Scholarships, prizes and bursaries
We're committed to maintaining and enhancing our reputation for quality teaching and a challenging academic environment.
To attract the best and brightest students from around Australia and the world, we've introduced a number of highly sought-after scholarships and bursaries for domestic and international students. Students are encouraged to check which are available and to note the relevant eligibility requirements, closing dates and contact details.
There are also prizes awarded on the recommendation of the Head of School following the publication of academic and performance results.
We also offer bursaries and the university offers a wide range of scholarships available to all UQ students.
Domestic scholarships and bursaries
| Scholarship |
Level |
Application deadline |
| Archibald Scholarship1 | Honours | Automatic consideration |
| Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Scholarship1 | Honours | Automatic consideration |
| FitzGerald Scholarship1 | Honours | Automatic consideration |
| The J M Donnelly Scholarship | Undergraduate | Closed |
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Undergraduate |
Closed |
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| The Matthew McLennan and Richard Howes Outstanding Honours Collaboration Scholarship | Honours | Learn more |
| The Jean W Maddock Bursary | Undergraduate, Honours, Postgraduate | Closed |
| The Norman C Maddock Bursary | Undergraduate, Honours, Postgraduate | Closed |
| Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Student | Postgraduate |
Closed |
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Undergraduate, postgraduate |
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| The Tomas Riha Scholarship in Economics | Undergraduate | Closed |
| Warren Braxton Bannister Bursary | Undergraduate | Closed |
| Year 12 Australian Domestic Student Scholarship | Undergraduate | Closed |
| Year 12 Equity and Diversity Scholarship | Undergraduate | Closed |
1. As this scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit, you'll automatically be considered for this scholarship as part of the application and admission process to the honours program.
International scholarships and bursaries
| Scholarship |
Level |
Application deadline |
| Archibald Scholarship1 | Honours | Automatic consideration |
| Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Scholarship1 | Honours | Automatic consideration |
| FitzGerald Scholarship1 | Honours | Automatic consideration |
| Foundation Year Scholarship | Undergraduate | Open |
| Undergraduate | Closed | |
| India Scholarship | Undergraduate, Postgraduate | Open |
| The J M Donnelly Scholarship | Undergraduate | Closed |
| Malaysia Scholarship | Undergraduate, Postgraduate | Open |
| The Matthew McLennan and Richard Howes Outstanding Honours Collaboration Scholarship | Honours | Learn more |
| Sri Lanka Scholarship | Undergraduate, Postgraduate | Open |
| Summer Research Scholarship | Undergraduate, Postgraduate | Learn more |
| Vietnam Scholarship | Undergraduate, Postgraduate | Open |
| Warren Braxton Bannister Bursary | Undergraduate | Closed |
1. As this scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit, you'll automatically be considered for this scholarship as part of the application and admission process to the honours program.
Prizes
Prizes are available to both domestic and international students as they're awarded on the basis of academic merit. No application is required for any of the prizes listed below.
| Prize | Level |
| Economics Society Prize | Undergraduate |
| Marsden Jacob Prize in Memory of Dr Tony Hand | Undergraduate |
| QCA Prize | Undergraduate |
| Synergies Consulting Honours Prize | Honours |
| Tactical Global Management Honours Prize | Honours |