Please note that the closing date for most Scholarships is the 30th September 2011. 

We offer a wide range of scholarships and awards to future and current students at UNSW. Our scholarships can support you in a range of ways from annual stipends, living allowances and tuition fee costs, to travel scholarships.

Our UNSW Scholarships website is user friendly and searches for the scholarships that are relevant to you. 

UNSW Co-op Program

UNSW also offers the prestigious UNSW Co-op Program. This is a career development scholarship that gives you industry experience, leadership and professional development, networking, and mentoring opportunities while you study.

Applications close for the Co-op Program on the 30th September.

Accommodation Services

UNSW Accommodation Services can help you find accommodation through the UNSW off-campus listing service which advertises share housing, full board, and some rental flats in the suburbs surrounding the University.

Accommodation Services can provide you with information about temporary accommodation close to UNSW, such as campus college accommodation, University apartments and other options, including lists of local real estate agents, hotels, and hostels.

UNSW Residential Colleges

We have a variety of residential colleges located at Kensington Campus and nearby, that offer accommodation and full board to UNSW undergraduate students. Basic residence fees for 2011 vary between $290 and $450 per week. 

If you apply for a residential college you will be required to provide references and may be asked to attend an interview.

Places in residential colleges are limited and we urge you to apply for several accommodation options at the same time as you lodge your UAC application.

UNSW has a number of services and support networks that can help you in the transition to university.

Student Equity and Disabilities Unit

The Student Equity and Disabilities Unit (SEADU) offers a range of services, support and advice to help students overcome barriers that could prevent them from having a successful university education - including ASPIRE, Disability Services and the ACCESS Scheme.

ASPIRE works with school students to support their aspirations and access a university education.  Our program coordinates a range of on-campus and in-school activities aimed at building a greater awareness about university among students who may not have considered a higher education before.

Disability Services can offer you a range of services if you have a disability or a medical condition that may impact on your ability to manage your studies. These services can help you achieve your educational goals.

The ACCESS Scheme provides individual advice and support to students who have experienced long-term educational disadvantage.

The Learning Centre

The Learning Centre offers academic support services to students at The University of New South Wales.

Assistance for academic work is provided through workshops, faculty or discipline-based programs, by individual consultations, and through student self-access materials.

Nura Gili

Nura Gili at UNSW provides pathways to learning opportunities that embrace Indigenous knowledge, culture and histories. Nura Gili strives for excellence in educational services and works towards assuring participation in and access to all the programs it offers.

You can become involved with Nura Gili through our Winter School, the Walama Muru program, or school and community visits.

Rural Students

UNSW invites you to join a vibrant educational and research community that has particular support for you as a rural student. At UNSW, we recognise that choosing what you want to study and where to study are always difficult decisions. Leaving your community, your family and your friends can be especially tough for you as a student from a rural community.

The UNSW website has information about the range of study options, support services, scholarships, campus activities and other useful facts about living and studying at UNSW.

Other programs specific to rural students include rural entry schemes (the ACCESS Scheme and Medicine Rural Student Entry Scheme), rural mentoring programs (see below), and scholarships for first year rural students.

Mentoring

Many Faculties and Schools support their first year students at UNSW through allocated mentors who provide advice and assistance. Some areas provide mentoring specifically for rural students. Examples include the Law and Taxation Schools in the Faculty of Law, and the School of Art Education at the College of Fine Arts (COFA), who also organise social activities and informal networks for rural students.

The Faculty of Medicine invites their rural students to join its student Rural Health Club (RAHMS), and the Faculty's Rural Clinical School (Sydney Campus) provides ongoing support to rural students.

It is a good idea to ask your Faculty Office about the mentoring programs they provide when you enrol.

Rural students at UNSW can also participate in the Rural Mentoring Program, which is run from Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS). Any existing rural student can become a mentor and any prospective rural student can receive the mentoring after they have accepted a place at UNSW. Contact CAPS for details on (02) 9385 5418 or counselling@unsw.edu.au if you have not received a letter about the 1st year Rural and Regional Students Mentoring Program by the time you enrol.

Once you have received your UAC offer you should check out our Getting Started Services, which includes everything you need to know about accepting or deferring your offer.

At UNSW, you manage your enrolment online via myUNSW. You can complete your enrolment at the same time you accept your offer, or you can log on again later and complete your enrolment before the semester enrolment deadline (for questions regarding enrolment, please contact UNSW Student Central).

A range of support services are available for newly commencing students in the Library at the beginning of each semester. They can assist with Enrolment, Student ID Cards and IT Support. More information is available at Getting Started.

Student Contribution charges

New domestic undergraduate students are enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) and pay a Student Contribution towards the cost of their studies. The Australian Government funds the balance of the cost of a student’s study. Students are required to declare during their online enrolment how they will pay their Student Contribution – either upfront or apply for HECS-HELP if eligible and pay later. To apply for HECS-HELP students must provide their Tax File Number. See the Australian Government website Study Assist for further information.

Fee Statements and Payment Options

Student Contributions are charged each semester. To view their fee statement and make payments arrangements students are required to access their online Fee Statement via MyUNSW. The fee statement links through to three payment options: BPay, Online credit card and Australia Post (print payment slip). All Student Contributions are due at the end of Week 1 of semester.

Student Services and Amenities Fees

On 11 October 2011 legislation passed allowing universities to charge their students a Student Services and Amenities Fee up to a maximum of $263.00 annually, indexed thereafter. The fee will help the University to improve student representation, and facilities and services including food, sports and recreation, childcare, counselling, legal, health, housing and employment.

Subject to the legislation receiving assent, UNSW expects to charge the fee to students enrolling from Semester 1 2012. Eligible students will have the option of taking out a loan for the fee under a new SA-HELP scheme (similar to HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP).

Further information regarding the fee and payment options are available at the Student Services and Amenities Fee page.

More information

Visit the Fees Home Page, or contact the Student Financials Team..

If you have missed out on a UAC offer, there are still a number of options available to you. The best place to start is to check Mature age students.

If you wish to enquire further about your options, you can ask a question online, or contact us:

UNSW Student Recruitment Office
02 9385 1844
studentrecruitment@unsw.edu.au
www.enquiry.unsw.edu.au