QUT-AIS Scholarship

Application dates

Applications open

1 September 2023

Applications close

13 January 2024

What you'll receive

You'll receive:

• a cash scholarship valued at $10,000.
• membership to QUT's Elite Athlete Program, where you'll be given academic support provisions and professional development opportunities.
• membership to QUT's College of Excellence.

You will also have access to the Australian Institute of Sport's Career Practitioner Services, and opportunities to engage in national wellbeing programs and campaigns.

Eligibility

How to apply

Complete the online application and attach all relevant supporting documentation. We won't consider late applications.

If you have any questions, contact us at eliteathletes@qut.edu.au

You'll need to verify selection, results and achievement in your sporting CV. You must provide:

• an overview of events competed at in reverse chronological order (e.g. 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, etc) including placing and results
• copies of your team selection letters (on official letterhead)
• references from your state or national sporting organisation.

If you have any questions, contact us at eliteathletes@qut.edu.au

Complete the application form

To be considered for this scholarship, you will need to submit your application by the close date.

QUT-AIS Scholarship application form

By submitting this application, you will also be considered for the QUT Elite Sport Scholarship and QUT Rising Sports Scholarship.

What happens next?

Your application will initially be assessed by the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) against the eligibility criteria. Only one application will be considered per athlete.

If your application is eligible it will then proceed to assessment against the selection criteria through a competitive process. This assessment will be undertaken by an assessment panel, which will comprise of representatives from the AIS and QUT.

The assessment panel will consider each eligible application on its merits based on how well it meets the selection criteria and how it compares to other applications.

Conditions

To keep your QUT-AIS scholarship, you must:

• maintain a course grade point average (GPA) of 4.5 or higher in each semester
• represent QUT at up to two targeted events or appearances each year, which may include:
  • speaking at QUT Sport events
  • contesting the National University Championships (if your sport is contested)
  • participating in other campus events.

You can:

• take approved leave of absence from your course in accordance with the QUT Leave of Absence policy. Scholarship payments will be suspended during periods of leave
• concurrently receive a QUT Equity Scholarship, if eligible.

You can't:

• defer your scholarship offer. If you defer your course, you will need to reapply for the QUT-AIS scholarship the following year
• hold another merit scholarship concurrently with this scholarship. If you have any questions about holding other scholarships, contact us at eliteathletes@qut.edu.au.

Terms and conditions for QUT-AIS Scholarship (PDF file; 221.1 KB)

About the scholarship

Enabling excellence

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) leads and enables a united and collaborative high performance sport system that supports Australian athletes to achieve international podium success. Through this elite partnership, the AIS and QUT aim to enhance the student-athlete experience and enable career-best outcomes in both academic and sporting arenas.