Endowed UQ awards, established in conjunction with Alumni Friends

Endowed UQ awards, established in conjunction with Alumni Friends

 

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3MT® People’s Choice Prize Endowment Fund
The UQ 3MT® competition challenges outstanding university finalists to effectively communicate their PhD research in less than three minutes. This fund ensures that the People’s Choice award will be bestowed in perpetuity.

Alumni Friends Founders Scholarship Fund
Supporting students in their first year of study who have experienced financial hardship and are commencing in a Bachelor program at UQ.

Alumni Friends Higher Degree Research (HDR) Dentistry Scholarship Fund
Supporting a UQ HDR Dentistry student, with a preference for students undertaking research which will benefit oral health in disadvantaged communities.

Alumni Friends Indigenous Medicine Prize
Recognising excellence in the study of clinical medicine, for a first year medical student of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.

Alumni Friends Veterinary Science Scholarship Fund
Supporting students studying Veterinary Science in financial need.

Anita McCrossin and Bazil Muir Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
Supporting undergraduate students in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry who are experiencing financial hardship.

Betty Fletcher Memorial Travelling Scholarship Fund
Enabling a meritorious student in Classics and Ancient History to travel for academic purposes in Greece, Italy, Asia Minor or any other place that was part of the civilisations of Rome or Ancient Greece, for a period of not less than 4 weeks.

Betty Fletcher Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
Enabling a meritorious student in classics and ancient history to travel to any place that was part of the civilisations of ancient Rome or ancient Greece for a period of not less than 4 weeks. .

Cairngorm-Kurrajong Residential Scholarship Fund
Supporting domestic students facing financial hardship to live on campus during their study at UQ.

David Dunlop Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
Supporting undergraduate students studying in the School of Dentistry who are facing financial hardship.

Donald S Barrett AM Scholarship
Honouring our friend and Patron, the scholarship will support UQ undergraduate students studying classics and ancient history, and who are facing financial hardship.

Dorothy Marsden Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
To support undergraduate UQ students at The Women’s College who are facing financial hardship.

Dr Maureen Aitken Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
To support undergraduate UQ students at The Women’s College who are facing financial hardship.

Dr Stephen G Papas OAM Scholarship
Honouring our friend and Patron, the scholarship will support UQ undergraduate students studying classics and ancient history, and who are facing financial hardship.

EJ Fisher Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
Supporting domestic students in the Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics Honours program who are facing financial hardship.

Elizabeth Usher AO Memorial Young Achievers Scholarship Fund
Supporting students who are facing financial hardship with an annual scholarship through the UQ Young Achievers Program.

Emeritus Professor Dr Mary Mahoney AO Prize Fund
(formerly the Alumni Friends of The University of Queensland Medicine Prize) 
Recognising excellence in the study of clinical medicine, presented to a first year medical student.

Emeritus Professor RD Milns AM Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
Supporting undergraduate students studying Classics and Ancient History who are facing financial hardship.

Great Court Endowment Fund
Ensuring that the first-placegetters of the Male and Female Great Court Race Final will each continue to receive an inflation- adjusted prize, and the honour of holding the Alumni Friends Great Court Race Trophy.

Joan Cribb OAM Scholarship
Supporting undergraduate science students, preferably of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, and facing financial hardship.

Joan Elizabeth Wickham Memorial Scholarship Fund
Supporting female undergraduate students studying Engineering and who are facing financial hardship.

Joan Lambrides Scholarship Fund
Supporting students studying in the disciplines of languages and arts who are facing financial hardship.

Joan Lawrence AM Scholarship Fund
Supporting medical students who can demonstrate financial need.

John Martin OAM Residential Scholarship
Honouring our friend and Patron, the scholarship will support students from regional and remote areas who are facing financial hardship and are studying within the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law.

Lisbeth Hopkins OAM Scholarship Fund
Supporting postgraduate coursework students studying in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science who are facing financial hardship.

Richard Spenser Hopkins Memorial Scholarship Fund
Supporting a final year Civil Engineering student facing financial hardship.

Walker Family Undergraduate Scholarship Fund
Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are facing financial hardship.

The Honourable Dr Penelope Wensley AC Sports Scholarship Fund
Supporting full-time UQ students experiencing financial need and competing at an advanced or elite level in a recognised sport, bringing credit to the University.

Ongoing areas of need

Alumni Friends Fund
Supporting UQ students, educators and researchers (disbursements require Alumni Friends Leadership Board approval).

Classics & Antiquities Fund
Supports the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry and the RD Milns Antiquities Museum (Friends of Antiquity Committee approves disbursements).

Margaret Waugh Memorial Bursary Fund
To support the professional development of a University Library staff member.

Mary & Peter Londy Bursary Fund
Awarded to UQ Link Scholarship holders who received the highest GPA after completing between 24 and 32 units.

Fryer Library Fund
Your gift will help build the collection of rare books, Australian literature, and manuscript material to enable new research, teaching opportunities, and to preserve cultural heritage.

Marks-Hirschfeld Museum of Medical History Fund
Donations to the fund support archival programs and Museum exhibitions and education activities, ensuring the Museum continues to play a vital role in preserving medical history.

RD Milns Antiquities Museum Fund
To support the museum’s acquisition and conservation initiatives which help to bring the Classical world into the classroom for thousands of students every year.

School of Music Orchestra Concerts Fund
Your generosity will provide support for the UQ School of Music Concerts.

UQ Art Museum Fund
With your generous support, UQ Art Museum can create boundary-pushing exhibitions and programs, provide more students with workplace experiences, and conserve and develop the UQ Art Collection for future generations.