Scholarship details
Study levels
Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Research
Student type
Future students and Current students
Study area
All study areas
Eligibility criteria
Indigenous Australian, Struggling financially, From regional and rural or remote areas
Citizenship
Australian or New Zealand
What you'll receive
For Semester 1 you may receive one or more of:
- an Indigenous Bursary (IB) of $1,500 for one year only, to assist Indigenous students from low-income backgrounds to undertake study at QUT
- an Indigenous Relocation Scholarship (IRS) of $5,000 for one year only, to assist Indigenous students who have relocated from a rural or remote area to study at QUT
- an Indigenous Costs Scholarship (ICS) of $3,500 for one year only, to assist Indigenous students meet the cost of living and studying while at QUT.
For Semester 2 you may receive one or more of:
- an Indigenous Bursary (IB) of $1,500 for one semester only, to assist Indigenous students from low-income backgrounds to undertake study at QUT
- an Indigenous Relocation Scholarship (IRS) of $2500 for one semester only, to assist Indigenous students who have relocated from a rural or remote area to study at QUT
- an Indigenous Costs Scholarship (ICS) of $1750 for one semester only, to assist Indigenous students meet the cost of living and studying while at QUT.
These scholarships are subject to federal government funding.
Eligibility
You must be one of the following:
- an Australian citizen (including dual citizens)
- a permanent resident of Australia
- a permanent humanitarian visa holder
- a New Zealand citizen.
You must also be:
- of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent
- from a low-income background
- experiencing financial hardship
- enrolled in or applying for an undergraduate, postgraduate coursework or postgraduate research course at QUT.
We also take personal hardship into consideration when assessing applications. This includes:
- personal medical conditions
- disabilities
- dependants with special needs.
This scholarship is not available to:
- single-unit study students - studying an individual unit at QUT, but not enrolled in a QUT course
- cross-institutional students - enrolled in a course at another university, but studying specific units at QUT and receiving credit towards your course at the other university
- QUT College students - studying one of the pathway programs offered by our international college, including foundation courses, university diplomas and English language courses.
If you're financially comfortable, and don't experience financial hardship, you should not apply for these scholarships. Academic results are not taken into consideration for these scholarships, only financial need.
Available scholarships
If you meet the eligibility requirements, you will be considered for the:
- Indigenous Bursary (IB)
- Indigenous Costs Scholarship (ICS).
We also offer the Indigenous Relocation Scholarship (IRS) if you:
- have relocated to study from a regional or remote area of Australia, and are able to provide evidence of your prior address in order to meet residence relocation requirements
- are studying the majority of your course as an internal student, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
How to apply
You need to apply through our Equity Scholarships Scheme.
Completing the application form
You only need to submit one application form to be considered for all scholarships under the scheme. Make sure you follow the instructions to supply all relevant supporting documents by the closing date.
Required documents for your application
What happens next?
All applications are assessed against selection criteria. We allocate scholarships based on need. Students with the greatest need will receive the highest value scholarships.
Conditions
You can't concurrently hold a QUT Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship and a scholarship of the same or similar type administered by Centrelink. If you are unsure if this situation applies to you, contact the Equity Scholarships team.
About the scholarship
The Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarships are for Indigenous students from low-income backgrounds, and Indigenous students who face significant financial barriers to studying at university.
These scholarships will be available subject to federal government funding.
Contact us
Equity Scholarships Team
- Phone
- 3138 5582
- Int. phone
- +61 7 3138 5582
- equityscholarships@qut.edu.au
- Location
- Postal address
- QUT Equity Scholarships
- Victoria Park Rd
- Kelvin Grove QLD 4059