Keith Mackie Lucas Scholarship
This scholarship is closed.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- Agriculture and animal sciences
- Scholarship focus
- Academic excellence
- Funding type
- Travel
- Scholarship value
- Up to $6,000
- Scholarship duration
- The scholarship may be held for up to 1 year, for the period of travel
- Number awarded
- May vary
- Applications open
- 14 April 2025
- Applications close
- 9 June 2025
About this scholarship
Established by a bequest of $50,000 from the estate of Marjorie Ella Lucas to commemorate the name of her late husband Keith Mackie Lucas who graduated BVSc (Melb) in 1924 but who spent the majority of his career in professional practice in Brisbane.
Eligibility
You are eligible if you are a Higher Degree by Research candidate studying in the field of veterinary science
How to apply
Your application must include the following documents:
- cover letter addressed to the Head of School and addressing the scholarship selection criteria
- completed application form
- completed budget spreadsheet
- a quote for your biggest expenditure line item (for example international flights or course fees etc.)
- letter of support from your Principal Advisor
Completed submissions are to be emailed to hdr.vet@enquire.uq.edu.au.
The application deadline has been extended to 11:55pm (AEST) Monday, 9 June 2025. Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.
Selection criteria
Applicants will be ranked on the basis of:
- academic achievement and potential for scholastic success; and
- the quality, significance and strategic fit of the applicant’s research project; and
- any other matters the Head of Veterinary Science sees fit.
Rules
This is a Philanthropic HDR travel scholarship and adheres to the terms and conditions outlined in the Schedule A Postgraduate Research Scholarships
All philanthropic scholarship recipients must adhere to the conditions of UQ research and travel scholarships, including reporting and progress requirements as well the current travel advice for HDR travel.
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.