Elite Sport Program

Support for learning

We know elite level sport takes a lot of time and commitment. As a gold member of the Australian Institute of Sport, Elite Sport Education Network (ESEN), we can help you get a world-class education while you compete through flexible study, assessment and exam options, including:

• priority changes to classes and tutorials
• alternative assessment deadlines and extensions
• alternative exam schedules
• extended leaves of absence
• cross-institutional study.

What you get

In addition to support for your study, you may receive:

• access to athlete support services, professional development opportunities and a range of workshops to help you with your academic and sporting aspirations
• complimentary or discounted access to sports psychologists, dieticians, podiatry, fitness and aquatics centres, and training facilities
• an adjustment to your selection rank (or OP equivalent) for future students applying for the first time and current students changing courses with the elite athlete entry scheme
• financial assistance for travel related expenses for national or international competitions, sport specific equipment, and learning support services
• membership into the College of Excellence, which provides personal and professional development opportunities
• opportunities to represent QUT in campus and intervarsity sporting events, in addition to national and world university sporting events
• a QUT Sport Scholarship ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 (QUT Rising Sport Scholarship - including eSport, QUT Elite Sport Scholarship, QUT Elite Sport Scholarship in partnership with the QAS, QUT-AIS Scholarship).

As part of our sporting community, you’ll also have opportunities to help build your profile, professional networks, and leadership in sport.

Eligibility

To align with QUT Sport's strategic vision, we will assess Elite Sport Program applications and select students for the Elite Sport Program in accordance to their level of development and performance within their respective sports. QUT has a suite of key sports which align with our goals and national high-performance objectives, and sportspeople who are representatives in QUT key sports may be prioritised.

To be eligible to apply, you must be a sportsperson who's currently progressing and achieving within a sport that's recognised and funded by Sport Australia or is a professional player league sport.

You must be able to verify your performance status by providing written evidence from your state or national sporting organisation, or professional player league. It must demonstrate:

• a minimum of Talent 3 (T3) categorisation within Sport Australia's FTEM development framework (you can find more information on athlete categorisation on the Sport Australia website)
• evidence of your most recent competition results or performances, from within the last 12 months.

If your sport isn't on the list of QUT's current key sports, we still encourage you to apply. We'll assess your application based on your individual merit and alignment with our strategic vision.

Our current key sports

• AFL
• Archery (Olympic)
• Athletics
• Badminton
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Bowls
• Boxing
• Canoeing (slalom and sprint)
• Cricket
• Cycling (BMX, mountain, track and road)
• Diving
• Equestrian (dressage, eventing and jumping)
• Esports
• Fencing
• Football (soccer)
• Golf
• Gymnastics (rhythmic, artistic and trampoline)
• Hockey
• Handball
• Lacrosse
• Martial Arts (Judo, Karate, Taekwondo)
• Modern Pentathlon
• Motorcycling
• Motorsport
• Netball
• Paralympic Sports
• Professional Ballet
• Rowing
• Rugby Union (7s and 15s)
• Rugby League
• Sailing (Olympic)
• Shooting
• Skate Boarding
• Special Olympic Sports
• Sport Climbing
• Softball
• Squash
• Surf life saving
• Surfing
• Swimming
• Synchronised swimming
• Table tennis
• Tennis
• Triathlon
• Volleyball (beach, indoor)
• Water Polo
• Weightlifting (Olympic)
• Winter sports (Olympic Winter Institute of Australia Recognition)
• Wrestling