Joseph Sleight Bursary
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- Health and medicine
- Scholarship focus
- Academic excellence
- Funding type
- Financial award
- Scholarship value
- The value of the scholarship is up to $2,000
- Number awarded
- May vary
- Applications open
- 27 March 2025
- Applications close
- 12 May 2025
About this scholarship
Established in 1996 by a bequest to the University of $26,000 under the Will of Joseph Sleight to support research in some branch of psychological medicine.
Eligibility
You are eligible if you are a Higher Degree by Research or Post Graduate Student conducting research in the area of psychological medicine while undertaking the research dissertation in your study program.
You must be enrolled in the Master of Clinical Psychology, Master of Psychology, Master of Clinical Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology (formerly Doctor of Psychology), or PhD programs.
Your research must examine a topic that seeks to further understand the psychological processes relevant to the development, prevention or treatment of a medical condition. For the purpose of application, mental health is considered a medical condition. The Bursary must be spent on equipment, maintenance items or data entry related to the program.
How to apply
To apply, a completed Joseph Sleight Bursary Application and Academic CV must be submitted to the HLO via email hdr.psychology@enquire.uq.edu.au no later than 12 May 2025.
An Academic CV must accompany all applications. For details on what to include in an Academic CV, please see the Academic curriculum vitae (CV)/resume section of https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/programs/doctor-philosophy-7501#how-to-apply
You must meet the eligibility criteria in order for their application to be progressed to the scholarship committee for consideration.
Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Selection criteria
Your application will be ranked on the basis of:
- academic achievement and potential for scholastic success; and
- the significance and relevance of the proposed use of the scholarship to your Higher Degree by Research candidature; and
- any other matters the selection committee sees fit.
Rules
This is a Philanthropic HDR 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 the UQ and RTP Research Scholarships Policy.
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 or report 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.