The Business School offers a range of scholarships that provide financial and other assistance for students who are experiencing financial hardship, people from diverse backgrounds, and high achievers. In addition to those listed below, there are many more scholarships that you may be eligible for at UQ.
Scholarship applications open at various times of the year. Scholarship web pages are only live during the application period.
View scholarships open for application
On this page
- Undergraduate & Honours programs
- Postgraduate coursework and research (HDR) scholarships
- Scholarships for all programs
The value, duration and number of scholarships noted below are indicative only and current details on the Scholarship website may differ.
Undergraduate & Honours scholarships
Learn more about scholarships available for Undergraduate and Honours programs.
BJ Freeman Scholarship in Commerce
Supports a Bachelor of Commerce student who is experiencing financial hardship.
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| Scholarship focus | Financial hardship |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in December and close the following March. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
Business School Tuition Fee Reduction Scholarship (Honours)
Supports high achieving students to continue their studies in the UQ Business School Honours program.
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| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in March and close the following July. |
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Cornelis Frederiks Scholarship in Accounting
Supports a financially disadvantaged student studying a declared major in accounting.
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| Scholarship focus | Financial hardship |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in December and close the following February. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
Frank Finn Scholarships
Provides support to domestic Business School students who are experiencing financial disadvantage.
Read the stories of recipients of Frank Finn Scholarships.
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| Scholarship focus | Financial hardship |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in May and close in August. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
J.M. Donnelly Scholarship
Provides financial support to female students of Samoan heritage to undertake studies in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at UQ.
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| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in January and close in February. |
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Jeffery Family Scholarship in Commerce
Financial support for undergraduate students who are studying a Bachelor of Commerce.
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| Scholarship focus | Financial hardship |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in January and close in February. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
Lewin Scholarship
Support students in financial need who are studying commerce or business within the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law.
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| Scholarship focus | Financial hardship |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in December and close the following February. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
Minton Scholarship
Encourages and supports undergraduate students experiencing financial hardship to study economics or commerce.
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| Scholarship focus | Financial hardship |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in December and close the following February. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
Paul Compton Women in Finance Scholarship
This scholarship is to encourage and support female students experiencing financial need to study finance at The University of Queensland.
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| Scholarship focus | Financial hardship |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in April and close in June. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
Women in Finance Scholarship
Supports female students to study finance and pursue a career in quantitative finance, fund management or investment management.
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| Scholarship focus | Academic excellence, diversity |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in April. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
The Matthew McLennan and Richard Howes Outstanding Honours Collaboration Scholarship (Honours)
This scholarship encourages collaboration and teamwork between high-performing Honours students from the UQ Business School and School of Economics at The University of Queensland.
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| Scholarship focus | Academic excellence |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in June and close in July. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
Summer and Winter Research scholarships
The Summer and Winter Research Programs offer scholarships to students wishing to undertake a research internship over the summer and winter vacation periods, providing an opportunity to work with a researcher in a formal research environment.
View summer research projects View winter research projects
The summer and research projects are only available to current students in a UQ Business program.
Postgraduate coursework & research (HDR) scholarships
Learn more about scholarships available for Postgraduate coursework and research (HDR) programs.
Graduate School Scholarships (UQGSS) – includes Research Training Program (RTP)
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| Scholarship focus | Academic excellence |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
For School-based funding, please contact the HDR Team
MBA: Student Scholarship - Indigenous
Supports high-achieving indigenous students undertaking a full-time or part-time MBA program.
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| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in August and close in November. |
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MBA: Student Scholarship - Women
Supports high-achieving female students undertaking a full-time or part-time MBA program.
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| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in August and close in November. |
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MBA: Student Scholarship - International
Supports high-achieving international students undertaking a full-time or part-time MBA program.
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| Scholarship focus | Academic excellence |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in August and close in October. |
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MBA: Student Scholarship (Full time or part time)
For domestic students commencing full-time or part-time in the MBA program.
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| Scholarship focus | Academic Excellence |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in August and close in November. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
MBA: Wandering Warriors Scholarship
Supports high-achieving domestic students undertaking a MBA program.
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| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in August and close in November. |
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Business School Indigenous Postgraduate Coursework Master’s Scholarship
Supports Indigenous postgraduate coursework students in the Business School by making a contribution towards living costs.
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| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in February and close in July. |
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Business School Postgraduate Coursework Master’s Scholarship
Encourages and supports domestic postgraduate coursework students of the Business School by making a contribution towards tuition costs.
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| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in March and close in July. |
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MBusAn (Master of Business Analytics): Financial Hardship Scholarship
Supports students facing financial hardship to complete their postgraduate study in Business Analytics.
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| Scholarship focus | Financial hardship |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in February and close in March. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
MBusAn: Public Sector Management Scholarship
Supporting domestic students who are currently employed in Public Sector organisations by providing accessible and highly relevant digital transformation study for staff growth and development.
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| Tentative dates | Applications typically open June and close in July. |
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MBusAn: Rural and Remote Scholarship
Supports students to complete their postgraduate study and upskill in exploring data to predict and improve business performance in a rapidly evolving environment.
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| Tentative dates | Applications typically open February and close in July. |
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MBusAn: Women in STEM Scholarship
Supporting high performing women to undertake postgraduate study related to digital transformation, thus retaining and improving the representation of women in the STEM workforce.
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| Tentative dates | Applications typically open February and close in July. |
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Margaret Mittelheuser Memorial Women in Finance Scholarship
The purpose of the Scholarship is to encourage and support female students experiencing financial need to study finance at The University of Queensland.
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| Scholarship focus | Financial hardship |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in June and close in July. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
MFinInvMgt (Master of Finance and Investment Management): Public Sector Management Scholarship
This scholarship encourages and supports management-level or aspiring management-level employees within the public sector seeking to further develop their understanding of finance and investment management.
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| Scholarship focus | Public sector management experience |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in September and close the following January. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
MFinInvMgt: Regional Scholarship
This scholarship encourages and supports applicants living in regional and rural Australia to assist with costs of accessing postgraduate study in South-East Queensland.
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| Scholarship focus | Regional or remote |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in September and close the following January. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
MFinInvMgt: Outstanding Women Scholarship
This scholarship encourages and supports outstanding female candidates to gain specialised experience in finance and investment management, with the aim of creating diverse talent and business leadership for the future.
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| Scholarship focus | Women |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in September and close the following January. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
Postgraduate Paul Compton Scholarship
Supporting students financially who are intending to enrol, or are enrolled, in a business postgraduate program.
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| Scholarship focus | Financial hardship |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in April and close in June. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
Qin Sirong and Yin Hongxiu Scholarship
Encourage and support Chinese students who enrol in a Masters postgraduate coursework program of up to 32 units offered by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Queensland.
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| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in May and close in October. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
Scholarships for all programs
Learn more about the range of scholarships offered to students enrolled in any of UQ Business School's Undergraduate, Honours, Postgraduate coursework or Postgraduate research (HDR) programs.
Business Scholarship for Chinese Students
Supports a Chinese student enrolled in an approved degree program offered by the UQ Business School.
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| Tentative application dates | Applications typically open in December and close the following February. |
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Schools of Business and Economics Indigenous Student Scholarship
Supports Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students studying business or economics at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
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| Focus | Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in August and close the following March. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.
Business, Economics and Law - Global Leaders Scholarships
Supports high achieving international students from a range of countries and regions to further their studies in business, economics and law.
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| Focus | Academic excellence |
| Tentative dates | Applications typically open in January and close the in April. |
This link is only active when the scholarship is open for applications.