Faculty of Science Excellence Scholarship

Other eligibility requirements

What you'll receive

A scholarship valued at $10,000 in your first year of study in a science single or double degree.

The scholarship will be paid as a stipend of $5,000 after the HECS-HELP census date in your first and second semester of study, as long as you have an active enrolment and meet all the scholarship conditions.

You must:

be graduating Year 12 in 2025, or have graduated Year 12 in 2024
be starting university for the first time in 2026
have not undertaken/commenced any tertiary study, other than studies in special university programs designed for secondary school students (e.g. START QUT)
have applied for a tertiary place through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) and received a QUT offer in your first preference
have achieved a minimum unadjusted Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of 98.00 or a minimum unadjusted selection rank of 98.00 for an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma to be considered.
have placed one of the eligible courses as your first preference on your QTAC application at the time of the main December and main January admissions offer rounds:

• DS01 Bachelor of Data Science
• IN01 Bachelor of Information Technology
• IN05 Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments
• MS01 Bachelor of Mathematics
• ST01 Bachelor of Science
• ST20 Bachelor of Science Advance (Honours)
• Double degrees are eligible only if both components are within the Faculty of Science. Double degrees that include a course outside the Faculty of Science are not eligible.

You must also be one of the following:

• an Australian citizen or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holder
• an Australian Permanent Resident or New Zealand citizen or international student who has completed the Australian Year 12 curriculum in Australia