Faculty of Science Excellence Scholarship

Eligibility criteria: Academic performance.

You must:

be graduating Year 12 in 2025, or have graduated Year 12 in 2024
be starting university for the first time in 2026
have not undertaken/commenced any tertiary study, other than studies in special university programs designed for secondary school students (e.g. START QUT)
have applied for a tertiary place through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) and received a QUT offer in your first preference
have achieved a minimum unadjusted Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of 98.00 or a minimum unadjusted selection rank of 98.00 for an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma to be considered.
have placed one of the eligible courses as your first preference on your QTAC application at the time of the main December and main January admissions offer rounds:

• DS01 Bachelor of Data Science
• IN01 Bachelor of Information Technology
• IN05 Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments
• MS01 Bachelor of Mathematics
• ST01 Bachelor of Science
• ST20 Bachelor of Science Advance (Honours)

Double degrees are eligible only if both components are within the Faculty of Science. Double degrees that include a course outside the Faculty of Science are not eligible.

You must also be one of the following:

• an Australian citizen or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holder
• an Australian Permanent Resident or New Zealand citizen or international student who has completed the Australian Year 12 curriculum in Australia

Faculty quotas apply to this program. Scholarship offers will be made in rank order starting with highest eligible ATAR recipients first.