Scholarships

 As a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) affiliated university, UQ Business School is offering students currently completing their degrees the opportunity to become a CFA with a CFA Institute Scholarship. 

The CFA Institute Scholarship is available only for new candidates planning on sitting for the Level 1 CFA exam. This is a highly competitive scholarship as only limited number of scholarships are available each year. 

Eligibility

To be eligible for the CFA Institue Scholarship you must: 

• Not be currently registered for a CFA Program exam. You are not eligible if you have registered the exam with the CFA before you apply.
• Satisfy the enrolment requirements detailed here.
• Have an overall GPA of 6.2 or above.
• Have successfully completed at least 3 FINM courses, with an average GPA of 6.5 or above.

Exam Cost

If you are selected for the award, the CFA Institute Scholarship waives the one-time program enrolment fee, and discounts the exam registration fee to $350USD, which includes access to the curriculum and all available study tools. This discounted price will be reflected during the checkout process. 

It is important to note that once awarded, your scholarship can be redeemed for up to one year from the date you receive your award notification email.

Application Process

• Apply online. Note: You will need to create a CFA Institute account if you do not have one yet.
• Complete and submit the following documents as attachments during the online application process:
  • Your curriculum vitae (CV)
  • A cover letter including statement of your career goals
  • Your academic transcript

Application Dates

While there are technically no deadlines to apply for a CFA Program Student Scholarship, scholarship awards will be made twice a year.

For applications submitted before 30 June, a scholarship decision will be made by 31 July.

For applications submitted before 31 December, a scholarship decision will be made by 31 January.

Once awarded, you can redeem the scholarship for up to one year from the date you receive your sward notification email.

Tips for Success

• Once your CFA Exam Scholarship has been awarded, you may proceed to register for the exam.
• Study the original source materials – as assigned in each Study Session.
• Use review materials as a backup and NOT as your ONLY studying material. 
• Complete all the practice problems and write out explanations on ALL learning outcome statements (LOS) in each of the Study Sessions.  Research has shown that if you prepare your own study notes, you will retain about 60% of the materials you studied; only 15-25% material will be retained if you use other people’s notes.
• Study consistently. We would recommend studying between 15-20 hours per week for each of the 18 study sessions.  In the final month before your exam, study 25-30 hours per week for review of concepts, etc.
• It is important that you study the right way for Level I.  Do not take short cuts.  This will be your basis for success for futures levels.  In fact, many of the materials on Level II overlap with Level I.

Further information or questions

If you have any questions about the application process or the CFA Institute you can speak to: 

Dr. Ronghong Huang

To find out more about the CFA Institue Exam, please visit the CFA Institue website.

The purpose of the Scholarship is to encourage and support a financially disadvantaged student studying accounting at The University of Queensland.

The Frank Finn Scholarship Endowment Fund was established in 2008 from the generous donations of the UQ Community to acknowledge the contribution of Professor Frank Finn's lifetime of service to the University and the field of finance. Professor Finn held several positions within the University including: Dean of the Faculty Commerce and Economics; Head of the School of Commerce and; the Director of Studies, the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law.

Read the stories of recipients of Frank Finn Scholarships.

Graduate School Scholarships (UQGSS) – includes Research Training Program (RTP)

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For School-based funding, please contact the HDR Team

The Honours Tuition Fee Reduction Scholarship was established to attract and encourage high-achieving students to the Bachelor of Business Management (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours); and those students completing Bachelor of Advanced Business (Honours) (Research Pathway only) or Bachelor of Advanced Finance and Economics (Honours) (Finance major only).

The School may award up to three scholarships for students enrolled in an approved program in accordance with the University’s fee policy each standard semester of study. Scholarships are limited and awarded on a competitive basis. The scholarship selection committee considers the applicant's academic merit, paid/volunteer work experience, community involvement and personal statement in their deliberations.

More information on eligibility requirements and how to apply for this scholarship will be released when applications reopen. Please visit UQ Scholarships for more information.

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.

The scholarship was established in 2021 by UQ alumnus, Ian Macoun (Bachelor of Commerce ’74, Grad Dip Advanced Accounting ’77 and Master Financial Management ’90), together with his family and the Directors of the Macoun Charitable Foundation.

You may also benefit from opportunities for work experience in organisations associated with the Macoun family.

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In addition to providing financial support, the program aims to address gender inequities in STEM through fostering more women-led industry-academia collaborations, in applied research and business, growing professional skills of women in STEM and propelling women into leadership.

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The scholarships purpose is to support the volunteer members of Wandering Warriors by providing tuition support to outstanding members—who meet all the MBA entry (or MBA articulation pathway) requirements—who are making the transition from the Australian Defence Force into civilian life.

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The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage and support Indigenous domestic postgraduate coursework students of the Business School by making a contribution towards living costs.

The Postgraduate Coursework Master’s Scholarship was established to encourage and support domestic postgraduate coursework students of the Business School by making a contribution towards tuition costs.

The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage and support Indigenous domestic postgraduate coursework students of the Business School by making a contribution towards living costs.

The Business School Master of Business Analytics – Rural and Remote Scholarship encourages and supports professionals to improve access to and completion of postgraduate study and upskill in exploring data to predict and improve business performance in a rapidly evolving environment.

The Business School Master of Business Analytics – Women in STEM Scholarship has been established to encourage and support high-performing women to undertake postgraduate study related to digital transformation, thus retaining and improving the representation of women in the STEM workforce.

The scholarship was established in 2020 by Paul Compton under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative and is maintained by income generated from the endowment fund. The purpose of the Scholarship is to encourage and support postgraduate coursework students of the School of Business experiencing financial need by making a contribution towards the cost of tuition fees.