Peter Whiteman Memorial Bursary
This scholarship is closed.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Postgraduate coursework, Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- Agriculture and animal sciences
- Scholarship focus
- Academic excellence
- Scholarship value
- at least $2,000
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 1 March 2025
- Applications close
- 31 March 2025
Eligibility
You’re eligible if you:
- are enrolled full-time
- are a UQ postgraduate student
- your postgraduate major or your field of study is agronomy or crop science
- apply for the scholarship by the application closing date.
How to apply
Complete the online application form. You will need:
- supporting evidence that demonstrates personal qualities
- to show in a personal statement how this bursary could support your research or professional development
- proof of your academic achievements.
You can save your application and come back to it at any time.
Please attach all your supporting documents before you submit your application.
You’ll need to submit your online application by 11.59PM AEST on the closing date.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We’ll consider your:
- academic achievements
- personal qualities including leadership potential, community service and engagement
- personal statement that explains how the bursary can support your research or professional development
- any other matter that the selection committee considers to be relevant to your future professional success.
What happens next
We'll send you an email to confirm we've received your application.
About this scholarship
Established in 1987 by a fund of some $11,000 raised by colleagues and friends in memory of Associate Professor Peter Carlile Whiteman, Reader in Tropical Agronomy at the University of Queensland, who died on 6 April 1986.