QUT Real World International Scholarship

What you'll receive

You'll receive:

• a scholarship to cover 20% of your tuition fees for your first two semesters (one year) of degree (or higher) study at QUT, provided you meet the minimum academic standards
• other benefits including a scholarship award ceremony.

The QUT Real World International Scholarship is available from the following faculties:

• Faculty of Business and Law
• Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Science.

Eligibility

You must:

• meet the academic entry requirements
• have an eligible nationality
• meet minimum English language entry requirements for the course
• be commencing the course for the first time
• receive an admission offer letter into one of the eligible courses offered by the participating faculties.

Other factors (e.g. educational disruption, medical circumstances, financial needs) will not be taken into consideration for this scholarship - eligibility is solely determined on your academic record.

Eligible nationalities

Find out if your nation is eligible for this scholarship.

• Algeria
• Angola
• Benin
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Cape Verde
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Comoros
• Congo
• Congo, Democratic Republic of the
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Djibouti
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mayotte
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Reunion
• Rwanda
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Western Sahara
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

• Armenia
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• Brunei Darussalam
• Cambodia
• China
• Hong Kong
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Korea, (South) Republic of
• Korea, (North) Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Macau
• Malaysia
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Russian Federation
• Singapore
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam

• Aland Islands
• Albania
• Andorra
• Armenia
• Austria
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• England
• Estonia
• Faroe Islands
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Guernsey
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Isle of Man
• Italy
• Jersey
• Kazakhstan
• Kosovo
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Moldova
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• North Macedonia
• Northern Ireland
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russian Federation
• San Marino
• Scotland
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Ukraine
• Vatican City State (Holy See)
• Wales

• Anguilla
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Aruba
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Bermuda
• Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
• Canada
• Cayman Islands
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Curacao
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Guatemala
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Martinique
• Mexico
• Montserrat
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Puerto Rico
• Saint Barthelemy
• Saint Helena
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Martin (French part)
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
• Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• United States of America
• Virgin Islands, British
• Virgin Islands, U.S.

• American Samoa
• Fiji
• French Polynesia
• Guam
• Kiribati
• Marshall Islands
• Micronesia, Federated States of
• Nauru
• New Caledonia
• Niue
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Palau
• Papua New Guinea
• Pitcairn Island
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands
• Tokelau
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
• Vanuatu
• Wallis and Futuna Islands

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
• French Guinea
• Guyana
• Peru
• Suriname
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

Minimum academic standards: undergraduate degrees and vertical masters

Your best result for qualifications and studies accepted by QUT will be used in determining your eligibility.

High school qualifications

Qualification

Minimum requirement

Australian high school

ATAR 80.00

International Baccalaureate Diploma – studied in Australia

IB Admissions Score 28.75

Qualification

Minimum requirement

GAOKAO - Chinese National University Entrance Examination

70% average in best 4 academic subjects

Qualification

Minimum requirement

German Abitur: Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife

Grade point average (GPA) of 2.2 on a 6-point scale (where 1 is the best)

Qualification

Minimum requirement

Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)

18 aggregate score based on best 5 subjects across core, and category A or C electives where 2 is the minimum accepted grade

Qualification

Minimum requirement

GCE A levels

9 A level points based on the aggregate of best 3 academic subjects*

International Baccalaureate Diploma – studied outside Australia

Aggregate of 30

* A maximum of two Advanced Subsidiary (AS) level subjects can be counted in place of one A-level subject provided that the same subject has not been taken at A level. 2 AS level points = 1 A level point

Qualification

Minimum requirement

Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM)

9 A level points based on the aggregate of best 3 academic subjects

United Examination Certificate for Independent Chinese Secondary Schools (UEC)

Grade average of 3 from five major subjects (excluding Chinese, Malay, PE); where A1=1; A2=2; B3=3; B4=4; B5=5; B6=6; C7=7; C8=8; F9=Fail

Qualification

Minimum requirement

Senior High School Diploma (Academic Track) K12 plus Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-I)

A SAT 1 composite score of 1290

Qualification

Minimum requirement

Korean College Scholastic Aptitude Test (CSAT), from 2018

Aggregate level of 9 from Korean Language, Mathematics and Foreign Language (English) only

Qualification

Minimum requirement

Högskoleförberedande examen

Academic stream with a grade average of 16 out of 20; where A=20, B=17.5, C=15, D=12.5, E=10, F=0

Qualification

Minimum requirement

Senior Academic High School Diploma plus Advanced Subject Test (AST)

Final year overall average pass and AST 65% (5 subjects)

Senior Academic High School Diploma plus General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT)

Final year overall average pass and GSAT 65% (4 subjects)

Qualification

Minimum requirement

Bang Tot Nghiep Trung Hoc Pho Thong

Grade point average of 8.0 or higher on a 10-point scale and an overall passing grade in Bang Tot Nghiep Trung Hoc Pho Thong

Other high school qualifications will be considered when you apply.

