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QUT Vice-Chancellor's Outstanding International Student Scholarship

QUT's Vice-Chancellor's Outstanding International Student Scholarship is a 25% tuition discount applied across the full duration of study — one of QUT's flagship awards for high-achieving international students. The application requires a short essay and a CV, so the bar is higher than QUT's automatic merit scholarships. QUT's strengths in business, creative industries, engineering, and IT make it a strong fit for Sri Lankan students targeting Brisbane.

Open for Semester 1 and Semester 2 2026 — application required

Queensland University of Technology

University-funded

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Value

25% Tuition Discount

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Duration

Full Programme

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Awards

Around 30 per Semester

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Who awards it

Queensland University of Technology — not Lanka Scholar. We are not the awarding body and cannot grant, reserve or guarantee this award.

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How you are considered

Through your admission application. Awards like this are usually assessed automatically from the application you already submit — there is typically no separate scholarship form to fill in.

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What it covers

25% Tuition Discount (Full Programme). This is a reduction in tuition, not a full ride. You still fund the remainder, plus living costs and the balance your visa requires you to show.

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Where we come in

We make the admission application strong enough to be competitive — course choice, documents, references and deadlines. The funder makes the decision.

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Offer for an Eligible QUT Programme

Hold an offer for a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate taught programme at QUT. Pathway, study-abroad, and research-only degrees are excluded.

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International Fee Status

Open only to overseas fee-paying students commencing from Sri Lanka. Australian citizens, permanent residents, and New Zealand citizens do not qualify.

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Outstanding Academic + Leadership Record

QUT looks for a GPA of around 6.0 / 7.0 (or equivalent) plus demonstrated leadership — student council, sports captain, debate, community service, or work experience with measurable outcomes.

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English Proficiency

Meet QUT's standard English requirement for your programme — typically IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0 for most courses; higher for clinical and education programmes.

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Apply to QUT first

Submit your QUT application through the online portal or an authorised agent. Scholarship consideration requires an offer in hand.

Submit the scholarship application

Complete the dedicated VC's Outstanding International Student Scholarship form — a 500-word personal statement on academic achievements and leadership, plus a CV detailing extracurriculars and work experience.

Selection on merit

QUT's international scholarship committee reviews applications in rounds approximately six weeks before each semester. Outcomes are communicated within four weeks of the round closing.

Accept and enrol

Successful applicants accept the scholarship and confirm enrolment by the published deadline. The 25% discount is applied automatically each semester for the duration of the programme, subject to satisfactory progress.

Why QUT?

QUT is one of Australia's leading 'new generation' universities, ranked in the global top 200. Its central Brisbane and Kelvin Grove campuses sit minutes from the CBD, with strengths in business, creative industries (one of the few dedicated Faculty of Creative Industries in Australia), engineering, IT, and law.

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Looking for a scholarship because of the cost?

Then start here instead. Scholarships are competitive, usually partial, and decided by someone else — they are the least reliable way to make studying abroad affordable. Your destination and course choice move the number far more, and both are entirely within your control.

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