# Summer and Winter research projects

**Source**: https://biomedical-sciences.uq.edu.au/research/summer-winter-research-projects
**Parent**: https://employability.uq.edu.au/summer-winter-research/find-project

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 23 March 2026 and close at 11:59pm Sunday 12 April 2026.

Research projects will run for 4 weeks between 29 June–24 July 2026..

All successful scholars will receive a **$2,000 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](https://employability.uq.edu.au/summer-winter-research).

- [Available projects](https://biomedical-sciences.uq.edu.au/research/summer-winter-research-projects?qt-field_uq_structured_content=0#qt-field_uq_structured_content "Available projects")
- [Key dates](https://biomedical-sciences.uq.edu.au/research/summer-winter-research-projects?qt-field_uq_structured_content=1#qt-field_uq_structured_content "Key dates")

Projects for the Winter 2026 program will be published by Monday 23 March 2026.

### 2026 Winter Research program

**Applications open:** Monday 23 March 2026

**Applications close:** Sunday 12 April 2026

**Program commences:** Monday 29 June 2026

**Program concludes:** Friday 24 July 2026

- [Research themes](https://biomedical-sciences.uq.edu.au/research/themes)
- [Research groups](https://biomedical-sciences.uq.edu.au/research/groups)
- [Early career researchers](https://biomedical-sciences.uq.edu.au/research/early-career-researchers)
- [Research capabilities](https://biomedical-sciences.uq.edu.au/research/research-capabilities)
- [Undergraduate research experiences](https://biomedical-sciences.uq.edu.au/research/undergraduate-research-experiences)
- [Summer and Winter research projects](https://biomedical-sciences.uq.edu.au/research/summer-winter-research-projects "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.")