Peter Whiteman Memorial Bursary

The Peter Whiteman Memorial Bursary is a scholarship offered to postgraduate students at the University of Queensland studying agronomy or crop science. Established in 1987 by a fund of approximately $11,000 raised by colleagues and friends in memory of Associate Professor Peter Carlile Whiteman, Reader in Tropical Agronomy at the University of Queensland, who died on 6 April 1986. The bursary provides financial support of at least $2,000 for one year to a full-time UQ postgraduate student whose major or field of study is agronomy or crop science. One award is available per year. The scholarship is designed to support students' research or professional development in these fields. Selection is based on academic achievements, personal qualities including leadership potential, community service and engagement, and a personal statement explaining how the bursary can support the applicant's research or professional development. The scholarship is open to both domestic and international students enrolled in postgraduate coursework or postgraduate research (HDR) programs.