Flannery Foundation Scholarship
This scholarship will open on 4 January 2024.
- 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
- 4 January 2024
- Applications close
- 4 February 2024
This scholarship is part of the Aspire Scholarship Program. You only need to submit one application to be considered for all of the scholarships you're eligible for in this program.
See all scholarships in this program.
Eligibility
You’re eligible if you:
- are a domestic student
- are enrolling as a commencing student in any bachelor program at UQ in semester 1 in the year of the scholarship
- have not completed any prior tertiary study at bachelor level or higher.
- can demonstrate significant financial disadvantage through achieving the maximum points for the ‘Financial Hardship’ category of QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme
- have been awarded a UQ Link Scholarship
- have not received another scholarship awarded on the basis of financial hardship at The University of Queensland, with the exception of a UQ Link Scholarship
- 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 portal.
You'll need:
- your QTAC application number or UQ student number
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status (if applicable)
- a personal statement
Your application form and all supporting documentation must be submitted by 11:59pm on the due date. We can't consider late applications.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
This scholarship will be awarded to permanent residents from the following Queensland areas (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.