Summer and Winter research program
The UQ Research Program provides UQ students with an opportunity to gain research experience working alongside some of the university’s leading academics and researchers.
Participation is open to undergraduate students, including honours, who have completed at least one year of study at the time of application and Masters by coursework students.
Program details
Applications for the Winter 2026 Scholarships will open Monday 21 September 2026 and close at 11:59pm Sunday 11 October 2026.
Research projects are available for 4 weeks between 11 January - 19 February 2027.
All successful scholars will receive a $3,000 scholarship.
Eligibility
To qualify you must be enrolled at UQ at the time of application and maintain ongoing enrolment in a program at UQ for the entirety of the research program.
How to apply
For more details about the program including how to apply go the UQ Research Experience page.
| Project name | Supervisor | Full details |
| Gynaecological conditions, treatments and long-term chronic disease | Dr Karen Tuesley k.tuesley@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 91 KB) |
| Attitudes towards tobacco control among people who have versus have not used illicit tobacco products | Dr Cheneal Puljevic c.puljevic@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 113.1 KB) |
| Humanitarian Health Impacts of Drone Warfare | Dr Stacey Pizzino s.pizzino@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 91.7 KB) |
| ROIDTrends: National Surveillance of Image and Performance Enhancing Drug Use in Australia | Dr Timothy Piatkowski t.piatkowski@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 91.6 KB) |
| Sex and Gender-Based Bias in Type 2 Diabetes Care: A Systematic Review | Dr Mehwish Nisar mehwish.nisar@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 102.3 KB) |
| Exploring Variability in Pain and Menstrual Symptoms Across the Life Course in Endometriosis | Dr Sally Mortlock s.mortlock@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 94.2 KB) |
| Pain Management in People Living with Dementia | Associate Professor Devi Mohan devi.mohan@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 129.1 KB) |
| Menstrual hygiene practices throughout early adolescence: Analysing data from the Adolescent Menstrual Experiences and Health Cohort (AMEHC) Study in Bangladesh | Associate Professor Julie Hennegan j.hennegan1@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 97.4 KB) |
| Internet access, use and adolescent girls’ menstrual health in Bangladesh: Analysing data from the Adolescent Menstrual Experiences and Health Cohort (AMEHC) Study | Associate Professor Julie Hennegan j.hennegan1@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 95.4 KB) |
| Dementia prevention in people with type 2 diabetes | Associate Professor Paul Gardiner p.gardiner@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 90.6 KB) |
| Vaping in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities: An Evidence Gap Map | Dr Victor Gallegos Rejas v.gallegosrejas@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 96.7 KB) |
| Synthesising the Evidence: An Umbrella Review of Kidney Disease Research | Dr Darsy Darssan d.darssan@uq.edu.au | View the project details (PDF, 90.9 KB) |
2027 Summer Research program
Applications open: Monday 21 September 2026
Applications close: Sunday 11 October 2026
Program commences: Monday 11 January 2027
Program concludes: Friday 19 February 2027