COVID-19 (coronavirus) advice for the UQ community - HDR - Current HDR candidates - Scholarships

If you are receiving a UQ scholarship you will have access of up to 10 days of sick leave each year, and up to 60 days additional sick leave throughout your candidature. You will need to apply for this via my.UQ. If you need more than the initial 10 days, a medical certificate will be required.

Commonwealth Research Scholarship guidelines don’t provide carer’s leave. If you need this, you may consider taking your annual leave or interrupting your study. Alternatively, if you can make some progress in your research, but it is impacted by your carer’s responsibilities, document this clearly in your fortnightly Research Progress Reports and continue where possible.

Candidates who have already completed 15 points of CDF activities and had a placement scheduled through the Graduate School will be considered on a case by case basis regarding the second scholarship extension. The Graduate School will work with you to postpone placements where possible.