You'll find plenty of scholarships to help you with accommodation costs.
With both on-campus residential colleges and off-campus purpose built student living providers offering scholarships, you'll be able to find the support you need.
And UQ's scholarships can fund more than just textbooks – for example, our HDR scholarships can be used towards accommodation. Check the scholarships below to find something to suit you.
UQ residential scholarships On-campus residential college scholarships Off-campus purpose built student living scholarships
Remember
Before you apply, remember to check:
- opening and closing dates for the scholarships you're interested in applying for
- the type of accommodation you're staying in matches the scholarship type
- eligibility criteria, to make sure you're applying for the right scholarship for you.
UQ residential scholarships
We have a range of scholarships on offer for students living on-campus.
UQ Residential Scholarships
The UQ Residential Scholarships program supports students with financial hardship to study at UQ. The scholarships are paid as a reduction in the residential fees payable to an approved accommodation provider.
UQ & Duchesne College Music Achievement Scholarship
This scholarship is available to all Duchesne College residents at undergraduate and Honours-level, who are enrolled in music at UQ.
Peter Høj and Mandy Thomas Indigenous Student Scholarship
This scholarship supports Indigenous students undertaking any program at UQ. It covers accommodation costs for Kev Carmody House in UQ Student Residences.
Keith and Annette Bennett Engineering Scholarship at St John’s College
This scholarship supports full-time engineering students in their second year and beyond and helps them to continue residing at St John's College.
UQ and St Leo's College Music Achievement Scholarship
This scholarship supports students who are enrolled in studies in music and are residents of St Leo's College by providing up to $6000 per year towards accommodation costs.
Looking for a different scholarship?
Our UQ scholarships can cover costs for research, learning materials and living expenses. It's worth applying for anything you're eligible for.
On-campus residential colleges
If you're staying in one of our colleges on campus, check their websites below to see what's available.
Cromwell College
Cromwell offers several scholarships and bursaries to help its residents, including:
- Helen Begbie Memorial Bursary
- Rev G Lindsay Lockley Fund
- Remote Families Bursary Fund
- Christopher John Woodhouse Family Memorial Fund.
Duchesne College
Duchesne offers a number of scholarships and bursaries to support women to attend the college, including:
- Duchesne College Council Bursary
- The O'Dwyer Family Bursary
- Create Change, Create Wise Women Bursaries.
Emmanuel College
Emmanuel College has several scholarships and bursaries on offer, awarded on academic merit and on the basis of need. Scholarships include:
- Academic, sporting and cultural scholarships
- Piping scholarship
- Indigenous scholarship
- Travelling scholarship.
Grace College
Grace College offers grants and scholarships to new applicants, including:
- UQ Young Achievers' Accommodation Grants
- UQ Aspire Residential Scholarships
- Dr Dorothy Radford Indigenous Entry Scholarships
- Grace College Entry Scholarships.
International House
The IH Awards Program is designed to encourage leadership, personal development, collegial inclusion and compassion for others. Scholarships include:
- Academy Services Scholarship
- Chartwells Housie Scholarship
- Director's Recommendation Scholarship
- IH Equity Scholarship
- Indigenous Scholarship.
King's College
Helping young women and men on their university journey is at the heart of everything we do. See the website for the numerous scholarships and bursaries.
St John's College
St John's College offers general and special scholarships and bursaries to students with financial need, high academic achievement or outstanding abilities.
St Leo's College
St Leo's College offers scholarships in the following areas:
- academia
- culture
- sport
- equity
- music
- GAMSAT.
The Women's College
The Women's College offers a range of scholarships and bursaries to future students and current residents in financial need, and who demonstrate excellence in academic achievement and outstanding leadership.
Off-campus purpose built student living
Some Brisbane accommodation providers offer scholarships for UQ students.