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 Winter 2026 Scholarships will open Monday 23 March 2026 and close at 11:59pm Sunday 12 April 2026.
Research projects will run for 4 weeks between 29 June–24 July 2026..
All successful scholars will receive a $2,000 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.
| Project name | Supervisor | Full details |
| Developing the Springfield Healthy Heart City-Level Monitoring External Data Collection Proces | Dr David Chua d.chua@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 140.3 KB) |
| Updating the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in stores across Springfield for the Springfield Healthy Hearts Monitoring Framework | Dr Kirsten Adlard k.adlard@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 145 KB) |
What is the nutritional composition of ready-to-drink protein drinks available in Australia? | Dr Nathan Cook | View the project details (PDF, 113.4 KB) |
Health and Wellbeing Centre for Research Innovation | Associate Professor Sjaan Gomersall s.gomersall1@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 111.9 KB) |
2026 Winter Research program
Applications open: Monday 23 March 2026
Applications close: Sunday 12 April 2026
Program commences: Monday 29 June 2026
Program concludes: Friday 24 July 2026