The University of Queensland

WH and HW Harris Bursary

Level of study: Undergraduate / VET

Nationality: Australian and New Zealand

Closing date: 7 December 2025

The scholarship was originally established as the WH and HW Harris Scholarship in 1969 by a bequest from Mrs Bessie Florence Harris in memory of her late husband William Henry Harris, a former Headmaster of the Manly and East Brisbane State Schools, who served in both World Wars, and their only child Hector William, who was lost on active service in 1947.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must: be female, studying at University of Queensland; obtained the best results in an academic year; and attended a Queensland secondary school in the previous year.