International Scholarships

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 fact, 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

Live, Earn, Learn Scholarship

The Live, Earn, Learn Scholarship is for international students who have received offers to study at our beautiful Rockhampton North campus in Term 1, 2025. If successful, you will secure a 30% accommodation scholarship and engage in paid part-time work on campus or in the community. 

International Merit Scholarship (IMS)

The International Merit Scholarship is available to all new international students in vocational, research, full degree and English packaged with academic courses. The scholarship value is between 15% to 25% depending on your previous academic performance or English Language Proficiency. 

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. From 2025, the scholarship is 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. 

Beasiswa Indonesia Bangkit (previously MORA-CQUniversity Australia Scholarship)

If you are an Indonesian citizen applying for a research higher degree at CQUniversity, you may be eligible for the Beasiswa Indonesia Bangkit (BIB) scholarship, which covers 100% of your tuition fees for a maximum of four years, as well as other financial support including living allowance, health insurance, travel fee and research fund.

More on scholarships

A number of externally funded scholarships are also available to current international students who are enrolled at CQUniversity regional campuses in specific study areas and/or continuing into the second or third year of their degrees.

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