Scholarships

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Australian Government scholarships

Australian Development Scholarships
Australian Leadership Awards
Endeavour Scholarships, including Endeavour IPRS


Australian Development Scholarships (ADS)
QUT is now an approved scholarship destination for the Australian Government’s ADS. 

The Australian Government’s Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) program provides scholarships to Australian universities for outstanding students from countries where Australia sponsors a bilateral aid program.

ADS scholarships are available for students to study postgraduate coursework or research courses in areas that will prepare students to return to their home country to work for the public sector. There are limited scholarships available for undergraduate courses.

ADS scholarships are available for citizens of:

For more information on ADS eligibility and how to apply, please visit the AusAID web site at www.ausaid.gov.au and select ADS.

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Australian Leadership Awards (ALA)
QUT is now an approved scholarship destination for the Australian Government’s ALA. 

The new Australian Leadership Award (ALA) offers scholarships and fellowships for current and future leaders from the Asia-Pacific region. 

ALA scholarships are available for students interested in longer-term postgraduate study at masters or doctoral level and fellowships for short-term research, study or professional attachments in areas such as management, economics, business, political science, philosophy, history, law and public policy, international trade, disease pandemics, security and clean energy. A special residential program of leadership training is an added benefit offered by this program.

ALA are available for citizens of:

For more information on ALA eligibility and how to apply, please visit the AusAID web site at www.ausaid.gov.au and select ALA.

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Endeavour Scholarships

Endeavour is a prestigious scholarship programme showcasing the excellence of Australia’s education, science and training sectors.  This program is being substantially expanded over the next five years to offer a range of scholarships for students, researchers and professionals in Australia and overseas. We invite you to consider QUT as your Endeavour scholarship destination. 

The types of scholarships offered by Endeavour are listed below.  Please visit the Endeavour website for directions on how to apply and to download application forms - www.endeavour.dest.gov.au

The following Endeavour scholarships allow international students to complete postgraduate coursework or research:
Endeavour Postgraduate Awards
Endeavour Malaysia Awards
Endeavour Turkey Awards
Endeavour Europe Awards
Endeavour Asia Awards

The following Endeavour scholarships allow international students to complete research:
Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarships
Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong Awards
Endeavour India Research Fellowships
Endeavour Pakistan Research Fellowships
Endeavour Malaysia Research Fellowships
Endeavour Turkey Research Fellowships
Endeavour Iraq Research Fellowships
Endeavour Indonesia Research Fellowships
Endeavour AusAID Iraq Research Fellowships
Australia-India Strategic Research Fund

Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)

Students wishing to apply for a Research course at QUT and the International Postgraduate Research Scholarships should complete the FR form.   On this form applicants can indicate that they wish to nominate their application for the next available IPRS scholarship round.

Students applying for admission to research courses and the IPRS scholarships at the same time do not have to pay the AUD$55 application fee as advised on the QUT, FR application form.

For more information on Endeavour scholarships, please visit http://www.endeavour.dest.gov.au/

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