JCU Scholarships by Course Level
Making the most of the university experience is easier thanks to a range of scholarships. These JCU scholarships are based on study level of course
Honours
Arrow Energy-JCU Go Further Indigenous Tertiary Scholarships
Open to: Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders
Value: $10,000 full time, $5,000 part time
Open to: Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders
Value: $10,000 full time, $5,000 part time
EGRU Honours Scholarship
Open to: Honours (Economic Geology)
Value: $5,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 15 December 2019
Open to: Honours (Economic Geology)
Value: $5,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 15 December 2019
ER Walker Bequest Bursary
Open to: Honours or postgraduate students undertaking research on stinging jellyfish (Class Cubozoa)
Value: $2,500
Opening date: 1 June 2020
Closing date: 15 August 2020
Open to: Honours or postgraduate students undertaking research on stinging jellyfish (Class Cubozoa)
Value: $2,500
Opening date: 1 June 2020
Closing date: 15 August 2020
Eric Booth Memorial Grants in Chemistry
Open to: Second or third year undergraduate students, honours students or post graduate students studying chemistry
Value: Up to $8,000
Open to: Second or third year undergraduate students, honours students or post graduate students studying chemistry
Value: Up to $8,000
James Burnell Molecular and Cell Biology Scholarship
Open to: Undergraduate, Final year
Value: $9,050
Open to: Undergraduate, Final year
Value: $9,050
John and Janice King Bursary
Open to: Papua New Guinean citizens enrolled full time in a course offered by the Division of Tropical Health & Medicine
Value: $3,000
Opening date: 1 February 2020
Closing date: 31 March 2020
Open to: Papua New Guinean citizens enrolled full time in a course offered by the Division of Tropical Health & Medicine
Value: $3,000
Opening date: 1 February 2020
Closing date: 31 March 2020
John Grey Hall of Residence Scholarship
Open to: Enrolled full time, Cairns Campus
Value: $3,580
Opening date: 20 August 2019
Closing date: 8 February 2020
Open to: Enrolled full time, Cairns Campus
Value: $3,580
Opening date: 20 August 2019
Closing date: 8 February 2020
Julia Cooper Memorial Wildlife Research Bursary
Open to: Honours or Masters students undertaking research in the fields of terrestrial or marine ecology with a particular relevance to North Queensland
Value: $1,000
Opening date: 1 April 2020
Closing date: 15 June 2020
Open to: Honours or Masters students undertaking research in the fields of terrestrial or marine ecology with a particular relevance to North Queensland
Value: $1,000
Opening date: 1 April 2020
Closing date: 15 June 2020
Mark Patterson Memorial Bursary
Open to: Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours) degree or Doctorate student undertaking research in animal or human immunology
Value: $6,000
Opening date: 1 September 2019
Closing date: 30 November 2019
Open to: Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours) degree or Doctorate student undertaking research in animal or human immunology
Value: $6,000
Opening date: 1 September 2019
Closing date: 30 November 2019
Richard Brookdale Scholarship
Open to: Cairns based Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Masters students undertaking an honours or masters topic in Australian Indigenous archaeology
Value: $2,500
Open to: Cairns based Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Masters students undertaking an honours or masters topic in Australian Indigenous archaeology
Value: $2,500
Robert Logan Memorial Bursary
Open to: Honours and Postgraduate students in Biochemistry
Value: up to $14,000
Open to: Honours and Postgraduate students in Biochemistry
Value: up to $14,000
William Thomas Williams Honours Bursary
Open to: Honours
Value: $10,000
Opening date: 1 November 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Open to: Honours
Value: $10,000
Opening date: 1 November 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Postgraduate
Arrow Energy-JCU Go Further Indigenous Tertiary Scholarships
Open to: Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders
Value: $10,000 full time, $5,000 part time
Open to: Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders
Value: $10,000 full time, $5,000 part time
Elizabeth Pearse Music Scholarship
Open to: PhD or Masters (Music)
Value: $8,000
Opening date: 1 November 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Open to: PhD or Masters (Music)
Value: $8,000
Opening date: 1 November 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
ER Walker Bequest Bursary
