The University of Queensland
The University of Queensland (UQ) is a public charity and a research and teaching institution established in 1909 to disseminate knowledge and promote scholarship. Its stated base is Brisbane, Australia, and it reports operating at more than 34 sites throughout Queensland.
The University of Queensland at a glance
In short: The University of Queensland gave $9.4M across 10 grants in 2023 (avg $940K), mostly in Louisiana. 30% of 2023 grantees were new. Source: 2023 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2023)
- $9,398,969
- +27.7% vs 2022
- Grants made (2023)
- 10
- +11.1% vs 2022
- Average grant
- $939,897
- +15.0% vs 2022
- Median grant
- $95,464
- Total assets
- $5,332,427,000
- +10.3% vs 2022
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (3 of 10, 2023; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (87% of itemized 2023 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2023 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2023; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The University of Queensland
- Contact
Phone: (173) 346-3424
Website: https://uq.edu.au
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The University of Queensland funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2023
The largest 2023 recipient was Ochsner Clinic Foundation ($8.2M). Together the top 10 received $9.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
38 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 10 grants of 38 (26%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
UQ’s 2023 grant dollars were reported as going to recipients in Louisiana (87%), Iowa (5%), Georgia (3%), California (2%) and Minnesota (1%). The largest listed recipient was in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2023 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The University of Queensland open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2023
In 2023, 3 of 10 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $50K; repeat grants $1.3M. How we count
Medians: $50K first-time, $184K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2023). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2021) to $9.4M (2023). In 2023 it made 10 grants totaling $9.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA | — | $8,192,427 |
| Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc Johnston, IA | — | $451,366 |
| University of Georgia Athens, GA | — | $268,604 |
| University of California Riverside Riverside, CA | Teaching & Research | $184,165 |
| ITASCA Consulting Group Inc Minneapolis, MN | Engineering Research | $113,175 |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Inc Charlotte, NC | — | $77,753 |
| University of Minnesota Chicago, IL | Teaching & Research | $50,363 |
| National Marine Mammal Foundation San Diego, CA | — | $27,608 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | Teaching & Research | $20,567 |
| Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | — | $12,941 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $5,332,427,000 | $1,474,882,957 | $1,561,498,792 | $9,398,969 | 10 | $13,791,655 |
| 2022 | $4,833,459,000 | $1,438,503,781 | $1,524,937,359 | $7,358,773 | 9 | $-1,733,056 |
| 2021 | $5,012,279,000 | $1,626,864,406 | $1,541,948,692 | $1,263,252 | 10 | $-7,236,076 |
| 2020 | $4,574,578,000 | $1,406,426,143 | $1,406,541,101 | $5,847,857 | 9 | $2,610,078 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
UQ’s stated founding mission is to disseminate knowledge and promote scholarship through the operation of a university in Brisbane. Its website’s 2026–2029 strategic plan identifies public good, teaching and learning, and research and innovation as core domains.
The 2023 grants included recipients with varied stated missions. Ochsner Clinic Foundation says its mission is to “serve, heal, lead, educate and innovate.” The National Marine Mammal Foundation says it works to improve and protect life for marine mammals, humans and shared oceans through science, service and education. Emory University says its mission is to create, preserve, teach and apply knowledge in the service of humanity. These are the grantees’ descriptions, not UQ’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2023, UQ reported 10 grants totaling $9,398,969. The median grant was $95,464, with awards ranging from $12,941 to $8,192,427.
The largest grants were $8,192,427 to Ochsner Clinic Foundation; $451,366 to Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc; $268,604 to the University of Georgia; $184,165 to the University of California Riverside; and $113,175 to ITASCA Consulting Group Inc. The filing lists “teaching and research” as the purpose for the University of California Riverside grant and “engineering research” for the ITASCA grant. It also lists grants to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Inc ($77,753), University of Minnesota ($50,363), National Marine Mammal Foundation ($27,608), Emory University ($20,567) and Colorado School of Mines ($12,941).
