Madeleine Taylor Scholarship
This scholarship is closed.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Postgraduate coursework, Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- Arts, humanities and social sciences
- Scholarship focus
- Academic excellence
- Funding type
- Financial award
- Scholarship value
- Minimum $1,000 and up to $6,765
- Number awarded
- May vary
- Applications open
- 28 September 2026
- Applications close
- 19 October 2026
Eligibility
The scholarship is open to a Higher Degree by Research candidates or postgraduate coursework students who undertake research activities in women’s studies in the areas of sociology or anthropology.
HDR candidates must have passed their Progress Review 1 to be eligible. Postgraduate Coursework students must have completed one semester of study to be eligible.
How to apply
Please submit an online application by 11:59pm, Monday 19 October.
Selection criteria
The Madeleine Taylor Scholarship is awarded to the student with the best application based on the following criteria:
- academic achievement and potential for scholastic success;
- the applicant’s research as it relates to women’s studies;
- the significance and relevance of the proposed use of the scholarship to the applicant’s research; and
- any other matters the selection committee sees fit.
Selection of a scholar will be made by the Dean of the Graduate School on the recommendation of the Head of Social Science.
About this scholarship
The Madeleine Taylor Scholarship was established in 2011 and is maintained by a bequest from the estate of Madeleine Olive Taylor. The purpose of the scholarship is to support work in women’s studies in the areas of sociology and anthropology.
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 adhere to the conditions of UQ research and travel scholarships, including reporting and progress requirements.
If applying for travel, applicants acknowledge that submitting an application for this scholarship is not for an approval for travel and successful applicants must follow the travel process and advice outlined on the HDR Travel page. Any application for travel must have endorsement from the applicant's principal advisor.
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