Future
international undergraduate school leaver students
Future
domestic undergraduate school leaver students
Academic
performance
type:
Undergraduate
type:
Merit
Business
Creative
Industries
Education
Health
Law
Science
and Engineering
Application
dates
Open date: 4 August
2016
Closing date: 18
November 2016
Eligibility
details
You must:
- be
graduating Year 12 in 2016 or have graduated Year 12 in 2015 - have an
OP 1 or 2 (or equivalent) excluding bonus OPs/ranks - be
starting university for the first time in 2017
You must also be one
of:
- an
Australian or New Zealand citizen - a
permanent resident - the
holder of a permanent humanitarian visa - an
international student who has completed high school in Australia.
Other
Vice-Chancellor Scholarships
What
you receive
You’ll receive one
of:
- 110
scholarships worth $30,000 each. The scholarship will be paid as a stipend
of $3,750 after the HECS-HELP census date of each semester for the
standard duration of your course, for up to four years ($7,500 per year). - 37
scholarships worth $10,000 each. The 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.
Other benefits may
include:
- an
accelerated program of study - early
access to research opportunities - membership
of the QUT College of Excellence - the
opportunity to represent QUT through the Student Ambassador Program - access
to QUT’s Leadership, Development and Innovation Program.
Successful
applicants from our Science and Engineering Faculty who achieve an average
grade point average (GPA) of 6 or above in their first semester will be invited
to apply for a place in the Dean’s Scholars Program from Semester 2, 2016.
How
to apply
Complete the online
application. You can save your application and come back to it later.
If you have any
questions, contact our Scholarships
Coordinator.
What
happens next
We’ll make first
offers for scholarships from 22 December 2016. Not all first round offers are
accepted, for a variety of reasons, so if you don’t receive an offer in the
first round, you may still be eligible for an offer in the second round. We’ll
make second round offers in the week commencing 2 January 2017. If a third
round of offers is required, this will take place the week starting 9 January
2017.
We’ll finalise all
scholars by 3 February 2017. The University Scholarships Coordinator will
contact you if you’re successful.
If you’re awarded a
scholarship, you’ll be invited to attend the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholars Retreat
in mid-February 2016.
If you aren’t
successful in your application, there is no appeals process.
Only students who
are successful in being offered a scholarship are notified.
Conditions
To keep your
scholarship, you must:
- remain
enrolled full-time - maintain
a grade point average (GPA) of 5.00 or higher in each semester.
You can:
- take a
leave of absence for up to 12 months (in accordance with our student rules),
but only after you have completed one full-time semester of study. You
won’t receive scholarship payments during this time.
You can’t:
- defer
your scholarship offer. If you defer your course, you can reapply for the
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship the following year, provided that you
haven’t undertaken university study in the meantime - hold
any other scholarship, except an Equity Scholarship. If you have any
questions about holding other scholarships, contact our Scholarships
Coordinator.
Background
The
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship is our premier offering for high achievers. We
award over 180 scholarships annually, worth $4.2 million.
In addition to the
financial support, the program helps you to make the most of your QUT
experience through extra development opportunities, which build your leadership
skills and professional networks.
