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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.

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Benefits

$12,000 per annum for 3.5 years with the possibility of 1 extension in line with UQ and RTP Scholarship Policy.

Requirements

  • You are eligible for this scholarship if you are applying for a PhD in the field of parenting and family psychology.

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.

Application Deadline

September 22, 2025

How To Apply

You will be considered for this scholarship when you apply for a higher degree by research program at UQ in the domestic scholarship round (2025 Second Round, for commencement from RQ1, January 2026).

Follow the instructions for a Graduate School Scholarship

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].

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

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