UQ Residential Scholarship Scheme

The UQ Residential Scholarship Scheme offers financial support to help cover accommodation costs at a UQ approved provider.

Apply for scholarships in this scheme if you:

are or will be residing at a UQ approved accommodation provider, and
are experiencing financial hardship.

How to apply

Application and offer dates

We make offers for scholarships in the UQ Residential Scholarship Scheme across 2 rounds. Check the application opening and closing dates for each round below.

Apply during the main round to give yourself the best chance of receiving a scholarship. This round has the largest number of scholarships on offer.

If you are not selected in the main round, you'll automatically be considered for the second round. There are fewer scholarships available in the second round.

Application and offer dates for the UQ Residential Scholarship Scheme
Offer round	Applications open	Applications close	Offers made
Main offer round	17 August 2026	9 October 2026 Apply by this date to maximise your chances	Mid-December 2026
Second offer round	10 October 2026	4 December 2026	Late January 2027

Submit your application

You only need to submit one application to be considered for all scholarships in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Scholarship Scheme, UQ Residential Scholarship Scheme and Aspire Scholarship Scheme.

Each scheme has different application and offer dates. Before you apply, check the dates for each scheme to make sure you'll be considered for as many scholarships as possible.

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Scholarships in this scheme

Any approved accommodation provider

Approved off-campus purpose-built student living provider

Scape Toowong Residential Scholarship

Cromwell College

Cromwell College Residential Scholarship

Duchesne College

Emmanuel College

International House

International House Residential Scholarship

King's College

St Leo's College

St Leo’s College Residential Scholarship