UQ PhD Industry Placement Award
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- All study areas
- Scholarship focus
- Experiences and employability
- Funding type
- Financial award
- Scholarship value
- $9,100 (2025 rate, indexed annually)
- Scholarship duration
- One-off award
- Number awarded
- May vary
About this scholarship
If you meet the criteria of the UQ PhD Industry Placement Award you will be provided with the award payment upon successful completion of the placement. You will also be considered for a tuition extension and thesis submission date extension up to a maximum of 3.75 years Full Time Equivalent at that time.
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are a UQ PhD candidate (full time or part time)
- are on a living stipend managed by a sponsor external to UQ*, or not in receipt of any living stipend scholarship
- have successfully completed a Graduate School coordinated PhD Industry Placement of at least 60 working days
- worked with the Graduate School to plan and registered your intent to undertake a HDR Placement by submitting and having your project brief approved via myUQ within 18 months of commencement.
- Successfully complete the HDR placement at least one month before your current stipend expires. This includes submitting the completion reports and receiving the “Placement Completion” email. The Industry Placement Scholarship extends your existing stipend, so you must still be receiving your original living stipend when the extension is awarded. Please keep this in mind while negotiating your placement dates with the host. Please note that if the placement finishes too close to the scholarship expiry date there is a risk that stipend payments may be disrupted.
*4-year funded stipends are not eligible, such as industry funded.
How to apply
Undertake a HDR Placement as part of the Graduate School Industry Placement Program
If you are receiving a living stipend scholarship from an organisation external to UQ please check with your sponsor prior to participating in a placement to gain their support. If you are unsure you can contact us.