UQ’s research-grant guidance describes a process for UQ researchers applying for competitive grants, not a process for outside organizations seeking UQ funding. UQ says competitive applications led by UQ must go through its Research Office, and all research-funding applications must include a Funding Application Certification. Depending on the scheme, certification is completed as a signed document or through MyResearch; the guidance also calls for internal approvals and Research Office review. The research-funding policy says funding must be consistent with UQ’s values and in the public interest, and that research agreements must preserve academic integrity and academic freedom.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2023 filing lists Professor Deborah Terry AO as Vice Chancellor; Professor Aidan Byrne as Provost; Mr Andrew Flannery as Chief Operating Officer; Professor Mark Blows as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research); Sunil Lakhani as Conjoint Professor Research Fellow; Professor Andrew Griffiths as Executive Dean, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law; Professor Melissa Brown as Executive Dean, Faculty of Science; Professor Geoff McColl as Executive Dean, Faculty of Medicine; Professor Bruce Abernethy as Executive Dean, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences; and Mr Rongyu Li as Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
The University of Queensland's 2023 filing lists 38 officers; 36 of 38 officers listed in 2023 are compensated.
Officers on the 2023 filing
Professor Alan Rowan
Institute Director
Institute Director → Aibn Director, 2022
Aibn Director → Institute Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$325K (2020) → $326K (2023)
Pankaj Sah
Institute Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$332K (2022) → $326K (2023)
Professor Ian Henderson
Imb Director
New on the 2023 filing
40 hrs/week
$311K (2023)
Andrew Flannery
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2021
CFO → Chief Operating Officer, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$281K (2020) → $447K (2023)
Anne Cross AM
Senate Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$17K (2020) → $17K (2023)
Cecile Wake
Senate Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$17K (2020) → $17K (2023)
Grant Murdoch
Senate Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$24K (2020) → $23K (2023)
Julieanne Alroe
Senate Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$17K (2020) → $17K (2023)
Peter N Varghese AO
Chancellor
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$55K (2020) → $53K (2023)
Phil Hennessy AO
Senate Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$24K (2020) → $23K (2023)
Professor Aidan Byrne
Provost
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$450K (2020) → $452K (2023)
Professor Deborah Terry AO
Vice Chancellor
Vice Chancellor → Senate Member & Vice Chancellor, 2022
Senate Member & Vice Chancellor → Vice Chancellor, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$283K (2020) → $632K (2023)
Professor Geoff McColl
Executive Dean Faculty of Medicine
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$360K (2020) → $367K (2023)
Professor Greg Hainge
Senate Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$17K (2020) → $17K (2023)
Professor Melissa Brown
Executive Dean Faculty of Science
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$372K (2020) → $368K (2023)
Richard Lee
Senate Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$17K (2020) → $17K (2023)
Rongyu Li
Dep. Vice Chancellor
Dep. Vice Chancellor External → Dep. Vice Chancellor, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$381K (2020) → $361K (2023)
Tonianne Dwyer
Senate Member
Senate Member Dep. Chancellor → Senate Member & Dep. Chancellor, 2021
Senate Member & Dep. Chancellor → Senate Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$28K (2020) → $33K (2023)
Adj Prof Dr Sally Pitkin AO
Senate Member
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
$19K (2021) → $14K (2023)
Professor Andrew Griffiths
Executive Dean Faculty of Bel
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$412K (2021) → $369K (2023)
Professor Bruce Abernethy
Executive Dean Faculty of Habs
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$389K (2021) → $365K (2023)
Professor Heather Zwicker
Executive Dean Fac. of Hman
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$363K (2021) → $343K (2023)
Charmaine Chalmers
Senate Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
$17K (2022) → $17K (2023)
Dino Willox
Senate Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
$17K (2022) → $17K (2023)
Emily Scott JP
Senate Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
$17K (2022) → $17K (2023)
Lee Richard Duffield
Senate Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
$17K (2022) → $17K (2023)
Melissa Naidoo
Senate Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
$17K (2022) → $17K (2023)
Professor Doune MacDonald
Pro Vice Chancellor
Dep. Vice Chancellor → Pro Vice Chancellor, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$296K (2022) → $303K (2023)
Professor Kristen Lyons
Senate Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
$17K (2022) → $17K (2023)
Professor Mark Blows
Deputy Vc
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$360K (2022) → $375K (2023)
Rob Jones
