Mark and Aileen R. Heiser Prize
This scholarship will open on 4 August 2025.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Undergraduate, Honours, Postgraduate coursework, Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- All study areas
- Scholarship focus
- Academic excellence, Creative excellence
- Scholarship value
- $1,000
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 4 August 2025
- Applications close
- 7 September 2025
Eligibility
You are eligible to apply if you are a student at the University of Queensland.
How to apply
Submit an essay written on an object or collection of material housed in the RD Milns Antiquities Museum via the online application link.
Selection criteria
The prize will be given to the best essay as determined by the Head of School, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry.
What happens next
Your essay will be forwarded to the Head of School for consideration. If you win the prize, you will be contacted via your student email.
About this scholarship
Established in 2025 through a gift from Mr Bruce Heiser in honour of his parents, Mark and Aileen Heiser, who were greatly interested in humanities and arts. The prize reflects the Heiser family’s legacy of supporting and advocating for education and engagement in the arts and humanities.