Thousands of dollars in scholarships still available for 2016
If you're studying at Sydney next year there are numerous scholarships still open for new and current students across many study areas including engineering, the sciences, education, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, medicine, social work, engineering, and business.
Applications are also for equity scholarships for new and continuing students, exchange scholarships, honours scholarships, travel and exchange scholarships and even for a student intent on making Australia a better place.
Every year, we provide more than worth more than $65 million, and that doesn鈥檛 include prizes or college and sporting scholarships. They鈥檙e funded through philanthropy, by individual faculties, the federal government or the University itself.
Many faculties also provide scholarships, awards and prizes to their most talented and hardest-working students.
Undergraduate scholarships generally range from $2000 for a single year to $60,000 for the duration of a degree. There are also cash prizes and awards including certificates, internship opportunities, travel funding, books, and vouchers.
Just a few of the scholarships still available include:
- for medal winners in biology, chemistry, earth science, geography, informatics, mathematics, and physics
- for education and social work
- The $20,000 for law students
- The $26,000 for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) candidate in Sydney Nursing School
- for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Madeline Greer (Bachelor of Commerce/Arts) said the Outstanding Achievement Scholarship she received had enabled her to move from her home in Dubbo to study in Sydney.
鈥淢y faculty scholarships also allowed me to study abroad in London and Shanghai, which added depth and real-world international experience to my degree,鈥� she said.
For postgraduate research students, we offer a number of research awards and top-up schemes in addition to the聽聽(for domestic students) and聽 (for international research students).
There are also scholarships specifically for , such as the , mature-age students, elite athletes and performers, and .
Scholarships vary in their closing dates. or contact a for more details.
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