International Onshore Merit Scholarship
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student
- Student type
- International
- Study level
- Undergraduate, Postgraduate coursework
- Study area
- All study areas
- Scholarship focus
- Academic excellence
- Scholarship value
- A$5000 - $10,000 tuition fee reduction
- Scholarship duration
- Fee reduction applied to the first 2 semesters (1 semester for Foundation students)
- Number awarded
- May vary
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are an international student.
- have completed your most recent qualification in Australia.
- have achieved a competitive score as determined by the University among the pool of offer holders for programs in their commencement semester.
And you:
- have received an unconditional offer to study full-time at UQ commencing Semester 1 or 2, 2025 in an Approved Program. This includes most undergraduate and postgraduate programs with a few exceptions. Check the rules (PDF, 164 KB) to see if your program is approved.
- have satisfied the program entry and English language proficiency requirements.
- will enrol full-time.
And you have not received:
- received another scholarship, tuition fee reduction or rebate from UQ.
- a full scholarship or sponsorship from another organisation (applicants with partial scholarships or sponsorships may be considered).
How to apply
You don't need to submit an application for this scholarship.
When you apply to study a program at UQ, you're automatically considered for this scholarship if you meet the eligibility criteria.
What happens next
We will send you an email if you're offered this scholarship and let you know what date you have to accept the scholarship.
The Scholarship is a tuition fee reduction of $10,000 for international students who have completed their most recent qualification in Australia.
A $5,000 tuition fee reduction is available for UQ College foundation packaged students.
If you're awarded the scholarship, the A$10,000 tuition fee reduction will be split into 2 x A$5,000 amounts and applied across the first 2 semesters of the program.
UQ College foundation packaged students will receive a reduction after enrolment and prior to the tuition fee due date for the first semester of the program.
Rules
UQ International Onshore Merit Scholarship TCs 2025.pdf (PDF, 164 KB)