Admission schemes can improve your chances of getting into the Doctor of Medicine.
If you're studying high school from Australia and applying for the Provisional Entry pathway, you may be eligible for 'adjustments' through an admission scheme. Adjustments can help boost your entry score.
UQ Subject Incentive Scheme
Depending on the subjects you've studied at school, you may be eligible for up to 5 adjustments towards your entry score.
You may be eligible for our admission schemes based on:
- where you live
- your background and personal circumstances
- the subjects you studied at school.
Many of our admission schemes use 'adjustments' to boost your selection rank or GAMSAT score.
You can receive a maximum of 5 adjustments across all schemes. If you already have an ATAR or selection rank of 99.00 or above, adjustments won't boost your rank.
Select an entry pathway to view the relevant admission schemes:
Rural Access Scheme
If you've lived in a rural or remote area in Australia, you may be eligible to receive 2 adjustments towards your selection rank for the Doctor of Medicine (Provisional Entry) and all undergraduate programs.
Rural Background Sub-quota
Each year, we allocate 28% of all new domestic places in the Doctor of Medicine to applicants from an Australian rural background.
UQ Subject Incentive Scheme
All Year 12 students are eligible to apply for the UQ Subject Incentive Scheme. The scheme provides up to 4 adjustments towards your selection rank if you've studied certain subjects at school.
Educational Access Scheme
QTAC's Educational Access Scheme can provide additional support if you've experienced difficult personal circumstances that have negatively affected your most recent studies.
UQ Link Scholarship
If you’ve experienced significant financial disadvantage, you may be eligible to receive 5 adjustments towards your selection rank and a $3000 scholarship.
UQ Rural Clinical School UCAT ANZ Bursary Program (UQBP)
If you're a current Year 12 student attending an eligible high school within UQ Rural Clinical School geographical areas and are planning to sit the UCAT ANZ test, you may be eligible for the UQBP, which assists with transport and overnight accommodation costs.
Rural Access Scheme
If you've lived in a rural or remote area in Australia, you may be eligible to receive 2 adjustments towards your unweighted average GAMSAT score.
Rural Background Sub-quota
Each year, we allocate 28% of all new domestic places in the Doctor of Medicine to applicants from an Australian rural background.