Flannery Foundation Scholarship

The Flannery Foundation Scholarship is part of the University of Queensland's Aspire Scholarship Program, established in 2019 by the Flannery Foundation under the Create Change Scholarship match initiative. This scholarship supports domestic students from outer regional, remote, or very remote areas of Queensland who are experiencing significant financial disadvantage. The scholarship provides financial assistance to help students commence their undergraduate studies at UQ. The scholarship is specifically designed for students enrolling as commencing students in any bachelor program at UQ in semester 1. Eligible applicants must be permanent residents of Outer Regional, Remote or Very Remote areas in Queensland more than 200km from Brisbane, demonstrate significant financial disadvantage through achieving maximum points for the Financial Hardship category of QTAC's Educational Access Scheme, and have been awarded The Queensland Commitment Scholarship. This scholarship provides $4,500 in support for one year. Selection gives preference to students from Very Remote and Remote areas, with further consideration given to students who have demonstrated other forms of educational disadvantage. The scholarship aims to improve educational access and outcomes for students facing geographic and financial barriers to higher education.