Open to: Honours or postgraduate students undertaking research on stinging jellyfish (Class Cubozoa)
Value: $2,500
Opening date: 1 June 2020
Closing date: 15 August 2020
Open to: Honours or postgraduate students undertaking research on stinging jellyfish (Class Cubozoa)
Value: $2,500
Opening date: 1 June 2020
Closing date: 15 August 2020
Eric Booth Memorial Grants in Chemistry
Open to: Second or third year undergraduate students, honours students or post graduate students studying chemistry
Value: Up to $8,000
Open to: Second or third year undergraduate students, honours students or post graduate students studying chemistry
Value: Up to $8,000
HEB Memorial Bursary
Open to: Third year Bachelor of Education or Masters of Teaching & Learning
Value: $2,000
Opening date: 1 March 2020
Closing date: 1 May 2020
Open to: Third year Bachelor of Education or Masters of Teaching & Learning
Value: $2,000
Opening date: 1 March 2020
Closing date: 1 May 2020
John and Janice King Bursary
Open to: Papua New Guinean citizens enrolled full time in a course offered by the Division of Tropical Health & Medicine
Value: $3,000
Opening date: 1 February 2020
Closing date: 31 March 2020
Open to: Papua New Guinean citizens enrolled full time in a course offered by the Division of Tropical Health & Medicine
Value: $3,000
Opening date: 1 February 2020
Closing date: 31 March 2020
John Grey Hall of Residence Scholarship
Open to: Enrolled full time, Cairns Campus
Value: $3,580
Opening date: 20 August 2019
Closing date: 8 February 2020
Open to: Enrolled full time, Cairns Campus
Value: $3,580
Opening date: 20 August 2019
Closing date: 8 February 2020
Joyce and George Vaughan Bequest Scholarship
Open to: Masters or PhD students undertaking research in Marine Biology
Value: $16,000
Open to: Masters or PhD students undertaking research in Marine Biology
Value: $16,000
Julia Cooper Memorial Wildlife Research Bursary
Open to: Honours or Masters students undertaking research in the fields of terrestrial or marine ecology with a particular relevance to North Queensland
Value: $1,000
Opening date: 1 April 2020
Closing date: 15 June 2020
Open to: Honours or Masters students undertaking research in the fields of terrestrial or marine ecology with a particular relevance to North Queensland
Value: $1,000
Opening date: 1 April 2020
Closing date: 15 June 2020
Mark Patterson Memorial Bursary
Open to: Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours) degree or Doctorate student undertaking research in animal or human immunology
Value: $6,000
Opening date: 1 September 2019
Closing date: 30 November 2019
Open to: Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours) degree or Doctorate student undertaking research in animal or human immunology
Value: $6,000
Opening date: 1 September 2019
Closing date: 30 November 2019
Richard Brookdale Scholarship
Open to: Cairns based Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Masters students undertaking an honours or masters topic in Australian Indigenous archaeology
Value: $2,500
Open to: Cairns based Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Masters students undertaking an honours or masters topic in Australian Indigenous archaeology
Value: $2,500
Robert Logan Memorial Bursary
Open to: Honours and Postgraduate students in Biochemistry
Value: up to $14,000
Open to: Honours and Postgraduate students in Biochemistry
Value: up to $14,000
Samuel & Eileen Gluyas Fellowship
Open to: Masters or Doctorate students, conducting research in relation to diseases of cattle, breeding of cattle, or general cattle husbandry
Value: $ varies
Open to: Masters or Doctorate students, conducting research in relation to diseases of cattle, breeding of cattle, or general cattle husbandry
Value: $ varies
Thelma Myers Memorial Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing & Midwifery Scholarship
Open to: Postgraduate or higher degree in research
Value: $5,000
Opening date: 1 May 2020
Closing date: 31 July 2020
Open to: Postgraduate or higher degree in research
Value: $5,000
Opening date: 1 May 2020
Closing date: 31 July 2020
William Thomas Williams Postgraduate Scholarship
Open to: Full time PhD, or Masters
Value: $20,000 for up to 2 years
Opening date: 1 November 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Open to: Full time PhD, or Masters
Value: $20,000 for up to 2 years
Opening date: 1 November 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Youth Justice First Nations Scholarship
Open to: Undergraduate or Post graduate
Value: $15,000 including placement
Open to: Undergraduate or Post graduate
Value: $15,000 including placement
Undergraduate (All)
Amuthan Medical Research Bursary
