QUT Budding Entrepreneur Scholarship 2025

The QUT Budding Entrepreneur Scholarship (‘the Scholarship’) is a merit scholarship valued at $24,000, offered to commencing domestic students. This is provided to the Participant via funds transfer to their nominated bank account.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Value$24,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorQueensland University of Technology
• City to studyQueensland
• School to studyQueensland University of Technology
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

You'll receive:

• a $24,000 scholarship ($4,000 per semester) to be paid across three years (regardless of the degree you're studying). This is paid as a stipend after the HECS-HELP census date of each semester
• automatic membership into QUT's College of Excellence.

Requirements

To be eligible for the scholarship, you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident, or hold a permanent humanitarian visa
• be graduating Year 12 in 2025 or have graduated Year 12 in 2024
• be starting university study for the first time in 2026
• have not undertaken/commenced any tertiary study, other than studies in special university programs designed for secondary school students (e.g. START QUT)
• have placed QUT as your first preference on your QTAC application
• have applied for a tertiary place through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) and received a QUT offer in your first preference

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Queensland University of Technology on unihub.qut.edu.au to apply

There is a two-stage application process.

In stage one you must complete an online application and provide:

• In no more than 800 words, describe what entrepreneurship means to you, tell us about the entrepreneurial activity you have engaged in, and explain what learning you took away from that practice.
• a three-minute recorded video pitch on 'University study at QUT will prepare me for the challenges of being an entrepreneur by...'
• a letter of reference from a mentor or teacher who can attest to your passion
• statements and letters of reference should be saved as one PDF document.

All documents should be completed before starting your online application.

Stage two requires you to attend a virtual or in person panel interview (interviews with shortlisted applicants will begin the week commencing 19 January 2026).

For more information, kindly visit Queensland University of Technology scholarship webpage.