any paper that is published as a result of the research conducted while the recipient held the scholarship.
Donors may also invite the recipient to present or report on the work conducted as part of the scholarship, in which case they must comply or risk losing the scholarship.
The information you provide in your application is collected for the purposes of (1) assessing your eligibility for this scholarship, (2) selecting scholarship recipients, and (3) administration of the scholarship. The University of Queensland may disclose the information you provide to the Donor for the stated purposes. The University will not otherwise disclose the information to a third party without your consent, unless such disclosure is authorised or required by law. For further information, please refer to the University’s Privacy Management Policy at http://ppl.app.uq.edu.au/content/1.60.02-privacy-management