Sydney International Undergraduate Academic Excellence Scholarship

The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of:

I. academic merit from the applicants application for admission and meeting the minimum threshold set by the selection committee,
II. completion of an online application form,
III. diversity of nationality, and
IV. diversity of intended degree.

b. The scholarship will be awarded a selection committee consisting of:

I. Director, International or their nominated delegate,
II. Director, Admissions or their nominated delegate, and the
III. International Officer.

c. Other committee members may be co-opted into the committee on a needs basis as determined by the Director, International.

d. The decision of the selection committee is final.

e. Recipients must accept their unconditional offer of admission and scholarship offer by the required deadline. Failing to do so will result in the scholarship offer being rescinded.

You must:

• have applied for but not yet commenced a single undergraduate coursework degree (may include embedded honours) at the University of Sydney at the time of award which has a maximum duration of 4 years. Only applicants who apply for eligible courses will be considered for this scholarship. The scholarship is not available for combined degrees with a postgraduate component, the Bachelor of Arts (Dual Degree, Sciences Po, France), Bachelor of Economics (Dual Degree, Sciences Po, France) and degrees that include the Bachelor of Advanced Studies. *
• must enrol in their eligible degree full-time
• not be commencing a second degree at the University of Sydney
• be an international student as defined in the Higher Education Support Act 2003. Australian Citizens, Australian Permanent Residents and dual citizens with Australian nationality are not eligible
• must have completed secondary school (or a foundation program in Australia or from a University of Sydney recognised foundation partner)
• must not have previously undertaken any tertiary studies (excluding extension studies completed as part of a year 12 program).

Benefits

The scholarship will provide the below benefits for the published full-time duration of the recipient's single undergraduate degree (including embedded honours) up to a maximum total duration of 4 years full-time study.

• 100% tuition fees, and
• Student Services Amenities Fee.

No other amount is payable. Recipients are responsible for all other costs for studying at the University of Sydney including but not limited to, Overseas Health Cover (OSHC), living costs, accommodation, textbooks, flights and costs associated with being under the age of 18.