Donated by alumnus Dr John Player (through MineGeoTech Pty Ltd) to honour his commitment to advancing the interests of capable students who come from remote and very remote areas who have the desire to study within the engineering, science, technology and mathematics disciplines at UQ.
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Summary
Requirements
You’re eligible if:
- you are a domestic student in accordance with the University’s Student Fees Policy;
- you are enrolling as a commencing student in any bachelor program at UQ in semester 1 in the year of the scholarship;
- you have not completed any prior tertiary study at bachelor level or higher;
- you can demonstrate significant financial disadvantage through achieving the maximum points for the ‘Financial Hardship’ category of QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme;
- you have been awarded The Queensland Commitment Scholarship;
- you are a resident of an Outer Regional, Remote or Very Remote area in the year prior to commencing studies; and
- you will undertake a program of study that will contain a Significant Component of STEM.
Selection Process
Preference will be given to students who (in order of preference):
- can demonstrate that, in the year prior to starting at UQ -
- are a permanent resident of a Remote, Very Remote area; or
- are permanent resident of an Outer Regional Area; AND
- will study a designated program in STEM or a program with a STEM major.
Application Documents
You'll need:
Application Deadline
February 26, 2026How To Apply
Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to
The University of Queensland on studenthub.uq.edu.au to apply
For more information, kindly visit University of Queensland scholarship webpage.
