Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
QUT Excellence Scholarship (Academic) is the university's premier offering for students with outstanding academic achievement.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Scholarships available include:
scholarships valued at $30,000 each for study in any discipline
scholarships valued at $30,000 each for courses in the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Engineering only.
These scholarships will be paid as a study stipend of up to $5,000 after the HECS-HELP census date of each semester for up to three years ($10,000 per year).
scholarships valued at $10,000 each for study in any discipline.
This scholarship will be paid as a study stipend of $2,500 after the HECS-HELP census date of each semester for the first four semesters of your course ($5,000 per year).
Eligibility
You must be one of:
- an Australian or New Zealand citizen
- a permanent resident
- the holder of a permanent humanitarian visa
- an international student.
You must also:
- be graduating Year 12 and achieving an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) or an International Baccalaureate (IB) or;
- have graduated Year 12 and achieved an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) or an International Baccalaureate (IB)
- be starting university for the first time
- have achieved a minimum unadjusted ATAR of 98 or equivalent to be considered for the scholarship, noting it is a competitive process and not all applicants on 98 and above will be made an offer
- have placed QUT as your first preference on your QTAC application
- receive a QUT offer in your first preference.
Note: These are the only qualifications that will be considered for this scholarship.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
You do not need to complete a scholarship application for the QUT Excellence Scholarship (Academic). All eligible students who complete a QTAC application in line with QTAC key dates with a QUT course as their first preference will be considered.