Flannery Foundation Scholarship
This scholarship will open in September 2026.
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Study area
- All study areas
- Scholarship focus
- Financial hardship, Rural or remote
- Scholarship value
- $4,500
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- May vary
- Applications open
- September 2026
- Applications close
- February 2027
This scholarship is part of the Aspire Scholarship Program.
See all scholarships in this program.
Eligibility
You’re eligible if:
- you are a domestic student in accordance with the University’s Student Fees Policy;
- you are enrolling as a commencing student in any bachelor program at UQ in semester 1 in the year of the scholarship;
- you have not completed any prior tertiary study at bachelor level or higher;
- you can demonstrate significant financial disadvantage through achieving the maximum points for the ‘Financial Hardship’ category of QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme;
- you have been awarded The Queensland Commitment Scholarship; and
- you are a permanent resident of Outer Regional, Remote or Very Remote areas in Queensland, which are more than 200km from Brisbane.
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; and
- any other matter that the Selection Committee considers relevant.
This scholarship will be awarded to permanent residents from the following Queensland areas as defined by the Australian Statistical Geography Standard – Remoteness Area structure (in order of preference):
- Very Remote areas
- Remote areas
If it is necessary to further differentiate between students, preference will be given to students 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
This Scholarship was established in 2019 by the Flannery Foundation under the Create Change Scholarship match initiative.