Undergraduate Scholarships

Taste of Research
(TOR)
Summer Scholarship

Local

International

Applicants must be high achieving 3rd year undergraduate student enrolled in a full-time program (2nd year students may be considered in special circumstances).

$458
per week allowance

12 weeks
(Nov to Feb)

Aug 31st

This scholarship program was created to give undergraduate students an opportunity to find out, if they would be interested in a research career

Local

International 

Applicants must be the child or grandchild of alumni of UNSW and must be enrolled in any year of a full-time undergraduate course.

1 year (Renewable)

Mar 31st

This scholarship was established to encourage the children and grandchildren of alumni of UNSW to undertake a Bachelor degree at UNSW.

Applicants must be Australian Citizens or have been granted Permanent Resident Status by 31 October of the year preceding commencement of the Engineering qualification.

The applicant's family must have lived in a rural or isolated area of NSW for at least four years of the applicant's High School studies and the applicant must have attended secondary school in rural NSW for at least four years.

Applicants must be completing the NSW HSC (or equivalent examination) in the year of the application or the previous year. Students undertaking other qualifying programs such as the University Preparation Program (UPP) or TAFE Courses are not eligible for the Scholarship.

Sep 30th

This scholarship was established to encourage and assist students from rural and isolated areas in New South Wales to undertake full-time study in the Faculty of Engineering.

Rural students frequently have a strong interest in engineering areas but are not able to study in a region close to their home.

Applicants must be International students as defined by the Australian Government and enrol in a full-time undergraduate program in the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW.

$5,000
per yr

Apr 30th

Nov 30th
 

The Faculty of Engineering has established a number of scholarships to recognise the longstanding relationship between the University and its alumni and to assist their children and grand-children to undertake an undergraduate program in the Faculty of Engineering.

Local
 
International

Applicants must be members of the immediate families (children, parents, brothers or sisters) of University staff members or their married or defacto partners.

1 year
(One off)

Sep 30th

This scholarship has been set up to assist immediate family members of UNSW staff to undertake undergraduate study at UNSW.

Applicants will be students who have completed the HSC (or equivalent) in the top five percent of their state-wide cohort in the year prior to commencing tertiary study, having been enrolled at a country high school in Australia.

Sep 30th

This scholarship was established to provide students from country high schools in Australia with the opportunity to undertake undergraduate study at UNSW.

The prestigious Malcolm Chaikin Foundation Scholarship is available to full-time students enrolling in the first year of most undergraduate degree programs in the Faculties of Engineering or Science, or who enrol in the dual Commerce/Science program.

Sep 30th

Two scholarships are available to high achieving students who have completed the Australian Higher School Certificate and who wish to study in the fields of Science or Engineering and in Commerce/Science. 

Ngunnagan Delanty Galvin
Award

Applicant must have completed the HSC (or equivalent) in the year prior to the award of the Award and be proposing to enrol in any full-time undergraduate degree program at UNSW.

1 year
(One off)

Sep 30th

This scholarship was established to assist disadvantaged students from rural schools to undertake undergraduate studies at UNSW.

 Nov 23rd

Annually

To be eligible for a Scholarship, an applicant must be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or have lived in an isolated rural community in the previous year and be proposing to undertake full-time study in an undergraduate program in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at UNSW.

Applicants must have undertaken the HSC (or equivalent) in the year prior to commencing study at UNSW, or meet the requirements of the AEP Admission Scheme for an undergraduate program at the School of Computer Science and Engineering

$2,000 
per yr

Jan 31st

This scholarship was established to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students or students from isolated rural communities to undertake study in the School of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) at UNSW.

ResMed Scholarships

Applicants must be Australian Citizens or have been granted Permanent Resident Status by 31 October of the year preceding commencement of the Engineering qualification.

Applicants must be completing the NSW HSC (or equivalent examination) in the year of the application for the Scholarship or the previous year (but must not have commenced tertiary study), and be proposing full-time study in the first year of a Bachelor of Engineering at the Kensington Campus of UNSW.

 An ATAR of at least 91.00 is required to be eligible for the scholarship.

Nov 26th

To encourage students to undertake one of the dual degrees offered in the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering.

 Recipients must enrol in one of the dual degree programs offered by the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering. In 2010 these programs are:
BE/MBiom in Bioinformatics; Chemical Engineering; Computer Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Mechatronic Engineering; Software Engineering; and, Telecommunications.

 Each applicant will be assessed on the basis of interview performance, academic merit and personal qualities (for example, extra-curricula activities, evidence of leadership skills and potential to contribute to the wider life of the University). Consideration may also be given to any economic circumstances which might otherwise hinder successful transition to UNSW.

UNSW Co-op Program

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen or Australian Permanent resident.

$17,000
per year

Duration of
the program.

Sep 30th

Industry linked scholarships providing money, industrial training and professional development to selected students in the Faculties of Business, Science and Engineering.

Local

Applicant must be female students who are currently undertaking the HSC (or  equivalent) and proposing to undertake the first year of a full-time undergraduate in CSE.

1 year
(One off)

Sep 30th

The Scholarship is established to encourage female students to undertake study in computing in the School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at UNSW.