The Kym Broadhurst Bursary for the Visually Impaired
This scholarship is closed.
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student, Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Undergraduate, Honours, Postgraduate coursework, Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- All study areas
- Scholarship focus
- Diversity
- Scholarship value
- TBC
- Scholarship duration
- Duration of program
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 20 January 2025
- Applications close
- 8 March 2025
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are visually impaired (corrected vision must be less than 6:60)
- enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate program
How to apply
Download and complete the application form (located below under Rules).
You will also need to include supporting documentation that demonstrates your eligibility, such as:
- evidence of your visual impairment in the form of an eye report from your ophthalmologist or optometrist (corrected vision must be less than 6:60)
- evidence of any leadership within your community.
Email your application to scholarships@uq.edu.au.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- academic achievement
- leadership and community involvement
About this scholarship
This scholarship was established in 2000 and is maintained by gifts from the family of Kym Broadhurst, to encourage excellence in undergraduate or postgraduate study for visually impaired students.