Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship (Elite Athlete)

You have to be applying for a QUT course to apply for this scholarship.

Student type:

• Future international undergraduate school leaver students
• Future domestic undergraduate school leaver students

Eligibility:

• Academic performance
• Sporting excellence

Study type:

• Undergraduate

Faculty/area:

• Business
• Creative Industries
• Education
• Health
• Law
• Science and Engineering

Open date: 31 August 2012

Closing date: 16 November 2012

You must:

• be graduating Year 12, or have had no more than 2 gap years since graduating high school
• have an OP 1 to 5 (or equivalent)
• be starting university for the first time
  
• be able to demonstrate leadership qualities, community service, and extracurricular activities.

You must be an athlete who is: 

• recognised by the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) or a professional player association
• a member of a national senior squad from an Athlete career and education (ACE) supported sport
• in a state or national level squad in open or age level competition
• in a state or national level development squad.
  

You won't qualify as an elite athlete student if you compete in a competition that requires you to train a couple of sessions per week and give up part of your weekend to compete.

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

Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship - Creative Industries

Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship - Academic

You'll receive one of:

• 10 elite athlete scholarships worth $25,000 each. The scholarship will be paid as a stipend of $3,125 after the HECS-HELP census date of each semester for the standard duration of your course, for up to four years ($6,250 per year).

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.

Applying for the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship is a two-part process.

Part 1: Complete the online application form

Applications are now open.

Start a new application

Go to a saved application

Part 2: Attach supporting documents

Complete the supporting documentation coversheet and attach your supporting documents as directed.

The supporting documents you must include are:

• two written referee reports
• awards or achievements
• acknowledgements
• sporting resume highlighting achievements.

Choose a method of submission and follow the submission instructions on the Supporting Documentation coversheet.

You don't have to submit your Year 11 and 12 reports.

If you have any queries, contact the Scholarships Coordinator.

We will assess all scholarship applications between 19 November-18 December 2012. We'll assess applications primarily on academic merit, but also on your leadership qualities, community service, extra-curricular activities and referees reports. Read the full terms and conditions (PDF file, 232.71 KB) for more detailed information about the selection process.

We will make first offers for scholarships between 19-21 December 2012. 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 will make second round offers between 16-18 January 2013. We will finalise all scholars by 4 February 2013. The Scholarships Officer will contact you if you're successful.

If you are awarded a scholarship, you will be invited to attend the College of Excellence Retreat from 13-15 February 2013.

If you aren't successful in your application, there is no appeals process.

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 QUT 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 the Scholarships Coordinator.

Full terms and conditions (PDF file, 232.71 KB)

The Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship is our premier offering for high achievers. We award over 100 scholarships annually, worth $2.3 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.