QUT Postgraduate Research Award (QUTPRA) (International)

Application dates

Applications close

30 October 2020

What you'll receive

You'll receive:

• a living allowance for three years, indexed annually ($28,597 in 2021). The scholarship is for full-time students, and can be used to support living costs.

International students may also receive:

• a research degree tuition fee sponsorship.

Eligibility

You must:

• meet the admission criteria for a PhD (PDF file, 235.7 KB)
• apply for and be accepted into a PhD or professional doctorate.

This scholarship is not available for masters students.

By 30 October, you must also:

• meet the English language proficiency requirements
• apply via a QUT agent, if required. Check if you need to use an official QUT representative to apply (PDF file, 75.8 KB). If you do, you can find an agent in your country.

QUT Postgraduate Research Award Scholarships are not Australian Government funded scholarships. You and any dependants are not exempt from visa application fees under this scholarship.

English language requirements

Depending on your previous experience and qualifications, you may need to meet English language requirements. You can find your English language requirements in your course information.

We accept test results from:

• IELTS (Academic)
• TOEFL iBT (Internet-based)
• Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic)
• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)
• Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)

You must take your test no more than 2 years before the start of your course.

QUT IELTS test centre

If you are in Australia, you can complete the IELTS proficiency exam at our IELTS test centre.

If you are registering for a TOEFL test, you can organise to send your results directly to us. Our TOEFL institution code is 9778.

Faculty criteria

Depending on the faculty you'll be studying in, you will have to meet specific eligibility criteria.

Creative Industries Faculty

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Health

Faculty of Law

QUT Business School

Science and Engineering Faculty

How to apply

Future students

We have moved to a two-step application process, with an Expression of Interest (EOI) followed by an application if you are invited to apply on the basis of your EOI.

You must have submitted your EOI by by 11:59pm AEST on 20 September 2020 to ensure inclusion in the annual scholarship round.

If your EOI is successful you will be invited to submit an application. Applications must be submitted by 11:59pm AEST on 30 October 2020.

If you submitted an application prior to Monday 17 August 2020 and indicated that you wished to be considered for a scholarship you will automatically be included in the round.

Follow our step-by-step guide to apply for a research degree

Current students

Applications have closed for the 2021 annual scholarship round.

What happens next?

We'll assess applications and make offers in mid-December.

If your scholarship application is successful, you'll need to accept the offer by the response date provided in your offer. We expect you to begin your research degree early in the following year.

Eligibility for admission to a PhD is determined by the Graduate Research Centre. Scholarships applications will be assessed by the faculty you’re applying to study with.

Conditions

Your scholarship will end when you submit your thesis, or at the end of the award's tenure, whichever comes first.

Read the terms and conditions (PDF file, 370.9 KB) for this scholarship.

To keep your scholarship, you must:

• make satisfactory progress in your studies
• remain studying at QUT
• be enrolled as an internal student
• remain studying full-time.

You can't:

• hold another scholarship that is worth more than 75% of the QUT Postgraduate Research Award (Domestic).

About the scholarship

We are building research excellence by supporting students of exceptional research potential with QUTPRAs. The number of QUTPRAs offered varies from year to year. In 2020 over 100 QUTPRA scholarships were awarded.