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Study Support Grant

In 2026, UniSQ will offer a number of Study Support Grants to support students commencing or continuing their studies in an undergraduate program. 

The Study Support Grant provides financial support for students to navigate the costs of university study. UniSQ students from low-income households are encouraged to apply. 

Consideration will be given to applicants from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, and applicants from a rural town or remote/very remote community within Australia. 

Students can only receive the grant once in a calendar year. 

Applications for the grant will be open in Trimesters 1, 2 and 3 2026 as below:  

Trimester 1 2026 

  • Open: Tuesday 7 October 2025   
  • Close: Tuesday 27 January 2026  

Trimester 2 2026 

  • Open: Monday 13 April 2026 
  • Close: Monday 18 May 2026 

Trimester 3 2026 

  • Open: Monday 27 July 2026
  • Close: Monday 31 August 2026  

If you need financial assistance to purchase study resources, you may wish to consider applying for an interest-free Student Financial Loan. For more information, please refer to Student Financial Support. 

There are a limited number of grants available in 2026. Meeting the published eligibility criteria does not guarantee that you will receive the grant. 

Value

Each grant will have a maximum value of $3000 to be paid in one instalment.

Applicants must:

  • be a domestic student currently residing in Australia 
  • be commencing or continuing their studies at UniSQ in an undergraduate program in the study period of application (e.g., Trimester 1 2026)
    • continuing students must have a current Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 4.0
  • be enrolled in a minimum of one study unit in the study period of application
  • meet at least one of the following criteria*:
    • have a low-to-middle annual household income; or
    • be from a rural town, or remote community within Australia; or
    • identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person of Australia.

*Meeting the published eligibility criteria does not guarantee that you will receive the grant. Preference will be given to applicants who meet more than one of the above criteria.  

For further details, please view the Grant Award Conditions.

Applicants must:

  • provide evidence of their personal and/or family’s financial circumstances which may include:
    • Centrelink Income Support Statement indicating a regular payment; or
    • Proof of income (Australian Taxation Office Notice of Assessment for the most recent financial year and payslips covering the most recent two months)
    • Concession, Healthcare and Medicare card(s).

*If you are financially dependent on your family/guardian, you will need to provide documentation of their income.

If applicable, provide evidence:

  • to show you have a permanent address in, or have relocated to study from a large, medium or small rural town, or remote/very remote community within Australia according to the Modified Monash Model Classification - refer Health Workforce Locator map
  • to confirm your identity as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person of Australia.
Please Note: If an applicant holds other UniSQ awarded scholarships, this may be taken into consideration in selection. There are some scholarships that cannot be held together.
Application must be made via the UniSQ Scholarships Online Application Management System.

If you require assistance in completing your application please download the Scholarship Online Application Manual.

  • Trimester 1 - Tuesday 27 January 2026 at 11:59pm (AEST) 

  • Trimester 2 - Monday 18 May 2026 at 11:59pm (AEST)

  • Trimester 3 - Monday 31 August 2026 at 11.59pm (AEST) 

University of Southern Queensland
Phone:  1800 269 500
Email:  study@unisq.edu.au

All UniSQ Scholarships are administered in accordance with the UniSQ Scholarships, Bursaries and Prizes Policy.

UniSQ reserves the right to alter the conditions of the scholarship/bursary based upon exceptional circumstances. UniSQ reserves the right to not award the scholarship/bursary in a given year.