Faculty of Science Undergraduate Indigenous Australian Commencing Student Merit Scholarship

3 available scholarships available are:

• valued at $7,500 paid over three years for an eligible bachelor degree in the Faculty of Science.

You must:

• be an Indigenous Australian commencing student
• have completed Year 12 (or a gap year) in 2023
• be starting university for the first time in 2024
• have achieved a minimum ATAR of 90.0 or above (ATAR adjustment schemes are applicable in the assessment of these scholarships)
• have placed QUT as your first preference
• be applying to start an undergraduate or related double degree offered by the Faculty of Science.

You do not need to complete a scholarship application for the Undergraduate Indigenous Australian commencing student merit scholarship. All eligible students who complete a QTAC application in line with QTAC key dates will be considered based on academic performance.

We will make offers for scholarships from mid-January 2024.

You must:

• be enrolled in an eligible course for the duration of your studies
• achieve a minimum course (accumulative) grade point average (GPA) of 4 each semester.

You can't:

• defer your scholarship offer
• hold any other scholarship except an Equity Scholarship. If you have any questions about holding other scholarships, contact us at [email protected] .

Indigenous Australian applicants that have not previously verified their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Descent with the QUT Oodgeroo Unit and are applying for an identified scholarship, must also complete the Confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Descent (CATSID) process to confirm eligibility.

Confirmation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Descent (CATSID) for students

You can contact the Oodgeroo Unit for more information via email at [email protected]

Terms and conditions for Faculty of Science Undergraduate Indigenous Australian Commencing Student Merit Scholarship (PDF file; 236.1 KB)

This scholarship aims to support high-achieving Indigenous Australian students who are starting their first year of an undergraduate degree in science, mathematics or IT.