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 $5,000, paid over two years.

You'll also receive additional benefits including:

  • automatic membership to the 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 a Rising Sport Scholarship, 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 participant in an emerging state pathway sport program which can lead to state or national or professional representation in a sport recognised by the Australian Sports Commission
  • submit a sporting curriculum vitae providing an overview of sporting achievements over the past three years in reverse chronological order (including event placing and results)
  • provide a confirmation of performance level:

Athletes who have not represented at state or national level must provide two references from relevant sports officials (e.g. accredited coach or sport official) who can verify your current level of development in terms of the FTEM framework (must be a minimum of T1) and your performance achievements in the last three years. Applications without these references will not be considered.

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 over 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 email notificiations)
  • references from your pro league club, pathway program, state or national sporting organisation.

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 University of Technology (QUT) against the eligibility criteria. Only one application will be considered per athlete.

If your application is eligible, it will be assessed against the selection criteria through a competitive process. This assessment will be undertaken by the QUT Elite Sport Assessment panel.

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.

Due to the large volume of applications received, we'll only notify students who are successful in being offered a scholarship.

Conditions

To keep your QUT Rising Sport Scholarship:

  • you must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher in each semester
  • you must remain actively involved in your sport/esport
  • 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 next year
  • hold another merit scholarship concurrently with this scholarship. If you have any questions about holding other scholarships, contact us at scholarships@qut.edu.au

Terms and conditions for QUT Rising Sports Scholarship (PDF file; 184.7 KB)

About the scholarship

QUT is proud to support developing and elite athletes across a wide range of categories by offering sport scholarships annually for both new and existing QUT students. This includes talented sports athletes who are still developing and progressing in their chosen sport through to high-performance level athletes representing Australia at national and international levels.

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