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The Order of Australia Association Foundation Scholarship

Enrolment status
Current UQ student
Student type
Domestic
Study level
Undergraduate
Study area
Arts, humanities and social sciences, Health and medicine, Law
Scholarship focus
Academic excellence, Financial hardship
Scholarship value
$45,000
Scholarship duration
2 years
Number awarded
2
Applications open
13 June 2025
Applications close
3 July 2025

Eligibility

You're eligible if you:

  • are currently enrolled in your first University Degree, and in your second year of study in fields of Arts Law or Allied Health and Psychology;
  • are an Australian citizen aged 19–29 years old (in exceptional circumstances, applicants in their early thirties may be considered); 
  • are a full-time student, expecting to complete your course by full-time study; and
  • can demonstrate financial hardship by providing documentary evidence. 

How to apply

Apply using the online application form. 

You'll need:

  • your current studies report;
  • evidence of your current financial circumstances:
    • a Centrelink Statement showing the benefit type/s, the date it was granted and the payment rate/s; and/or
    • employment payslips from the past two months (i.e. past 8 weekly payslips/past 4 fortnightly); and/or
    • Australian Taxation Office Notice of Assessment for the 2023-2024 financial year. 

Selection criteria

We'll consider:

  • demonstrated high academic achievement in your studies;
  • demonstrated superior qualities of leadership, initiative and involvement in community affairs;
  • demonstrated need for financial assistance to benefit from the completion of your course of study; and
  • your articulation of how you would benefit from a mentor.

What happens next

We will contact you in due course following the closing date to advise if your application has been short-listed. If your application is not short-listed, we will send you an email. 

Short-listed applicants will be interviewed. 

About this scholarship

The Foundation, so far, has awarded 60 Scholarships to undergraduates in all States and Territories. 

The Awardee must provide a commitment that in the years to come, and subject to their availability, they would be willing to engage with fellow Alumni, as well as the activities of the Foundation and the Order of Australia Association.

A Round Table Conference will be held in late September 2025 at Admiralty House in Sydney with all Awardees, with press coverage organized.

Awardees are presented with their Certificate by the Governor-General or her representative at a gala Awards Ceremony associated with the Order of Australia Association’s Annual Conference Dinner.  The Awardee’s immediate family, the Scholarship Donor, the Mentor, and a University representative are also invited to the Awards Ceremony.  The Annual Conference will be held in Brisbane on 18 April, 2026.

More information about this Scholarship can be found on The Order of Australia Association Foundation webpage.

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