Open to: Students currently enrolled full-time in the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery
Value: $1,800
Open to: Students currently enrolled full-time in the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery
Value: $1,800
Arrow Energy-JCU Go Further Indigenous Tertiary Scholarships
Open to: Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders
Value: $10,000 full time, $5,000 part time
Open to: Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders
Value: $10,000 full time, $5,000 part time
Austax Accounting Scholarship
Open to: Bachelor of Business Accounting Major, final year
Value: $4,000
Opening date: 30 July 2020
Closing date: 2 September 2020
Open to: Bachelor of Business Accounting Major, final year
Value: $4,000
Opening date: 30 July 2020
Closing date: 2 September 2020
Australian Orthopaedic Association Joint University Scholarship
Open to: Undergraduate, MBBS 6, enrolled in the following year
Value: $4,000
Open to: Undergraduate, MBBS 6, enrolled in the following year
Value: $4,000
Australian South Sea Islander Community Foundation Scholarship
Open to: Australian South Sea Islanders studying an undergraduate degree
Value: $5,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 28 February 2020
Open to: Australian South Sea Islanders studying an undergraduate degree
Value: $5,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 28 February 2020
David Hastings Bursary
Open to: Undergraduate with a physical disability or other impairment
Value: $1,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Open to: Undergraduate with a physical disability or other impairment
Value: $1,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Eric Booth Memorial Grants in Chemistry
Open to: Second or third year undergraduate students, honours students or post graduate students studying chemistry
Value: Up to $8,000
Open to: Second or third year undergraduate students, honours students or post graduate students studying chemistry
Value: Up to $8,000
Friends of Good Schooling Scholarship in Education
Open to: Undergraduate, full time, internal, Townsville campus only
Value: up to $8,054
Open to: Undergraduate, full time, internal, Townsville campus only
Value: up to $8,054
George Roberts CBE Bursary
Open to: George Roberts Hall residents who have achieved a minimum credit average in their first year of undergraduate subjects
Value: $2,000
Opening date: 1 March 2020
Closing date: 31 March 2020
Open to: George Roberts Hall residents who have achieved a minimum credit average in their first year of undergraduate subjects
Value: $2,000
Opening date: 1 March 2020
Closing date: 31 March 2020
Greg Garrick Rural Nursing Bursary
Open to: 2nd Year Bachelor of Nursing Science, Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery,
Value: $1,500
Opening date: 1 May 2020
Closing date: 31 July 2020
Open to: 2nd Year Bachelor of Nursing Science, Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery,
Value: $1,500
Opening date: 1 May 2020
Closing date: 31 July 2020
HEB Memorial Bursary
Open to: Third year Bachelor of Education or Masters of Teaching & Learning
Value: $2,000
Opening date: 1 March 2020
Closing date: 1 May 2020
Open to: Third year Bachelor of Education or Masters of Teaching & Learning
Value: $2,000
Opening date: 1 March 2020
Closing date: 1 May 2020
Hugh Alexander Grierson Trust Scholarship
Open to: Undergraduate Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders studying full time with preference given to veterinary science or scientific research.
Value: $5,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Open to: Undergraduate Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders studying full time with preference given to veterinary science or scientific research.
Value: $5,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Inclusion Works Bursary
Open to: Undergraduate, enrolled in WS4511
Value: $1,000
Opening date: 1 May 2020
Closing date: 31 July 2020
Open to: Undergraduate, enrolled in WS4511
Value: $1,000
Opening date: 1 May 2020
Closing date: 31 July 2020
James Burnell Molecular and Cell Biology Scholarship
Open to: Undergraduate, Final year
Value: $9,050
Open to: Undergraduate, Final year
Value: $9,050
JCU Access Fund
Open to: Access Scholarships and Bursaries: full-time students in their first calendar year of study experiencing financial hardship. Support Grants: full-time students in their second calendar year of study experiencing financial hardship.
Open to: Access Scholarships and Bursaries: full-time students in their first calendar year of study experiencing financial hardship. Support Grants: full-time students in their second calendar year of study experiencing financial hardship.
