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UQ International High Achievers Scholarship

Enrolment status
Future UQ student
Student type
International
Study level
Undergraduate, Postgraduate coursework
Study area
All study areas
Scholarship focus
Academic excellence, Diversity
Scholarship value
20% reduction in tuition fees per semester
Scholarship duration
For the duration of the program
Number awarded
May vary

Eligibility

You're eligible if you: 

  • are an international student.
  • are a passport holder of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Egypt, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe or an eligible country in Europe^ or Latin America*.

    ^Europe: Albania, Luxembourg, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey.

    *Latin America: Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint-Barthelemy, Saint-Martin, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela.

And you: 

  • have applied to study full-time at UQ commencing in 2026 in an eligible program. Check the scholarship terms and conditions (PDF, 194KB).
  • have received an unconditional offer in an eligible program (or have satisfied all the conditions of a conditional offer).
  • have satisfied the program entry rank and English language proficiency requirements.
  • 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 not: 

  • received another scholarship, tuition fee reduction or rebate from UQ.
  • received a full scholarship/sponsorship from another organisation (applicants with partial scholarships/sponsorships may be considered). 

How to apply

You don't need to apply 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

If you are eligible, we will notify you that you're offered this scholarship together with your letter of offer to study at UQ. In this notification, we will let you know what date you have to accept the scholarship by. If you're awarded the scholarship, the 20% tuition fee reduction will be applied prior to the tuition fees due date each semester.

Rules

UQ International High Achievers Scholarship TCs 2026.pdf (PDF, 194KB)

Contact

Future Students International