The Queensland Commitment Scholarship
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Study area
- All study areas
- Scholarship focus
- Financial hardship
- Scholarship value
- $7,000 per year
- Scholarship duration
- Duration of your program
- Number awarded
- Unlimited
Eligibility
The Scholarship is effective from Semester 1 2026
You're eligible if you are a:
- citizen of Australia
- permanent resident of Australia (including humanitarian visas)
- citizen of New Zealand.
And you:
- intend to enrol as a commencing student in any undergraduate program in the year the scholarship is awarded, or after an approved deferral of up to 2 years
- have not previously studied at a university at bachelor level or higher
- have demonstrated significant financial disadvantage through achieving maximum points for the ‘Financial Hardship’ category of QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme.
How to apply
Apply to study at UQ through QTAC and complete the 'Financial Hardship' category within the Educational Access Scheme (EAS).
You will need to provide all required supporting documents and information.
For more information on how to apply contact QTAC.
Selection criteria
QTAC will consider your application based on the following:
- you, your parent/guardian, or your partner receive the maximum rate of a means and asset tested Centrelink Income Support Payment; or
- you participate in The Smith Family Learning for Life Program; or
- your gross household income is below an institution-determined threshold.
What happens next
We'll email you to let you know you've been awarded The Queensland Commitment Scholarship.
You'll have 5 entry rank adjustments automatically applied to any of your UQ preferences.
In your first semester you'll receive $1,400 of the scholarship to help you with up-front costs. After this, the scholarship is paid in semester instalments.
About this scholarship
Formerly known as UQ Link scholarship, this scholarship provides assistance to students who have experienced educational disadvantage as a result of financial hardship and who are undertaking tertiary studies for the first time.