International Scholarships

About the program

The Foundation Program is designed to enable international students to meet the minimum entry requirements for their preferred UQ undergraduate program. The Accelerated Foundation Program runs for 4 months, while the Standard Foundation Program runs for 10 months.

You will select 5 subject courses and study full-time for 5 days a week. 

More about the Foundation Program

High Diversity Achievers Scholarship

This scholarship is designed to support international students from eligible countries with the opportunity to study either our Accelerated Foundation Program or Standard Foundation Program in September 2025 or February 2026. The scholarship is a 20% reduction of the coursework fees.

Based on the 2025 course fees, the scholarship value is:

Eligibility

You must meet the following criteria to be eligible:

• Students must hold a passport from either Ghana, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam or an eligible country in Europe^ or Latin America*.
• Have academic results that are 80% or above for their Top 4 academic subjects in their final high school academic transcript;
• Have received an unconditional offer for a Relevant program† beginning in September 2025 or February 2026;
• Have not received another scholarship, tuition fee reduction or rebate from UQ or UQC;
• Have not received a full scholarship/ sponsorship from another organisation (applicants with partial scholarships/ sponsorships will be considered at the University’s discretion).

^{^Europe: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom.}

^{*Latin America: Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint-Barthelemy, Saint-Martin, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela.}

^{†Relevant program means any full-time Accelerated Foundation Program or Standard Foundation Program that is packaged with an Undergraduate coursework program from The University of Queensland with the exception of: Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with Psychology major, Bachelor of Arts (Hons) or Bachelor of Science (Hons) with Psychology major, Bachelor of Dental Science (Hons), Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons), Bachelor of Psychological Science (Hons), Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Hons).}

Application Process

Students do not need to apply for this scholarship. When they apply to study the Foundation Program, they will be automatically considered for this scholarship if they meet the eligibility criteria.

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