Research projects 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 2025 Scholarships will open Monday 23 September 2024 and close at 11:59pm 11 October 2024.
Research projects are available for 6 weeks from the 13 January 2025 until the 21 February 2025.
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 Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work for 2025:
| Project name | Supervisor | Duration | Full details |
| Recreational support for cognitively impaired rehabilitation patients at STARS | Dr Natasha Roberts | 6 Weeks | View the project details (DOCX, 19.3 KB) |
| Rediscovering Me: Lived experiences of women with an ADHD diagnosis in adulthood. | Dr Kate Witteveen k.witteveen@uq.edu.au | 6 Weeks | View the project details (DOCX, 19.7 KB) |
| Preventing procedure-related pain and distress in paediatrics | Prof Amanda Ullman a.ullman@uq.edu.au | 6 Weeks | View the project details (DOCX, 33.4 KB) |
| Patients' experience with peripheral intravenous catheters | Dr Gillian Ray-Barruel g.raybarruel@uq.edu.au | 6 Weeks | View the project details (DOCX, 18.8 KB) |
| Safe from Harm: Anti-carceral possibilities for people with cognitive disabilities | Dr Kathy Ellem k.ellem@uq.edu.au | 6 Weeks | View the project details (DOCX, 23.3 KB) |
| Prevention of bloodstream infections for people with central venous catheters | Prof Claire Rickard | 6 Weeks | View the project details (DOCX, 20.1 KB) |
| Understanding the factors that enhance international undergraduate student transition to Australian nursing and midwifery practice. | Ms Bernadette Watson b.watson@uq.edu.au | 6 Weeks | View the project details (DOCX, 19.2 KB) |
| A rapid review of communication in mental health-the how to for nurses, midwives and Social Workers | Dr Glenda Hawley | 6 Weeks | View the project details (DOCX, 24 KB) |
| Pain management for children undergoing cancer treatment | Ms Mari Takashima m.takashima@uq.edu.au | 6 Weeks | View the project details (DOCX, 20.8 KB) |
2025 Research Program
Applications open: Monday 23 September 2024
Applications close: Friday 11 October 2024
Program commences: 13 January 2025
Program concludes: 21 February 2025