Senate Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
$17K (2022) → $17K (2023)
Sallyanne Atkinson AO
Senate Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
$17K (2022) → $17K (2023)
Sunil Lakhani
Conjoint Prof. Research Fellow
Professor → Conjoint Prof. Research Fellow, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$387K (2022) → $379K (2023)
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Professor
New on the 2023 filing
40 hrs/week
$300K (2023)
Professor Bronwyn Fredericks
Dep. Vice Chancellor
New on the 2023 filing
40 hrs/week
$222K (2023)
Professor Kris Ryan
Dep. Vice Chancellor
New on the 2023 filing
40 hrs/week
$306K (2023)
Professor Craig E Franklin
Senate Member
Senate Member → President of the Academic Board, 2022
President of the Academic Board → Senate Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
His Honour Judge Nathan Jarro
Senate Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (35)
- Former: Professor Vicki Chen (2020–2022) — Executive Dean Faculty of Eait
- Former: Gail Jukes (2021–2022) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: David Reutens (2022) — Director - Ctr for Advanced Im
- Former: Jennifer Karlson (2022) — Pro-Vice Chancellor
- Former: Assoc Prof Douglas Cavaye (2020–2021) — Senate Member
- Former: Elliott Johnson (2020–2021) — Senate Member
- Former: Gabii Starr (2020–2021) — Senate Member
- Former: Jamie Merrick (2020–2021) — Senate Member
- Former: Michelle Tredenick (2020–2021) — Senate Member
- Former: Professor Bronwyn Harch (2020–2021) — Deputy Vc
- Former: Professor Bronwyn Lea (2020–2021) — Senate Member
- Former: Professor Joanne Wright (2020–2021) — Dep. Vice Chancellor Academic
- Former: Professor Pankaj Sah (2020–2021) — Qbi Director
- Former: Rebecca Hurst (2020–2021) — Senate Member
- Former: Tim Crommelin (2020–2021) — Senate Member
- Former: Fiona Rohde (2021) — Deputy Dean Academic
- Former: Mark Dodgson (2021) — Professor
- Former: Peter Adams (2021) — Pres.of the Academic Board
- Former: Rob Moffat (2021) — Chief Operating Officer Acting
- Former: Robert Faff (2021) — Professor
- Former: Stuart Crozier (2021) — Associate Dean Research
- Former: Adjunct Assoc Prof Dimity (2020) — Senate Member
- Former: Andrew Griffiths (2020) — Executive Dean Faculty of Bel
- Former: Associate professor Tony Roberts (2020) — Senate Member
- Former: Bruce Abernethy (2020) — Executive Dean Faculty of Habs
- Former: Drew Pavlou (2020) — Senate Member
- Former: Gregory Pringle (2020) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Heather Zwicker (2020) — Executive Dean Faculty of Humaniti
- Former: Professor David Reutens (2020) — Centre Director
- Former: Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (2020) — Centre Director
- Former: Professor Peter Adams (2020) — Senate Member
- Former: Professor Peter Hoj (2020) — Vc & President
- Former: Professor Sunil Lakhani (2020) — Executive Director of Research
- Former: Professor Tim Dunne (2020) — Deputy Provost
- Former: Sally Pitkin (2020) — Senate Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2023. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $632K, to Professor Deborah Terry AO (Vice Chancellor). 36 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The University of Queensland
How much does The University of Queensland give each year?
The University of Queensland gave $9.4M across 10 grants in 2023, according to its 2023 IRS Form 990. In 2022 it gave $7.4M across 9 grants.
What is The University of Queensland's typical grant size?
The University of Queensland's median grant in 2023 was $95,464, and its average grant was $939,897, across 10 grants on its 2023 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The University of Queensland that year got $50K on average.
Where does The University of Queensland give grants?
The University of Queensland gives mostly in Louisiana: 87% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2023 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Who are The University of Queensland's largest grantees?
The University of Queensland's largest 2023 grantees include Ochsner Clinic Foundation ($8,192,427), Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc ($451,366) and University of Georgia ($268,604), according to its 2023 IRS Form 990. Together they received 95% of its itemized 2023 grant dollars.
How large is The University of Queensland?
The University of Queensland reported $5.3B in total assets on its 2023 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5B.
What does The University of Queensland fund?
UQ’s stated founding mission is to disseminate knowledge and promote scholarship through the operation of a university in Brisbane. Its website’s 2026–2029 strategic plan identifies public good, teaching and learning, and research and innovation as core domains. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The University of Queensland?
The University of Queensland has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check uq.edu.au for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is The University of Queensland's EIN?
The University of Queensland's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 98-0127096. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2023.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2022
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