Scholarships for University of Queensland (UQ) Students to go abroad

This page contains information on scholarships for current Faculty of Business, Economics & Law students who wish to study abroad as a part of their BEL Faculty degree. Scholarships are available for both Domestic and International Students wishing to participate in the UQ Abroad exchange program.

BEL Faculty Overseas Study Assistance Scholarships
The Faculty of Business, Economics and Law is pleased to offer several scholarships to assist its students to go on exchange programs. The Faculty is offering 6 Overseas Study Assistance Scholarships valued at AUD$2,500 each for student exchange in Sem 1, 2008 and Sem 2, 2008. For further information on eligibility and application forms, please see below.
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University Mobility Asia Pacific (UMAP) Scholarships
The University was again successful in receiving UMAP funding for student exchange in 2007. These scholarships have allowed our students to go on an exchange to Chile, Mexico, USA amd Japan. Each UMAP scholarship is worth AUD$4,000. Information on the 2008 round of UMAP funding should be available on this website in October.

For further information please contact the UQ Abroad Office www.uq.edu.au/uqabroad/ or BEL Faculty International Liaison Officer: Shirley Chung – schung@bel.uq.edu.au

Cheung Kong Scholarship Program
This program is now closed for 2007. Under the Cheung Kong Scholarship Program, two University of Queensland students received AUD$6,000 to go on exchange to the University of Hong Kong and the National University of Singapore. Scholarships were also provided to students from those universities to come on exchange to UQ. Information on the 2008 round of Cheung Kong Scholarship funding should be available on this website in October.

For further information please contact the UQ Abroad Office www.uq.edu.au/uqabroad/

Jubilee Scholarship
The Jubilee scholarship is offered by the School of Economics. The successful recipient will receive one return economy airfare plus a living allowance of approximately $AUD 1000 per month. The deadline for applications is 31 August.

Information can be obtained at http://www.uq.edu.au/economics/index.html?page=18633 or download the application form – click here

Please note: The Faculty takes this opportunity to advise students that the value of an award may be assessable for Centrelink and/or income tax purposes. You are advised to contact Centrelink and/or the Australian Taxation Office, as appropriate, for further information.