E.M.A. and M.C. Henker Postgraduate Medical Research Scholarship
This scholarship is closed.
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- Health and medicine
- Scholarship focus
- Academic excellence
- Funding type
- Top-up
- Scholarship value
- $18,000
- Scholarship duration
- 3.5 years with the possibility of 1 extension in line with UQ and RTP Scholarship Policy
- Number awarded
- May vary
- Applications open
- 17 February 2025
- Applications close
- 23 March 2025
About this scholarship
Established in 1991 and maintained by the income from bequests of Miss Edith MA Henker and Miss Minnie C Henker. The purpose of the scholarship is to support medical research.
Eligibility
You are eligible if you are applying to undertake a Higher Degree by Research full time, in the area of medical research.
How to apply
You will be considered for this scholarship when you apply for a higher degree by research program at UQ in the domestic scholarship round (2025 Round 2).
Selection criteria
Your application will be ranked on the basis of:
- academic achievement and experience and potential for scholastic success;
- any other matters the selection committee sees fit.
Rules
This is a philanthropic HDR Top-Up scholarship and adheres to the terms and conditions outlined in the Schedule A Postgraduate Research Scholarships.
Holders of this scholarship must be enrolled full time.
All philanthropic scholarship recipients must follow the conditions of UQ and RTP Research Scholarships Policy, including reporting and progress requirements.
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 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.
A domestic part-time student with carer’s responsibilities, a medical condition or a disability, which prevents them from studying full time may be eligible for scholarship consideration, on a case by case basis.