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2026 Winter Research Program

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Engage in a formal research project over the winter break with the UQ Winter Research Program.

The UQ Winter Research Scholarship Program offers scholarships to students wishing to gain experience working alongside a researcher in a formal research environment in their area of interest at UQ.

Each project will be offered for a period of four (4) weeks between 29 June to 24 July 2026.

Successful applicants will receive a $2,000 grant.

Participation is open to undergraduate (including honours) and master by coursework students who are currently enrolled and will remain at UQ for the entirety of the research program.

Please check your eligibility before submitting an application.

Applications will open on 23 March 2026 and will close on 12 April 2026.

Check out some testimonials from previous scholars.

  1. Exploring pragmatic and categorial aspects of family discourse
  2. Data Analysis in Korean language use by Korean background speakers
  3. Professional conference interpreters’ use of interpreting strategies in real-life Chinese/English simultaneous interpreting at the United Nations
  4. Navigating the AI Revolution: Understanding How GenAI Tools Transform Academic Writing for International EAL Students
  5. Enhancing Infectious Disease Communication for High-Risk Populations
  1. Indigenising Japanese language curriculum: Building learning resources to connect Indigenous cultures and histories in Australia and Japan
  2. How prior language experience shapes new language learning
  3. Mass-mediated women’s voices: experiences of tidal flooding in Indonesia
  4. Connecting the Stolen Generations: The effect of ‘family reunions’ on Stolen Generations survivors
  5. Postmemory and childhood in letters by high school students to executed and disappeared teenagers during the 1973–1990 Chilean dictatorship.

6. Indigenising Japanese language curriculum: Building learning resources to connect Indigenous cultures and histories in Australia and Japan

Project title: 

Indigenising Japanese language curriculum: Building learning resources to connect Indigenous cultures and histories in Australia and Japan

Hours of engagement & delivery mode

 

6 July – 24 July (3 weeks). 30 hrs per week. On-site only. Including daily in-person meetings at St Lucia campus.

 

Description:

There has been a growing desire to learn about the languages, cultures and histories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander at all educational levels. One of the challenges in embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural capability in language curricula is that it inevitably involves introducing the cultures and histories of the Indigenous peoples of the target language. Japan has Indigenous peoples, Ainu and Okinawans, although it has long presented itself as an ethnically homogeneous country. This project explores how we could build learning resources that connect Indigenous cultures and histories in Australia and Japan for Japanese language classes. 

Expected learning outcomes and deliverables:

Depending on the Winter scholars’ individual interest and strength, they will gain experience of library search including multimedia, Japanese/English document translation, and development of teaching materials. 

Suitable for:

This project is suitable for students with advanced Japanese language skills and interest in Japanese language education.

Primary Supervisor:

Dr Kayoko Hashimoto

Further info:

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Dr Kayoko Hashimoto (k.hashimoto@uq.edu.au) prior to applying.