Qualification

Minimum requirement

Completed 1.00-year full-time foundation studies

GPA 5.00 on a 7-point scale or equivalent^

Completed diploma

GPA 5.00 on a 7-point scale or equivalent^

Completed associate degree or advanced diploma

GPA 4.50 on a 7-point scale or equivalent^

Bachelor degree higher studies with at least 1.00-year full-time study

GPA 4.00 on a 7-point scale or equivalent^

^Other qualifications - other grading scales

Other scale

4.00 equivalent

4.50 equivalent

5.00 equivalent

4-point scale where 1 is a pass

1.00

1.50

2.00

4-point scale where 2 is a pass

2.00

2.35

2.70

4.50-point scale where 2 is a pass

2.00

2.45

2.85

5-point scale where 2 is a pass

2.00

2.50

3.00

10-point scale where 4 is a pass

4.00

5.00

6.00

10-point scale where 5 is a pass

5.00

5.85

6.70

10-point scale where 6 is a pass

6.00

6.70

7.35

Percentile where 70% is a pass

70%

75%

80%

Percentile where 60% is a pass

60%

67%

74%

Percentile where 50% is a pass

50%

59%

67%

Percentile where 40% is a pass

40%

50%

60%

Percentile where 33% is a pass

33%

45%

56%

Other grading systems will be considered when you apply.

Minimum academic standards: postgraduate degrees

Your best result from your postgraduate studies or completed degree(s) will be used in determining your eligibility.

Qualification

Minimum requirement

Completed Australian bachelor degree or higher

GPA 4.50 on a 7-point scale

0.50 year full-time (or more) incomplete Australian postgraduate study

GPA 4.50 on a 7-point scale

Completed recognised other bachelor degree or higher

GPA 4.50 on a 7-point scale or equivalent^

^Other qualifications - other grading scales

Other scale

4.50 equivalent

4-point scale where 1 is a pass

1.50

4-point scale where 2 is a pass

2.35

4.50-point scale where 2 is a pass

2.45

5-point scale where 2 is a pass

2.5

10-point scale where 4 is a pass

5.00

10-point scale where 5 is a pass

5.85

10-point scale where 6 is a pass

6.70

Percentile where 70% is a pass

75%

Percentile where 60% is a pass

67%

Percentile where 50% is a pass

59%

Percentile where 40% is a pass

50%

Percentile where 33% is a pass

45%

Other grading systems will be considered when you apply.

How to apply

You do not need to apply for this scholarship.

If you are new to QUT we will assess your qualifications provided in your application when you apply to study at QUT for an eligible course, and we will let you know if you meet the criteria. If you are interested in this scholarship, ensure you include your official overall grade point average and grading scale information as issued by the awarding institution(s) for all of your studies is uploaded with your application.

This scholarship is not available to current QUT students unless you have already been awarded the scholarship as part of a package offer that you are currently enrolled in at QUT.

What happens next?

If you are eligible, you will receive a scholarship offer along with your admissions offer letter.

If you do not receive a scholarship and you have not commenced your studies as per your offer letter, ask your agent to request a review of your application. If you have applied without an agent, reply to your offer email requesting a scholarships review. All review requests must include a statement on why you believe you have qualified for the scholarship and supporting documentation, including overall grade point average and grading scale information as issued by the awarding institution. The review will only be considered on the basis of the information you provide in your request.

Conditions

To keep your scholarship, you must maintain satisfactory academic progress throughout your course.

You can:

• take QUT-approved leave of absence but only after you have completed one semester of study. You won't receive scholarship payments during this time. You may continue to receive the scholarship upon return to your studies if all other terms and conditions are met and you return by the approved leave end date.

You are unable to:

• hold a sponsorship, scholarship etc from another organisation, government etc
• hold any other scholarship, except an Equity Scholarship. If you have any questions about holding other scholarships, contact us at [email protected]
• hold this scholarship if you obtain Australian permanent resident status or become an Australian and/or New Zealand citizen.

About the scholarship

The QUT Real World International Scholarship is available from the following faculties:

• Faculty of Business and Law
• Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Science.

The scholarship is for students who:

• have demonstrated academic achievement in their past studies
• continue to achieve high standards for the duration of their studies.

In addition to financial support, you are encouraged to make the most of your QUT experience through extra development opportunities, which build your leadership skills and professional networks.