QUT - QUT Real World International Scholarship

Study levels

Undergraduate and Postgraduate

Student type

Future students

Study area

Architecture and built environment, Business, Communication, Creative industries, Design, Education, Engineering, Information technology, Justice, Law, Science, technology and engineering and mathematics

Eligibility criteria

Academic performance

Citizenship

International

What you'll receive

You'll receive:

a scholarship to cover 20% of your tuition fees for your first two semesters (one year) of degree (or higher) study at QUT, provided you meet the minimum academic standards
other benefits including a scholarship award ceremony.

The QUT Real World International Scholarship is available from the following faculties:

Faculty of Business and Law
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Science.

Eligibility

You must:

meet the academic entry requirements
have an eligible nationality
meet minimum English language entry requirements for the course
be commencing the course for the first time
receive an admission offer letter into one of the eligible courses offered by the participating faculties.

Other factors (e.g. educational disruption, medical circumstances, financial needs) will not be taken into consideration for this scholarship - eligibility is solely determined on your academic record.

Eligible nationalities

Find out if your nation is eligible for this scholarship.

Africa

Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Reunion
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Western Sahara
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Asia

Armenia
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
China
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea, (South) Republic of
Korea, (North) Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Macau
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Philippines
Russian Federation
Singapore
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Vietnam

Europe

Aland Islands
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Guernsey
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Jersey
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Northern Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
San Marino
Scotland
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
Vatican City State (Holy See)
Wales

North America

Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Canada
Cayman Islands
Costa Rica
Cuba
Curacao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Martinique
Mexico
Montserrat
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Puerto Rico
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin (French part)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
United States of America
Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.

Oceania

American Samoa
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Nauru
New Caledonia
Niue
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn Island
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna Islands

South America

Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
French Guinea
Guyana
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela

Minimum academic standards: undergraduate degrees and vertical masters

Your best result for qualifications and studies accepted by QUT will be used in determining your eligibility.

High school qualifications

Australia

Qualification	Minimum requirement
Australian high school	ATAR 80.00
International Baccalaureate Diploma – studied in Australia	IB Admissions Score 28.75

China

Qualification	Minimum requirement
GAOKAO - Chinese National University Entrance Examination	70% average in best 4 academic subjects

Germany

Qualification	Minimum requirement
German Abitur: Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife	Grade point average (GPA) of 2.2 on a 6-point scale (where 1 is the best)

Hong Kong

Qualification	Minimum requirement
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) before 2024	18 aggregate score based on best 5 subjects across Core, and category A or C electives where 2 is the minimum accepted grade
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) 2024 and onwards	14 aggregate score based on best 4 subjects across Core and category A or C electives, excluding Citizenship and Social Development, where 2 is the minimum accepted grade

International qualifications

Qualification	Minimum requirement
GCE A levels	9 A level points based on the aggregate of best 3 academic subjects*
International Baccalaureate Diploma – studied outside Australia	Aggregate of 30

* A maximum of two Advanced Subsidiary (AS) level subjects can be counted in place of one A-level subject provided that the same subject has not been taken at A level. 2 AS level points = 1 A level point

Malaysia

Qualification	Minimum requirement
Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM)	9 A level points based on the aggregate of best 3 academic subjects
United Examination Certificate for Independent Chinese Secondary Schools (UEC)	Grade average of 3 from five major subjects (excluding Chinese, Malay, PE); where A1=1; A2=2; B3=3; B4=4; B5=5; B6=6; C7=7; C8=8; F9=Fail

Philippines

Qualification	Minimum requirement
Senior High School Diploma (Academic Track) K12 plus Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-I)	A SAT 1 composite score of 1290

South Korea

Qualification	Minimum requirement
Korean College Scholastic Aptitude Test (CSAT), from 2018	Aggregate level of 9 from Korean Language, Mathematics and Foreign Language (English) only

Sweden

Qualification	Minimum requirement
Högskoleförberedande examen	Academic stream with a grade average of 16 out of 20; where A=20, B=17.5, C=15, D=12.5, E=10, F=0

Taiwan

Qualification	Minimum requirement
Senior Academic High School Diploma plus Advanced Subject Test (AST)	Final year overall average pass and AST 65% (5 subjects)
Senior Academic High School Diploma plus General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT)	Final year overall average pass and GSAT 65% (4 subjects)

Vietnam

Qualification	Minimum requirement
Bang Tot Nghiep Trung Hoc Pho Thong	Grade point average of 8.0 or higher on a 10-point scale and an overall passing grade in Bang Tot Nghiep Trung Hoc Pho Thong

Other high school qualifications will be considered when you apply.

