UQ International Excellence Scholarship — Bachelor's Scholarship

The UQ International Excellence Scholarship supports high-achieving international students commencing eligible coursework at the University of Queensland in 2027. It covers undergraduate and postgraduate coursework across all study areas, subject to the excluded-program list in the terms.

Recipients study full-time at UQ in Australia. The scholarship is awarded competitively among eligible offer holders in each commencement semester.

Benefits & funding

A 25% reduction in tuition fees for every semester of the enrolled coursework program.
The reduction continues for the program duration while the recipient remains eligible, enrolled full-time and making satisfactory academic progress.
The scholarship does not include a living allowance, travel funding or other personal-cost support.

Eligibility

The applicant must be an international student, defined by UQ as someone who is not an Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident.
The applicant must apply for an eligible full-time undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program commencing in 2027 and satisfy all conditions of the program offer.
The applicant must meet the program entry rank and English-language requirements and achieve a score that is competitive within the relevant offer-holder pool.
The applicant must not hold another UQ scholarship, tuition-fee reduction or rebate, except the UQ English Language Scholarship.
The applicant must not hold a full scholarship or sponsorship from another organisation; partial external support may be considered at UQ’s discretion.
Programs excluded by the 2027 terms are not eligible.

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Application process

1
Select an eligible UQ undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program that starts in 2027.
2
Apply for admission through the route required for that program and applicant category, completing the form and submitting the required academic, identity and English-language documents.
3
Satisfy every condition of the UQ program offer; there is no separate scholarship application because eligible offer holders are assessed automatically.
4
If selected, accept the program offer, meet the scholarship acceptance deadline stated by UQ and pay the tuition deposit so the award can be confirmed.

Program timeline

Standard Semester 1 closing date for direct international undergraduate and postgraduate coursework applications; some programs and QTAC routes use different dates.
30 November 2026
Standard Semester 2 closing date for direct international undergraduate and postgraduate coursework applications; some programs and QTAC routes use different dates.
31 May 2027
Program-offer stage
UQ notifies selected applicants with an unconditional offer or after all conditional-offer requirements are satisfied.
Scholarship-offer deadline
The individual offer states the acceptance deadline.