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 Summer 2026 Scholarships will open Monday 22 September 2025 and close at 11:59pm Sunday 12 October 2025.
Research projects are available for 6 weeks from the 12 January 2026 until the 20 February 2026.
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.
Please see below the list of projects available for students from the Medical School for Summer 2026:
| Project name | Supervisor | Duration | Full details |
| Physical activity and sedentary behaviours in severe mental illness | Dr Mike Trott | 6 Weeks | See the project details (PDF, 113.2 KB) |
| Developing and Piloting a Criteria-Based, Non-Clinician-Led Referral Pathway for the Omico CASP Program | Dr Aaron Hansen | 6 Weeks | See the project details (PDF, 162.3 KB) |
| Rural mental health strengths globally | Dr Annika Luebbe | 6 Weeks | See the project details (PDF, 118 KB) |
| Liver PERL | Dr Yoo Young Lee | 6 Weeks | See the project details (PDF, 105.2 KB) |
| Translational genomics research to develop a new diagnostic test on exhaled breath condensates for lung disease | Professor Ian Yang | 6 Weeks | See the project details (PDF, 115.6 KB) |
| Validation of the proposed 9th TNM lung cancer staging system. | Professor Kwun Fong Contact Caeli Zahra | 6 Weeks | See the project details (PDF, 104.1 KB) |
| Identifying process and outcome measures for Infective Endocarditis: A systematic review | Associate Professor Isuru Ranasinghe Contact Sunnya Khawaja s.khawaja@uq.edu.au | 6 Weeks | See the project details (PDF, 117.2 KB) |
2026 Summer Research Program
Applications open: Monday 22 September 2025
Applications close: Sunday 12 October 2025
Program commences: 12 January 2026
Program concludes: 20 February 2026