Scholarships

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What are Scholarships?

Scholarships are a form of financial support. They are awarded to recognise strong academic performance and enable better access so you can reach your full potential and build on your education aspiration. 

Supporting you Financially with a Scholarship

With a little help financially, your university experience will be a little easier and more affordable.

Every year we provide approximately A$20 million worth of scholarships to support international students. We want as many deserving individuals as possible to benefit from a CQUniversity education.

The CQU Scholarship Advantage

Many Australian universities provide scholarships to support international students, so there is always something out there for everyone.

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.

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.

Take a look at our fee and scholarship advantage and the potential savings you'll get when you study at CQU.

Most popular International Scholarships

International Merit Scholarship (IMS)

The International Merit Scholarship is available to all new international students in research, full degree and English packaged with academic courses. The scholarship is valued up to 25% of your course fee. 

Research Training Program Stipend Scholarship

If you are undertaking a research higher degree at CQUniversity, you could 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 (AAS)

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% of your tuition fees as well as other financial support including living allowance, health insurance, visa application fee, transportation fee and more.

More on Scholarships

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

We encourage you to browse our scholarship database to get more information on what scholarships you may be eligible for. 

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