Future You Summit

Applications open

Applications close Monday 31 March 2025.

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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 via email 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 academic achievement criteria by uploading a copy of your 2024 school report. To be eligible to attend, students must have received at least one (or more) A grades 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.

Select your stream preferences.

In your application form you will need to select your top three preferences.

Review the stream options for the summit (PDF file, 99.2 KB)

Review and submit

We suggest saving your application as you go, so that you can review your responses and check your attachments prior to submitting.  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 contacted 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.