Future You Summit

Program dates

Monday 30 June to Friday 4 July

• 4-day immersive university experience highlighting life as a QUT student
• attend discipline specific workshops from your chosen QUT study areas
• connect with QUT undergraduate students, academics and industry in interactive sessions that are designed to expand your skills and provide insights for your future.

Please note, this program is currently in development and the content is subject to change.

All sessions of the Future You Summit program are compulsory to attend. Students will not be able to leave the summit during this period (including for school events), except for in extraordinary circumstances (such as a family emergency).

Location

QUT Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove campus.

Cost

Registration cost for successful applicants is $50.

QUT aims to make this program as accessible as possible. Applicants wishing to be considered for a fee waive due to financial hardship will need to contact highschool.engage@qut.edu.au.

Applications for 2025 will open in Week 5, Term 1 (Queensland Education calendar).

Eligibility

To be eligible for selection, you must:

• be an ATAR eligible or International Baccalaureate (IB) student in Year 11 or Year 12 (2025-2026)
• be planning to pursue university studies after finishing Year 12
• have received one or more A in the previous year of study (2024) from any ATAR eligible subject; or one or more 7 in any IB subject
• be able to attend all summit program dates
• be from Queensland or Northern NSW
• not have attended a previous Future You Summit event.

If you would like us to be aware of any special considerations or have questions relating to your eligibility, contact the team for confidential support – highschool.engage@qut.edu.au.

Diversity, access and inclusion are important to QUT. We welcome applications from students from underrepresented backgrounds.

Application details

Students are required to submit an online application form with supporting documents, including:

• a teacher recommendation
• proof of academic achievement
• answers to all required application questions
• preferences for your preferred summit stream.

Teacher recommendation

Ask a teacher, head of department or principal to recommend you for the Future You Summit. You will need to provide your recommending teachers name and email in the online application form.

Once you have submitted your application, your recommending teacher will automatically be sent the link to the online teacher recommendation form. Teachers will be asked about your leadership qualities, engagement with your schoolwork and other school related activities, and how you interact with your peers. You will not get to see their responses.

Academic achievement

You will need to provide proof that you meet the academics achievement criteria by uploading a copy of your 2024 school report. To be eligible to attend the Future You Summit, students must have received at least one (or more) A in any ATAR eligible subject or at least one (or more) 7 in any IB subject in their previous year of study.

Application questions

As part of the online application process, applicants will be required to complete four questions, addressing aspirations beyond high school, achievements and motivations for applying, including:

• Tell us why you should be selected for the Future You Summit.
• Tell us why you chose your first preference of stream. How does it relate to the area of study you are interested in? Looking ahead, how do you plan to use your university studies to support a cause you're passionate about and create a positive impact?
• List any extra-curricular activities you participate in as well as any awards or achievements you have received.
• Tell us about how your involvement in the activities listed above has developed your critical skills like teamwork, communication, leadership, personal responsibility, creative and critical thinking.

We suggest drafting the answers to the questions in a separate document. You don’t want to lose everything if something happens while you are completing your online application form.

Select your stream preferences.

In your application form you will need to select your top three preferences. The 2025 streams and discipline sessions will be released in the new year.  Check out this year's program for reference:

Review the stream options for the summit (PDF file, 254.5 KB)

Review and submit

Check your application, make sure the required uploads are attached and hit the submit button. We look forward to receiving your application.

How you will be assessed

Selection is carried out by a panel of QUT staff.

You will be assessed on:

• answers to application questions
• academic achievement
• involvement in extra-curricular activities
• contributions to their school and/or local community
• teacher recommendation.

Successful applicants

You will receive email notification in Week 4, Term 2.

Successful applicants will be asked to formally accept their place at the Future You Summit and pay a $50 non-refundable registration fee.

Support available

Support is made possible through the QUT Student Inclusion (Widening Participation) Program.  This program focuses on increasing participation in post-school pathways and tertiary study among under-represented groups, especially school leavers and second-chance learners from low socio-economic, rural, Indigenous, Pasifika backgrounds and those who are living with a disability.

Our priority schools are Queensland and Northern NSW schools (with an ICSEA under 1,000) where students have restricted or limited access to educational opportunities, resources and services compared with those available in other schools in Australia.

Support options include:

• travel bursaries to assist you in getting to campus, this might include contribution towards flights or a Translink go card voucher.
• accommodation assistance if you live more than 100km away from QUT Gardens Point campus - includes four nights’ accommodation in shared boarding facilities at a local school, as well as dinner and breakfast during the stay.

You do not need to apply separately for funding assistance. If you're an eligible applicant, you will be identified from your Future You Summit application and contacted with further information if you're successful in securing a place at the summit.

To find the ICSEA value for your school please visit your school's profile at MySchool.

If you have any questions about support available contact us at highschool.engage@qut.edu.au.

QUT Scholars program

QUT Scholars is a cohort of next generation leaders that have been accepted into QUT’s exclusive high school engagement enrichment programs. All Future You Summit participants are inducted into our scholars program. The program offers:

• QUT student ambassadors career advice
• invitations to exclusive events and activities
• QUT Open Day reunion.

Connect with current QUT students

Throughout the experience, you will get to engage with our student ambassadors, who are current QUT students. They're always happy to have a chat about their studies, their future plans and ambitions, and what uni student life is really like, so take the opportunity to learn from their experiences.

Connect with QUT Staff

Attendees of the Future You Summit have a unique opportunity to engage with many of our teaching, research and professional staff. All offering valuable insight into QUT and career pathways. Each discipline session will be led by a QUT academic or researcher. These staff are leaders in their fields, passionate about delivering the best outcomes for students and make a positive impact.

Connect with industry

The program will feature local industry leaders and entrepreneurs. Each sharing their career journeys and also offering insight into the future. There will be representatives from many different industries and organisations. Come ready to network.