Scholarships & Awards
Find a scholarship that rewards your ambition and supports your future. Whether you're a domestic or international student, we're likely to have a scholarship that will help you reach your full potential.
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Take your success to the next level
UNSW is where students from all around the world can find the support they need to succeed. Our scholarships aren’t just based on your grades – UNSW values leadership skills, extracurricular interests and your passion to study with us. Our globally recognised scholarships and awards will provide financial support, recognise your academic excellence and help you realise your full potential. If you have ambition - bring it.
Explore scholarships
We offer a broad range of scholarships to help students from all walks of life reach their educational goals. Browse our highlighted scholarships below and explore our full range of opportunities on the scholarships website. We encourage you to apply for all scholarships that you meet the eligibility criteria for.
Scholarships for domestic students
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There are many ways to be considered for an Equity Scholarship at UNSW:
- Year 12 student from an identified low-SES background: UAC will automatically generate an application for the Educational Access Scheme (EAS) as part of your UAC application. You only need to submit an additional Educational Access Scheme (EAS) or Equity Scholarship (ES) if you want us to know about any additional hardships that have affected your studies.
- Entering UNSW via the Gateway Admission Pathway: You will automatically be considered for Equity Scholarships based on your UNSW Gateway Admission Pathway application. You only need to submit an Educational Access Scheme (EAS) or Equity Scholarship (ES) if you want us to know about any additional hardships that have affected your studies.
- Entering UNSW via the Indigenous Admission Pathway: You will automatically be considered for Equity Scholarships based on your UNSW Indigenous Admission Pathway application.You only need to submit an Educational Access Scheme (EAS) or Equity Scholarship (ES) application if you want us to know about any additional hardships that have affected your studies.
- Applying for the Educational Access Scheme (EAS) or Equity Scholarships via UAC: You will need to submit either an Educational Access Scheme (EAS) or Equity Scholarship (ES) application to be considered for an Equity scholarship. Further details are below.
Scholarships for international students
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The globally recognised and prestigious Scientia Scholarship is our flagship scholarship for students with high academic achievement and leadership skills who are engaged in extracurricular work and are passionate about studying at UNSW.
Receive full tuition fee support for the duration of your degree or receive a $20,000 contribution (per year) to tuition fees.
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This scholarship supports motivated international students to achieve their academic and personal goals. Through the Australia's Global Award, your future as a global citizen is supported, recognised and powered at UNSW.
Receive $10,000 for one year. Payment will be made directly towards tuition fees in the second term of the first year of study.
Applying is easy. Explore our full portfolio of scholarships to find the right one for you. Take note of eligibility criteria and application instructions. Some scholarships require you to submit an additional application via the scholarships website or the application can be automatic with your university application.
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