Vacation Research Experience Scholarship (VRES)
You have to be a current QUT student to apply for this scholarship.
Available for
- Student type:
- Current domestic undergraduate students
- Current international undergraduate students
- Eligibility:
- Academic performance
- Study type:
- Undergraduate
- Faculty/area:
- Business
- Creative Industries
- Education
- Health
- Law
- Science and Engineering
Eligibility details
You must be currently completing your second, third, or fourth year of study.
If you're an international student, you must have a current student visa and work permit for the period of the research.
What you receive
You'll receive:
- an allowance or stipend (contact your faculty for more information)
- the opportunity to contribute to an established research project.
How to apply
Contact your faculty research office to discuss:
- application dates
- your preferred supervisor
- your preferred topic.
Complete an application form, depending on your faculty:
- Education and Creative Industries: complete the online application form
- Business: consult the list of available research topics for Business VRES scholarships (PDF file, 260.32 KB) and complete the application form for Business students (PDF file, 236.36 KB). Applications closed on 1 November 2011.
- Law: complete the application form for Law students (DOC file, 51 KB). Applications closed on 31 October 2011.
- Health: see the Faculty of Health Vacation Research Scholarship.
- Science and Engineering: Applications for the 2011/2012 round have closed.
Include:
- the details of two referees
- a supporting statement that outlines any previous experience you have.
Submit your application according to the instructions of your faculty.
What happens next
We'll assess your application and notify you if you're successful. If you're awarded a Vacation Research Experience Scholarship, we'll let you know what to do next.
Conditions
To keep your scholarship, you must:
- participate full-time, for at least six weeks, in a project related to an ongoing research program
- meet assessment requirements as specified by your faculty.
Your scholarship will be tax exempt.
The research experience will take place in the summer holidays. The research period is normally broken into two parts to allow for the Christmas break.
Background
We offer a number of Vacation Research Experience Scholarships in most faculties and centres during the summer break.
The Vacation Research Experience Scholarships provides students with an opportunity to experience research by working on a project for at least 6 weeks. This is particularly useful to students considering starting a postgraduate research degree.
The scholarship provides contact with active researchers and offers a challenging environment in which students have an opportunity to investigate their potential for research work.
Contacts
Faculty research offices
If you want to talk about your research project, preparing a research proposal, or need help finding a potential supervisor, contact the office in the Faculty.
