Scholarships

Supporting your journey with us

Our scholarships recognise academic excellence, personal achievements, and support students from diverse backgrounds.

With a little financial help, your university experience can be more affordable, and you can focus on reaching your full potential.

Each year, we award around A$20 million in scholarships to international students. Whether you're just starting or continuing your studies, we want as many students as possible to benefit from a CQUniversity education.

The CQU Scholarship Advantage

In the 2023 International Student Barometer, our students have told us they felt their course is good value for money, placing us well above the Australian university average in this aspect of their student experience.

If you're looking for greater value in scholarship support to take some pressure off your tuition fee from a university with one of the best overall student experience and graduate employment outcomes in the country, then we may just be the perfect choice for you.

Take a look at our fees and scholarship advantage and the potential savings you'll get when you study with us.

Popular International Scholarships

International Merit Scholarship 

The International Merit Scholarship is available to new international students who plan to enrol in research, undergraduate and postgraduate coursework, or English studies packaged with academic courses. The scholarship covers up to 25 per cent of your course fees. If you choose to study at a regional campus such as Rockhampton or Cairns, the scholarship will cover 25 per cent of your course fees. 

Southeast Asia Excellence Scholarship

The Southeast Asia Excellence Scholarship offers a 25 per cent course fee reduction to new international students who hold citizenship from a Southeast Asian country and apply from outside Australia. 

Live, Earn, Learn Scholarship

The Live, Earn, Learn Scholarship is available to international students who have received offers to study at our Rockhampton North campus in Term 1, 2026. You will receive 35 per cent off accommodation at Capricornia College for the first 15 weeks and hold a part-time job on campus or in the local community.

Research Training Program Stipend Scholarship

If you are undertaking a research higher degree at CQUniversity, you may be eligible for the Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship, which aims to provide funding to assist with your living costs and valued up to A$36 000 per year.

Australia Awards Scholarships

The Australia Awards Scholarships provide opportunities for students from participating countries to undertake full-time undergraduate or postgraduate study at participating Australian institutions. This scholarship covers tuition fees, airfares, living allowance, OSHC and more. Please check the DFAT website for more information including when new rounds of applications are open. 

LPDP-Australia Awards Scholarship

Funded by the Australian and Indonesian governments, the LPDP-Australia Awards Scholarship is available to high achieving Indonesian citizens pursuing selected master's degree at CQUniversity. The scholarship covers 100 per cent of your tuition fees as well as other financial support including living allowance, health insurance, visa application fee, transportation fee and more.

International Alumni Scholarship

The International Alumni Scholarship provides recent CQU graduates with 30 per cent off their next course. This initiative supports continued professional development and fosters lifelong learning within our global alumni community.

More on Scholarships

If you are a current CQU student enrolled in a CQU regional campus in a specific study area and continuing into the second or third year of your degree, you may be eligible for externally funded scholarships.

We encourage you to browse our scholarship database to learn about the scholarships you may be eligible for.