Keitha Edith Yates Education Scholarship (K.E.Y.E.S.)

The Keitha Edith Yates Education Scholarship (K.E.Y.E.S.) is a scholarship established in 2026 to support an undergraduate student from a regional, rural or remote area of Queensland. It aims to assist a student for whom the cost of residential fees may be a financial barrier to taking up a place at the University of Queensland. The scholarship is named in memory of Keitha Edith Yates and was made possible by a gift from Mr Geoffrey Jaeger.

Support to an undergraduate student where the cost of residential fees may be a financial barrier; focus area: accommodation.

Applicants must be domestic students enrolled full-time in an approved program, be a resident at an approved accommodation provider, be from a regional, rural or remote area in Queensland more than 200 km from Brisbane, and be able to demonstrate financial hardship with documentary evidence.

Applications are made through the University of Queensland application portal.