UQ Sanders Family Foundation HDR Top-up Scholarships 2026

Through their gift, the Sanders Family Foundation wishes to support two top-up scholarships for students undertaking PhD projects in parenting and family psychology. Through the Sanders Family Foundation HDR Top-up Scholarships, the Sanders family hopes to create opportunities for passionate PhD candidates to continue innovative and cutting-edge research in family and parenting psychology and grow the legacy Professor Sanders initiated at the Parenting and Family Support Centre. The Sanders Family Foundation wishes to celebrate the impact Professor Matthew Sanders AO continues to have at the University of Queensland by establishing these Scholarships.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineDecember 15, 2025
• Value$12,000 per annum
• Study LevelMasters , PhD
• SponsorUniversity of Queensland, Australia
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• $12,000 per annum.

Requirements

• You are eligible for this scholarship if you are applying for a PhD in the field of parenting and family psychology.
• Preference is for one of the Scholarships to be awarded to a student undertaking research in parent and family violence, and the other Scholarship to be awarded to a student undertaking research in the field of dissemination of evidence-based parenting support

For further details on the Parenting and Family Support Centre (PFSC), please visit pfsc.psychology.uq.edu.au, or email [email protected].

To discuss possible research projects, please contact Associate Professor Karen Turner at [email protected].

Selection Process

Your application will be ranked on the basis of:

• Academic achievement and the potential of scholastic success; and
• Any other matters the selection committee considers to be relevant to your future research development.

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Application Deadline

How To Apply

• You will be considered for this scholarship when you apply for a higher degree by research program at UQ in the international scholarship round (for commencement from RQ4 -October, 2026).

Follow the instructions for a Graduate School Scholarship.

For more information, kindly visit University of Queensland scholarship webpage.