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 2027 Scholarships will open Monday 21 September 2026 and close at 11:59pm Sunday 11 October 2026.
Research projects will run for 6 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 |
| Analysis of Micro- and Nanoplastics in Drinking Water | Dr Elvis Okoffo | Read the full project details |
| Expanding pesticide analysis to meet future ecotoxicological needs | Ms Kristie Thompson, Dr Pritesh Prasad | Read the full project details |
| Glow or No? The Hidden Chemistry of Cosmetics and Personal Care Products | A/Prof Sarit Kaserzon, Dr Giuseppina Zuri | Read the full project details |
| Improving Sample Clean-Up for Passive Sampling of Environmental Chemicals | Dr Rory Verhagen | Read the full project details |
| Investigating PFAS contamination in Australian beverages | Dr Joseph Clokey, Dr Pritesh Prasad | Read the full project details |
| Investigating Plastic Oligomer Leaching from Food Containers | Dr Jinglong Li | Read the full project details |
| Investigating the release of nanoparticles and oligomers from single use plastic products | Dr Grace Davies | Read the full project details |
| PET-entially exposed: Are domestic dogs exposed to harmful environmental contaminants? | A/Prof Sarit Kaserzon, Dr Giuseppina Zuri | Read the full project details |
| Plastic Release from Everyday Consumer Products | Dr Elvis Okoffo | Read the full project details |
| The Analytical Matthew Effect: Are we finding the drugs we’re best at measuring? | Dr Richard Bade | Read the full project details |
| Wastewater-Based Epidemiology and Population Exposure Monitoring During Mass Gatherings | Dr Rory Verhagen, Dr Richard Bade | Read the full project details |
| What's in a Penguin Feather? Tracking Hidden Pollution in Penguin Habitats | A/Prof Sarit Kaserzon | Read the full project details |
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