QUT Excellence Scholarship (Elite Visual and Performing Arts)

You must be one of:

• an Australian or New Zealand citizen
• a permanent resident
• a holder of a permanent humanitarian visa
• an international student who has completed high school in Australia or Australian curriculum (or International Baccalaureate) overseas.

You must also:

• be starting university for the first time in 2022
• have placed one of the eligible Creative Industries courses as your first preference on your QTAC application.

This scholarship is available for applicants who are applying for eligible Creative Industries courses that have additional entry requirements like an audition or portfolio.

• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music)
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts).

If you're interested in a Creative Industries course that isn't eligible for this scholarship, you may be eligible for the QUT Excellence Scholarship (Creative Industries) or the QUT Excellence Scholarship (Academic) instead.

Conditions

You must:

• remain enrolled full-time
• maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 5.00 or higher in each semester.

You can:

• take a leave of absence for up to two years but only after you have completed one full-time semester of study. You won't receive scholarship payments during this time.

You can't:

• defer your scholarship offer. If you defer your course, you will be considered for the scholarship the following year, providing you haven't undertaken university study in the meantime
• hold any other scholarship, except an Equity Scholarship.