John and Janice King Bursary
Open to: Papua New Guinean citizens enrolled full time in a course offered by the Division of Tropical Health & Medicine
Value: $3,000
Opening date: 1 February 2020
Closing date: 31 March 2020
Open to: Papua New Guinean citizens enrolled full time in a course offered by the Division of Tropical Health & Medicine
Value: $3,000
Opening date: 1 February 2020
Closing date: 31 March 2020
John Grey Hall of Residence Scholarship
Open to: Enrolled full time, Cairns Campus
Value: $3,580
Opening date: 20 August 2019
Closing date: 8 February 2020
Open to: Enrolled full time, Cairns Campus
Value: $3,580
Opening date: 20 August 2019
Closing date: 8 February 2020
Leo and Mabel Barnett French Travel Grant
Open to: Third year undergraduate students studying French and intending to study overseas in a French speaking country
Value: $5,000
Opening date: 14 October 2019
Closing date: 17 December 2019
Open to: Third year undergraduate students studying French and intending to study overseas in a French speaking country
Value: $5,000
Opening date: 14 October 2019
Closing date: 17 December 2019
Lynn Kratcha Memorial Rural Bursary
Open to: Second year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery students with an interest in rural medicine and are able to undertake an international rural elective
Value: $ varies
Open to: Second year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery students with an interest in rural medicine and are able to undertake an international rural elective
Value: $ varies
Maggie Grant-Wronski Memorial Bursary
Open to: Undergraduate 2nd year MBBS
Value: $2,500
Opening date: 1 May 2020
Closing date: 10 September 2020
Open to: Undergraduate 2nd year MBBS
Value: $2,500
Opening date: 1 May 2020
Closing date: 10 September 2020
Mick McLoughlin Memorial Bursary
Open to: Fifth year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery students who intend to undertake the year 6 elective in the developing world.
Value: $2,500
Open to: Fifth year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery students who intend to undertake the year 6 elective in the developing world.
Value: $2,500
My Fortress Financial Planning Scholarship
Open to: Bachelor of Business Financial Advising Major, final year
Value: $4,000
Opening date: 30 July 2020
Closing date: 2 September 2020
Open to: Bachelor of Business Financial Advising Major, final year
Value: $4,000
Opening date: 30 July 2020
Closing date: 2 September 2020
Richard Hays Bursary
Open to: Year 5, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery students who wish to attend a Medical Conference
Value: $2,500
Open to: Year 5, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery students who wish to attend a Medical Conference
Value: $2,500
Richard Hays Foundation Dean of Medicine Bursary
Open to: Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders admitted to the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in their 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th year of study.
Value: $1,500
Opening date: 1 December 2019
Closing date: 31 March 2020
Open to: Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders admitted to the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in their 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th year of study.
Value: $1,500
Opening date: 1 December 2019
Closing date: 31 March 2020
Stabler Howlett Placement Bursary
Open to: Undergraduate, 5th Year, Bachelor of Veterinary Science
Value: $1,500
Opening date: 1 November 2019
Closing date: 23 February 2020
Open to: Undergraduate, 5th Year, Bachelor of Veterinary Science
Value: $1,500
Opening date: 1 November 2019
Closing date: 23 February 2020
The Roobiny Rural Placement Bursary
Open to: Fourth or final Year Veterinary Science
Value: $2,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Open to: Fourth or final Year Veterinary Science
Value: $2,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
The Walter & Eliza Hall Trust Opportunity Scholarship
Open to: Undergraduate students with a physical disability.
Value: $10,000
Opening date: 1 February 2020
Closing date: 15 March 2020
Open to: Undergraduate students with a physical disability.
