Two different scholarships are available:
* The Full Degree Scholarship is awarded to students
enrolling in year one of a UQ Faculty of Science full degree program and is a
single payment of AU$10,000
* The Advanced Standing Scholarship is awarded to students
enrolling in a UQ Faculty of Science program with advanced standing (credit
articulation), for example on the basis of previous study at a Polytechnic, and
is a single payment of AU$3,000.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a UQ Science International Scholarship,
you must:
* Be classified as an international student in Australia
* Have an unconditional or a conditional offer (with all
conditions met by the scholarship closing date) from UQ
* For undergraduate programs, have completed senior high
school and obtained an entry score that equates to a Queensland Tertiary
Education rank of 96 or higher
* For postgraduate programs, have completed an undergraduate
degree and obtained a GPA (Grade Point Average) of 6 or higher on a 7-point
scale
* Not have already commenced your studies at UQ, even if you
seek a change of program
* Not simultaneously hold another scholarship
* For the Full Degree Scholarships: be an international
student enrolling in year one of a UQ Faculty of Science full degree program
* For the Advanced Standing Scholarships: be an
international student enrolling in a UQ Faculty of Science program with
advanced standing (credit articulation)
Selection criteria
Following the closing date, UQ will select winners based on
a competitive, merit-based process, based on:
* Candidates' academic performance as demonstrated by their
Grade Point Averages (GPA)
* Candidates' potential to contribute to science, assessed
on the basis of their personal statements
Applications Close:
15 January 2018 for semester 1 (February) 2018
commencement
1 June 2018 for semester 2 (July) 2018
commencement
