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. 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.
Program Details
Applications for the 2024 Scholarships will open Monday 25th March, 2024 and close on the 21st April 2024, 11.59pm.
Research projects are available for 4 weeks from the 24th of June 2024 until the 19th July, 2024.
All successful scholars will receive a $2000 scholarship.
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 2024:
| Project name | Supervisor | Duration | Full details |
| Inflammatory mediators’ impact on sleep | Dr Lori Delaney | 4 Weeks | Project details (DOCX, 19.2 KB) |
| MotherCare: Exploring predictors of breastfeeding satisfaction and breastfeeding persistence in mothers of infants in Australia | Dr Amy Mitchell a.mitchell5@uq.edu.au | 4 Weeks | Project details (DOCX, 19.7 KB) |
| Enhancing outcomes for young people in out-of-home care who ‘self-place’: Optimising practice and policy responses | Dr Jemma Venables Jemma.venables@uq.edu.au | 4 Weeks | Project details (DOCX, 20.3 KB) |
| Improving cardiothoracic wound management in paediatrics | Professor Amanda Ullman a.ullman@uq.edu.au | 4 Weeks | Project details (DOCX, 19.3 KB) |
2024 Research Program
Applications open Monday 25th March, 2024 and close on the 21st April 2024.
Program commences from the 24th of June 2024 and runs until the 19th July, 2024.