Other qualifications

Qualification	Minimum requirement
Completed 1.00-year full-time foundation studies	GPA 5.00 on a 7-point scale or equivalent^
Completed QUT diploma	GPA 4.50 on a 7-point scale or equivalent^
Completed non-QUT diploma	GPA 5.00 on a 7-point scale or equivalent^
Completed associate degree or advanced diploma	GPA 4.50 on a 7-point scale or equivalent^
Bachelor degree higher studies with at least 1.00-year full-time study	GPA 4.00 on a 7-point scale or equivalent^

^Other qualifications - other grading scales

Other scale	4.00 equivalent	4.50 equivalent	5.00 equivalent
4-point scale where 1 is a pass	1.00	1.50	2.00
4-point scale where 2 is a pass	2.00	2.35	2.70
4.50-point scale where 2 is a pass	2.00	2.45	2.85
5-point scale where 2 is a pass	2.00	2.50	3.00
5-point scale where 3 is a pass	3.00	3.35	3.70
7-point scale where 3 is a pass	3.00	3,70	4.35
7-point scale where 4 is a pass	4.00	4.50	5.00
10-point scale where 4 is a pass	4.00	5.00	6.00
10-point scale where 5 is a pass	5.00	5.85	6.70
10-point scale where 6 is a pass	6.00	6.70	7.35
10-point scale where 7 is a pass	7.00	7.50	8.00
Percentile where 70% is a pass	70%	75%	80%
Percentile where 60% is a pass	60%	67%	74%
Percentile where 50% is a pass	50%	59%	67%
Percentile where 40% is a pass	40%	50%	60%
Percentile where 33% is a pass	33%	45%	56%

Other grading systems will be considered when you apply.

Minimum academic standards: postgraduate degrees

Your best result from your postgraduate studies or completed degree(s) will be used in determining your eligibility.

Qualifications

Qualification	Minimum requirement
Completed Australian bachelor degree or higher	GPA 4.50 on a 7-point scale
0.50 year full-time (or more) incomplete Australian postgraduate study	GPA 4.50 on a 7-point scale
Completed recognised other bachelor degree or higher	GPA 4.50 on a 7-point scale or equivalent^

^Other qualifications - other grading scales

Other scale	4.50 equivalent
4-point scale where 1 is a pass	1.50
4-point scale where 2 is a pass	2.35
4.50-point scale where 2 is a pass	2.45
5-point scale where 2 is a pass	2.5
5-point scale where 3 is a pass	3.35
7-point scale where 3 is a pass	3.70
7-point scale where 4 is a pass	4.50
10-point scale where 4 is a pass	5.00
10-point scale where 5 is a pass	5.85
10-point scale where 6 is a pass	6.70
10-point scale where 7 is a pass	7.50
Percentile where 70% is a pass	75%
Percentile where 60% is a pass	67%
Percentile where 50% is a pass	59%
Percentile where 40% is a pass	50%
Percentile where 33% is a pass	45%

Other grading systems will be considered when you apply.

Eligible courses by study area

Bachelor of Architectural Design/Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Construction Management and Quantity Surveying)
Bachelor of Architectural Design/Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Interior Design)
Bachelor of Architectural Design/Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Landscape Architecture)
Bachelor of Architectural Design/Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning)
Bachelor of Architectural Design/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Architectural Design/Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil Engineering)
Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Interior Design)/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Justice
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Communication
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Creative Industries
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Design
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Data Science
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Mathematics
Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Data Science
Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Justice
Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Bachelor of Creative Industries/Bachelor of Data Science
Bachelor of Creative Industries/Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Creative Industries/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Bachelor of Data Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Bachelor of Data Science/Bachelor of Property Economics
Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Bachelor of Design (Interaction Design)/Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Mathematics
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Master of Advanced Manufacturing
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Master of Data Analytics
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Master of Renewable Energy
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Master of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Master of Sustainable Infrastructure
Bachelor of Fine Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments/Bachelor of Mathematics
Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Mathematics
Bachelor of Justice/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Bachelor of Mathematics/Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Bachelor of Property Economics/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Property Economics/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Mathematics
Bachelor of Science/Master of Teaching (Secondary)

How to apply

You do not need to apply for this scholarship.

If you are new to QUT we will assess your qualifications provided in your application when you apply to study at QUT for an eligible course, and we will let you know if you meet the criteria. If you are interested in this scholarship, ensure you include your official overall grade point average and grading scale information as issued by the awarding institution(s) for all of your studies is uploaded with your application.

This scholarship is not available to current QUT students unless you have already been awarded the scholarship as part of a package offer that you are currently enrolled in at QUT.

What happens next?

If you are eligible, you will receive a scholarship offer along with your admissions offer letter.

If you do not receive a scholarship and you have not commenced your studies as per your offer letter, ask your agent to request a review of your application. If you have applied without an agent, reply to your offer email requesting a scholarships review. All review requests must include a statement on why you believe you have qualified for the scholarship and supporting documentation, including overall grade point average and grading scale information as issued by the awarding institution. The review will only be considered on the basis of the information you provide in your request.

Conditions

To keep your scholarship, you must maintain satisfactory academic progress throughout your course.

You can:

take QUT-approved leave of absence but only after you have completed one semester of study. You won't receive scholarship payments during this time. You may continue to receive the scholarship upon return to your studies if all other terms and conditions are met and you return by the approved leave end date.

You are unable to:

hold a sponsorship, scholarship etc from another organisation, government etc
hold any other scholarship, except an Equity Scholarship. If you have any questions about holding other scholarships, contact us at scholarships@qut.edu.au
hold this scholarship if you obtain Australian permanent resident status or become an Australian and/or New Zealand citizen.

About the scholarship

The QUT Real World International Scholarship is available from the following faculties:

Faculty of Business and Law
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Science.

The scholarship is for students who:

have demonstrated academic achievement in their past studies
continue to achieve high standards for the duration of their studies.

In addition to financial support, you are encouraged to make the most of your QUT experience through extra development opportunities, which build your leadership skills and professional networks.

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