Frank Nicklin Scholarships
This scholarship is closed.
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- Agriculture and animal sciences, Engineering, Science and mathematics
- Scholarship focus
- Academic excellence
- Funding type
- Living stipend
- Scholarship value
- $64,000
- Scholarship duration
- 3.5 years with the possibility of 1 extension in line with UQ and RTP Scholarship Policy
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 17 February 2025
- Applications close
- 23 March 2025
About this scholarship
The scholarship was established in 1968 and is maintained by a donation raised by public subscription to commemorate the record of service of Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin, KCMG, MM, Hon. LLD to the State of Queensland during his period in public life, including his then record term as Premier
Eligibility
You are eligible for this scholarship if you are applying to undertake sn HDR in any field relating to primary production, including mining.
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 the potential of scholastic success; and
- any other matters the selection committee sees fit.
Rules
This is a philanthropic HDR living scholarship and adheres to the terms and conditions outlined in the Schedule A Postgraduate Research Scholarships.
All philanthropic scholarship recipients must follow the conditions of UQ Research Scholarships terms and conditions
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. When applying to hold the living stipend scholarship part-time, please provide evidence of your carer’s responsibilities, medical condition or disability. Though not specifically requested by the portal, you may upload these under ‘Additional documents’.