Scholarship details
Study levels
Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Student type
Future students and Current students
Study area
All study areas
Eligibility criteria
Sporting excellence
Citizenship
Australian
Application dates
- Applications open
- 7 September 2026
- Applications close
- 8 January 2027
What you'll receive
You'll receive a scholarship valued at up to $10,000, paid over two years.
QUT Sport Scholarships have additional benefits, including:
- automatic membership to QUT's College of Excellence and Elite Sport Program
- access to personal and professional development opportunities
- access to nutrition and sports psychology services and more.
Eligibility
To be considered for the QUT Elite Sport Scholarship in partnership with QAS, you must:
- be an Australian citizen
- be starting a QUT undergraduate or postgraduate degree for the first time or be a continuing QUT student admitted and enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree
- hold a minimum course grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 or above if you are a current student
- be a QAS categorised athlete, verified by your state or national sporting organisation (NSO) in writing
- have no anti-doping rule violations or match fixing offences at any time
- be currently progressing and achieving in a funded and nationally recognised sport.
This scholarship is open to the sports listed on the QAS website.
This scholarship is not available to:
- students currently receiving a scholarship, excluding equity scholarships,
- diploma students.
How to apply
Complete the online application and attach all relevant supporting documentation. Late applications will not be considered.
You'll need to verify selection, results and achievement in your sporting CV. You must provide:
- a cover letter telling us about your background, reasons for application and future sporting goals
- an overview of events competed at in reverse chronological order in the last three years (e.g. 2026, 2025, 2024 etc) including placing and results
- copies of your team selection letters or notifications (on official letterhead or official email threads)
- references from your pro league club, state or national sporting organisation, which should include their assessment of your pathway status within the FTEM framework (e.g. T3, T4) and your athlete categorisation with the QAS.
If you have any questions, contact us at elitesport@qut.edu.au
Complete the application form
To be considered for this scholarship, you will need to submit your application by the close date.
By submitting this application, you will be considered for all QUT Sport Scholarship offerings unless otherwise indicated in your application form.
What happens next?
Your application will initially be assessed by the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) 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 QAS 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.
We'll make scholarship offers from February each year.
Conditions
To keep your QUT Elite Sport Scholarship in partnership with the QAS:
- you must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher in each semester
- you remain actively involved in your sport
- you are encouraged to represent QUT at a minimum of 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 elite sport program projects/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 scholarship the following year
- hold another merit scholarship concurrently with this scholarship. If you have any questions about holding other scholarships, contact QUT Scholarships at scholarships@qut.edu.au
About the scholarship
Enabling excellence
The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) leads and enables a united and collaborative high performance sport system that supports Queensland’s athletes to achieve podium success. Through this elite partnership, the QAS and QUT aim to enhance the student-athlete experience and enable career-best outcomes in both academic and sporting arenas.
Testimonials
Race forward with QUT
Lewis Bishop'The reason I chose QUT is because of the sports programs and the scholarship, I feel like that's what's really special about QUT – that they really treat their athletes well. Being a recipient of the QAS scholarship has been a huge help in my swimming career. I found that as I was receiving funding, I was able to focus more on swimming and uni, without the worry of sacrificing time in the pool to focus on income. This generosity has gone a long way for not only me, but many other athletes as well.'
