Thomas A. Plein Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship
This scholarship will open in December 2025.
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student, Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Study area
- All study areas
- Scholarship focus
- Financial hardship
- Scholarship value
- $4,500 (but limited to the annual distribution from the fund and may be more or less in some years)
- Scholarship duration
- Minimum Completion Time
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- December 2025
- Applications close
- March 2026
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are a domestic student in accordance with the University’s Fee Policy;
- are or will be enrolled full-time in the Approved Program; and
- can demonstrate financial hardship by providing documentary evidence.
How to apply
Currently not open for applications.
You’ll need:
- evidence of financial hardship such as Centrelink statements, ATO statements, family income, etc.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- evidence of financial hardship.
Preference will be given to applicants who (in order of preference) –
- are an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Person;
- are from a Regional or Remote Area.
About this scholarship
Established in 2024 through a grant from the Thomas A. Plein Foundation under The Queensland Commitment matching scheme. The Scholarship is in memory of Thomas A. Plein, founder of the Thomas A. Plein Foundation who passed away in 2004.