Value: $10,000
Opening date: 1 February 2020
Closing date: 15 March 2020
Townsville Bulletin Scholarship in Medicine
Open to: First year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery students who reside in the area bounded by Innisfall in the North, Bowen in the South and Mount Isa in the West
Value: $5,000
Open to: First year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery students who reside in the area bounded by Innisfall in the North, Bowen in the South and Mount Isa in the West
Value: $5,000
Townsville Hospital & Health Service Scholarship
Open to: Indigenous, 2nd, 3rd or 4th year Nursing Science or Nursing-Midwifery
Value: $6,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Open to: Indigenous, 2nd, 3rd or 4th year Nursing Science or Nursing-Midwifery
Value: $6,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Youth Justice First Nations Scholarship
Open to: Undergraduate or Post graduate
Value: $15,000 including placement
Open to: Undergraduate or Post graduate
Value: $15,000 including placement
Yvonne Thomas Bursary
Open to: Female undergraduate students aged 25 and over (at time of closing date)
Value: $3,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Open to: Female undergraduate students aged 25 and over (at time of closing date)
Value: $3,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Undergraduate (First Year)
Amuthan Medical Research Bursary
Open to: Students currently enrolled full-time in the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery
Value: $1,800
Open to: Students currently enrolled full-time in the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery
Value: $1,800
Arrow Energy-JCU Go Further Indigenous Tertiary Scholarships
Open to: Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders
Value: $10,000 full time, $5,000 part time
Open to: Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders
Value: $10,000 full time, $5,000 part time
Australian South Sea Islander Community Foundation Scholarship
Open to: Australian South Sea Islanders studying an undergraduate degree
Value: $5,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 28 February 2020
Open to: Australian South Sea Islanders studying an undergraduate degree
Value: $5,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 28 February 2020
Central Highlands District Health Council Bursary
Open to: First year students studying any undergraduate human health sciences course
Value: $3,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Open to: First year students studying any undergraduate human health sciences course
Value: $3,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Dr Peter Crossman Scholarship
Open to: Undergraduate first year
Value: $7,000
Opening date: 1 August 2019
Closing date: 6 January 2020
Open to: Undergraduate first year
Value: $7,000
Opening date: 1 August 2019
Closing date: 6 January 2020
Friends of Good Schooling Scholarship in Education
Open to: Undergraduate, full time, internal, Townsville campus only
Value: up to $8,054
Open to: Undergraduate, full time, internal, Townsville campus only
Value: up to $8,054
Hugh Alexander Grierson Trust Scholarship
Open to: Undergraduate Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders studying full time with preference given to veterinary science or scientific research.
Value: $5,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Open to: Undergraduate Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders studying full time with preference given to veterinary science or scientific research.
Value: $5,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Inclusion Works Bursary
Open to: Undergraduate, enrolled in WS4511
Value: $1,000
Opening date: 1 May 2020
Closing date: 31 July 2020
Open to: Undergraduate, enrolled in WS4511
Value: $1,000
Opening date: 1 May 2020
Closing date: 31 July 2020
J K O'Brien Scholarship for Health Sciences
Open to: Undergraduate 1st year, full time, Human Health
Value: $10,000
Opening date: 1 November 2019
Closing date: 24 March 2020
Open to: Undergraduate 1st year, full time, Human Health
Value: $10,000
Opening date: 1 November 2019
Closing date: 24 March 2020
JCU Access Fund
Open to: Access Scholarships and Bursaries: full-time students in their first calendar year of study experiencing financial hardship. Support Grants: full-time students in their second calendar year of study experiencing financial hardship.
Open to: Access Scholarships and Bursaries: full-time students in their first calendar year of study experiencing financial hardship. Support Grants: full-time students in their second calendar year of study experiencing financial hardship.
John and Janice King Bursary
Open to: Papua New Guinean citizens enrolled full time in a course offered by the Division of Tropical Health & Medicine
Value: $3,000
Opening date: 1 February 2020
Closing date: 31 March 2020
Open to: Papua New Guinean citizens enrolled full time in a course offered by the Division of Tropical Health & Medicine
Value: $3,000
Opening date: 1 February 2020
Closing date: 31 March 2020
John Grey Hall of Residence Scholarship
Open to: Enrolled full time, Cairns Campus
Value: $3,580
Opening date: 20 August 2019
Closing date: 8 February 2020
Open to: Enrolled full time, Cairns Campus
Value: $3,580
Opening date: 20 August 2019
Closing date: 8 February 2020
QCoal Foundation Scholarship
Open to: First year students with preference given to Geology or Science (excludes Marine Biology)
Value: $10,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Open to: First year students with preference given to Geology or Science (excludes Marine Biology)
Value: $10,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
The George Alexander Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship
Open to: Undergraduate, commencing from rural or regional location
Value: $8,000
Opening date: 1 August 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Open to: Undergraduate, commencing from rural or regional location
Value: $8,000
Opening date: 1 August 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Townsville Hospital & Health Service Scholarship
Open to: Indigenous, 2nd, 3rd or 4th year Nursing Science or Nursing-Midwifery
Value: $6,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Open to: Indigenous, 2nd, 3rd or 4th year Nursing Science or Nursing-Midwifery
Value: $6,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Yvonne Thomas Bursary
Open to: Female undergraduate students aged 25 and over (at time of closing date)
Value: $3,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Open to: Female undergraduate students aged 25 and over (at time of closing date)
Value: $3,000
Opening date: 1 October 2019
Closing date: 30 January 2020
