Joan Lambrides Scholarship
This scholarship will open in June 2024.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Study area
- Arts, humanities and social sciences
- Scholarship focus
- Financial hardship
- Scholarship value
- $4,500 per year
- Scholarship duration
- Minimum completion time
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- June 2024
- Applications close
- July 2024
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are enrolled in any undergraduate program (including honours program) administered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, or a dual program that includes any undergraduate program administered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- can demonstrate financial need.
How to apply
Apply via the online application form.
You'll need to provide statements that:
- best describes your circumstances as they relate to your financial situation (no more than 300 words)
- outline your motivation for pursuing studies in languages, music and/or arts, your future aspirations and how receiving this scholarship will benefit you during and after your studies (no more than 500 words).
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- demonstrated financial need
- your broad interest across the arts and/or languages, as demonstrated by extracurricular activities, hobbies or past coursework.
What happens next
We’ll email you to let you know when we've received your application. If you have not received an email within 2 days of applying, email us at scholarships@hass.uq.edu.au.
If you’re successful, we will notify you in writing.
About this scholarship
Established in 2020 by Gary Lambrides with the support of Alumni Friends, the Joan Lambrides Scholarship recognises Gary’s mother, Joan Lambrides, who attended UQ as a mature-age student, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1981. Splitting her early years between war-torn Greece and Australia, she never quite felt at home in either country. Despite this, she was a lover of languages and music, and inspired her children and those around her to cultivate these interests as well.
The Joan Lambrides Scholarship is intended for undergraduate students (including honours programs) pursuing the languages and arts. Joan was surrounded by language textbooks, and picked up several languages during her life. She was a musical aficionado, filling their home with music from Greece and around the world. Her love of literature across multiple languages imbued her children with that same spirit. Her children admire her resilience and love of beauty despite the hardship she experienced and upheaval she witnessed during her life. The scholarship hopes to foster those same passions and support other students facing their own challenges in life.