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Richard Spenser Hopkins Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship is closed.

Enrolment status
Current UQ student
Student type
Domestic
Study level
Undergraduate, Honours
Study area
Engineering
Scholarship focus
Financial hardship
Scholarship value
Equal to the annual income from the endowment
Scholarship duration
1 year
Number awarded
1
Applications open
13 January 2024
Applications close
3 March 2024

Eligibility

You're eligible if you:

  • are enrolled full-time in the
    • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or
    • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Master of Engineering  or
    • a dual Engineering program
  • can demonstrate financial hardship
  • have completed the required number of units as specified in the tables below
  • do not hold a scholarship that the Head considers to be similar.
Approved Program Minimum number of units completed Maximum number of units completed
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) 44 52
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Engineering 60 68
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) duals (80 units) 60 68
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) duals (88 units) 68 76

How to apply

Apply using the online application portal.

You'll need to demonstrate: 

  • your academic achievements in your program to date 
  • evidence of financial hardship
  • your personal qualities including leadership potential, community service and/or engagement.

Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.

Selection criteria

We'll consider:

  • demonstrated financial hardship
  • academic achievement
  • personal qualities including: leadership potential, community service and/or engagement
  • any other matter that the selection committee considers to be relevant to your future success in the engineering profession.

What happens next

If you're shortlisted, we will contact you to arrange an interview. We will also email you the outcome of your application.

About this scholarship

The Richard Spenser Hopkins Prize in Civil Engineering was established in 2004 in memory of Richard Spenser Hopkins, a Civil Engineer and Past President of Alumni Friends of The University of Queensland In 2019, Alumni Friends determined to replace the prize, and to establish an endowed undergraduate scholarship under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative to support undergraduate students studying engineering who are facing financial hardship.

Rules

Contact

Scholarships and Grants Coordinator, EAIT Faculty