Scholarships

Get some support for your academic journey.

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We know how hard you’ve worked to get this far. If you have a strong academic record, you may be eligible for one of our scholarships – offering some extra support with funding your pathway into UNSW Sydney.

International Student Award

If you start a UNSW Diploma Program in 2024 or 2025, you could be eligible to receive a 15% contribution towards your tuition fees, for the duration of your studies at UNSW.

To be eligible, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Be an International Student; and
  • Be a citizen of an eligible country; and
  • Be commencing full-time study as a new student on campus in a Diploma (excluding Foundation Studies, UniFastTrack Transition Program Online); and 
  • Must not be a current student of UNSW (exceptions made for those who have completed an undergraduate program at UNSW and are commencing a postgraduate program)
  • For full terms and conditions please click here

*This scholarship cannot be deferred.

To apply for the UNSW International Student Award applicants must submit a personal statement of no more than 500 words outlining their reasons to study the proposed program at UNSW. 

New applicants can upload their personal statement through Apply Online as part of their application.

2024 Academic Scholarships

If you are a high-achieving international student, you may be eligible to receive scholarships valued at AU$5,000 or AU $7,500.

Everyone is eligible for UNSW College Academic Scholarship consideration; there is no separate application. If you receive an offer for Foundation Studies or Diploma, you are automatically in the running, based on academic results. The UNSW College Admissions team will assess your application and scholarships will be awarded based on academic merit.

Note: Enrolled students are not eligible for the Academic Scholarship.

2024 Regional Merit Scholarships

The 2024 Regional Merit Scholarships are designed to award outstanding students from specific regions.

Scholarships range from AU$5,000 to AU$40,000 and will be awarded in the form of a tuition fee waiver to acknowledge your academic achievements and commitment to excellence.

Note: UNSW College reserves the right to, at any time, remove scholarships, reduce the value of individual scholarships, or cease its offering of scholarships to eligible students without prior notice.

2024 Pre-Masters Scholarships

Tailored for international students starting their Pre-Masters Program in 2024, this prestigious scholarship is designed to fuel your success by granting tuition fee waivers of up to AU$5,000.

Note: UNSW College reserves the right to, at any time, remove scholarships, reduce the value of individual scholarships, or cease its offering of scholarships to eligible students without prior notice.

Accepting your offer 

If you’ve received a scholarship offer along with your program offer letter, all you have to do is accept the offer to study with us – it could not be simpler. However, if you take too long to accept your offer and our scholarship quotas have been reached, you may be required to pay full fees.  

Accept your offer as soon as possible to avoid missing out! 

Want to learn more? 

You can speak to one of our recruitment team, or your education agent if you want to find out more about UNSW College's scholarship options.  

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