R D Arida Scholarship
This scholarship will open in September 2025.
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Study area
- All study areas
- Scholarship focus
- Financial hardship, Rural or remote
- Scholarship value
- $4,500
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- Up to 2
- Applications open
- September 2025
- Applications close
- February 2026
This scholarship is part of the Aspire Scholarship Program. You only need to submit 1 application to be considered for all of the scholarships you're eligible for in this program.
See all scholarships in this program.
Eligibility
You’re eligible if:
- you are a domestic student in accordance with the University’s Student Fees Policy;
- you are enrolling as a commencing student in any bachelor program at UQ in semester 1 in the year of the scholarship;
- you have not completed any prior tertiary study at bachelor level or higher;
- you can demonstrate significant financial disadvantage through achieving the maximum points for the ‘Financial Hardship’ category of QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme;
- you have been awarded a UQ Link Scholarship; and
- you are a resident of North Queensland at the time of application.
How to apply
Applications are now open.
You'll need:
- your QTAC application number or UQ student number
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status (if applicable)
- a personal statement
Your application form and all supporting documentation must be submitted by 11:59pm on the due date.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- your documented financial situation and number of dependants; and
- any other matter that the Selection Committee considers relevant.
The scholarship will be awarded to the applicant who, at the time of application, can demonstrate that they are a resident of:
- the city of Townsville, Queensland; or
- any location that lies north of Townsville and is within the state of Queensland
Preference will be given to students who are from Charters Towers, Hughenden or Cloncurry.
What happens next
We'll email you to confirm we've received your application.
If you haven’t received a confirmation email within 2 working days of submitting your application please contact us at scholarships@uq.edu.au.
About this scholarship
Originally established in 2003, having been administered since 1944 by Perpetual Trustees Queensland and maintained by the income from a bequest from the late Rachid Lahoud Arida (also known as Richard Dominique Arida), the R D Arida Scholarship supports commencing students from North Queensland who are in financial need.