Summer and Winter research scholarships
The UQ Research Program provides UQ students with an opportunity to gain research experience working alongside some of the university’s leading academics and researchers.
Participation is open to undergraduate students, including honours, who have completed at least one year of study at the time of application and Masters by coursework students.
Program details
Applications for the Summer 2026 Scholarships will open Monday 22 September 2025 and close at 11:59pm Sunday 12 October 2025.
Research projects are available for 6 weeks from the 12 January 2026 until the 20 February 2026.
All successful scholars will receive a $3,000 scholarship.
Eligibility
To qualify you must be enrolled at UQ at the time of application and maintain ongoing enrolment in a program at UQ for the entirety of the research program.
How to apply
For more details about the program including how to apply go the UQ Research Experience page.
Please see below the list of projects available for students from the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences for Summer 2026:
Project name | Supervisor | Duration | Full details |
Shaping Food Service Management Education and Nutrition in Aged Care | Dr Karly Bartrim | 6 weeks | View the project details (PDF, 87.7 KB) |
Female Para Athletes- setting women with disabilities up for success in high performance sport | Associate Professor | 6 weeks | Details to come |
Health and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation | Associate Professor | 6 weeks | View the project details (PDF, 51.4 KB) |
Intermuscular fat: its link with cardiometabolic disease and aerobic fitness | Dr Shelley Keating | 6 weeks | View the project details (PDF, 124.7 KB) |
Physical activity of Australian children and young people before and after school | Dr Michalis Stylianou | 6 weeks | View the project details (PDF, 113.2 KB) |
Exercise interventions for cardiovascular health | Dr Jenna Taylor | 6 weeks | View the project details (PDF, 78 KB) |
2026 Summer Research program
Applications open: Monday 22 September 2025
Applications close: Sunday 12 October 2025
Program commences: 12 January 2026
Program concludes: 20 February 2026