Applications are invited for Partially Funded UQ Academic Scholarships Program at the University of Queensland, Australia.
Details
UQ’s Academic Scholarship program aims to reward the achievements of outstanding school leavers and gap year students. If you are a high-achieving student and you are completing Year 12 in 2020 (or you completed in 2019 and you’re on a gap year), you are encouraged to apply.
There are three scholarships on offer:
UQ Vice-Chancellors Scholarships
Awarded to applicants who achieve a minimum ATAR of 99.90 (or equivalent):
- Award Value: $12,000 per year, total value of up to $60,000
- Duration: Up to 5 years
- Level: Undergraduate and any subsequent related postgraduate study, such as Honours.
UQ Excellence Scholarships
Awarded to applicants who demonstrate outstanding academic, leadership and/or community service achievements during their senior secondary studies who aspire to study at The University of Queensland.
Applicants who achieve a minimum ATAR of 99.00 (or equivalent) will be considered for a UQ Excellence Scholarship:
- Award Value: $6,000 per year, total value of up to $24,000
- Duration: Up to 4 years
- Level: Undergraduate and any subsequent related postgraduate study, such as Honours.
UQ Merit Scholarships
Awarded to high achieving applicants who have demonstrated significant academic, leadership and/or community service achievements during Years 11 & 12.
Applicants who achieve a who achieve a minimum ATAR of 95.00 (or equivalent) will be considered for a UQ Merit Scholarship:
- Award Value: $6,000
- Duration: First year of study
- Level: Undergraduate study.
Eligibility
UQ Academic Scholarships Program are open to Year 12 and gap year students who are:
- Australian Citizens or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holders, or
- Australian Permanent Residents, New Zealand citizens, or international students completing, or have completed, Years 11 and 12 in Australia;
AND
- have not completed any previous tertiary study other than that undertaken as part of Year 11–12 studies (e.g. Enhanced Studies Program); and
- have applied for a tertiary place through QTAC; and
- are intending to enrol as a full-time student in a UQ undergraduate program in 2021 (or 2022 if deferring their tertiary place); and
- will have UQ listed as their 1st or 2nd QTAC preference.
Application
Applicants only need to complete and submit ONE application to be considered for the three UQ Academic Scholarships Program on offer.
Before you commence your scholarship application:
- Obtain your QTAC reference number. The reference number will be issued after you have lodged your QTAC application online, and will be 9 numbers long beginning with a ’31’ (or a ’20’ if you are a gap year student who applied to QTAC for 2020) (Note: your QTAC reference number is different to your LUI number and QTAC receipt number)
