Honours scholarships and prizes

You must apply for our scholarships, but you don’t need to apply for our School prizes, as they are awarded on merit.

We notify prize winners by mail and hold an awards ceremony each May to recognise students who performed outstandingly in the previous year.

SCMB Honours Scholarships

We offer discipline-specific honours scholarships to help you with living costs, so you can focus on science rather than worry about finances.

Our honours scholarships show future employers and grant agencies that you are competitive and have a drive to succeed.

Eligibility

You must nominate a supervisor who is an SCMB academic staff member for enrolment in the BSc(Hons), BAdvSc(Hons) or BBiotech(Hons) programs.

The offer of scholarship is conditional on maintenance of your GPA above 6 in your last semester.

Selection is based on:

cumulative GPA
your vision for a career in chemistry, molecular bioscience or biotechnology research.

Value

$2000. You can apply for larger amounts for projects with industry partners.

Application details and deadlines

To apply, complete our Honours scholarship application form (DOCX, 34.9 KB) and email it to us at enquiries@scmb.uq.edu.au.

Applications close: Semester 1: Friday of week one of Honours (for commencing students).

Semester 2: Friday of week one of Honours (for commencing students).

UQ Summer and Winter Research Program scholarships

Biochemistry Alumni Prize 3

Chemistry Honours Research Prize

Established in 1999 by a bequest from the late Trevor John Beckmann

Eligibility: students who complete the BSc(Hons) program or the fourth year of the BAdvSc(Hons) in the field of chemistry in the year of the award

Criteria: a high level of achievement in the research component of the honours program and a demonstration of a high potential for independent research

Value: up to $500

Microbiology Prize

Established in 2002, this award commemorates the work done by the academic staff appointed between 1949 and 1972 towards the development of a broadly-based Department of Microbiology, with the support of tutorial, research, technical and administrative staff and graduate students. Staff were: Emeritus Professor V. B. D. Skerman (general microbiology, taxonomy, microbial data), Professor W. J. Halliday (immunology), Emeritus Professor K. J. C. Back (microbial metabolism), Dr J. G. Atherton (virology), Dr H. W. Doelle (fermentation technology), Dr A. C. Hayward (phytobacteriology), Dr G. H. G. Davis (medical bacteriology), Dr D. S. Teakle (plant pathology) and Dr I. C. MacRae (applied and environmental microbiology)

Eligibility: students completing the BSc or third year in the BAdvSc(Hons) program in the field of microbiology

Criteria: highest overall mark for eight units from BIOL3003, MICR3001, MICR3002, MICR3003 and MICR3004

The recipient's entitlement to the prize is conditional on them successfully enrolling in the BSc(Hons) or in the fourth year in the BAdvSc(Hons) programs in microbiology in the following year

Value: up to $1000