Find out about our scholarships
Did you know you’re probably eligible to apply for dozens of scholarships? The University of Newcastle offers a wide range of scholarships for students in both undergraduate and postgraduate coursework and in research higher degrees. Most of these scholarships are worth thousands of dollars!
You can visit the UoN web page regularly to keep up with the latest in scholarships information and availability. The information is updated as new scholarships are established and become available.
Undergraduate Scholarships
Commencing students at UoN have access to a whole heap of scholarships. Some of these included the Bishop David Walker Scholarship, the Catherine and Peter Tay High Achiever Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship, the Central Coast Campus Academic Scholarship and the Colourworks Australia Scholarship amongst many more!
As a continuing student, in your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th year in your undergraduate program, you could be eligible to apply for a range of scholarships such as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship, the Challenge Science Communication Scholarship, the Evatt House- Mark Charles Undergraduate Scholarship, the Friends of the University Thelma Wright Memorial Nursing Scholarship, the Job Centre Australia Scholarship, the Residential Life Scholarship, and the Unifood Group Scholarship, along with many more.
You could also apply for one of our Summer Vacation Scholarships. The aim of summer vacation scholarships is to provide students with an opportunity to undertake supervised research in an area relevant to their program of study. It is expected that the program will include any of the following elements as appropriate: an introduction to research methodology, literature reviews, statistical and/or data analysis, interviews, experiments, project design or laboratory work.
Industry Scholarships
Industry Scholarships are another great way of getting industry experience in your area of study whilst getting financial assistance. Industry Scholarship scholars enjoy the benefits of close association with industry and gain valuable skills and experience with no long-term obligation. Scholars are highly regarded by industry and keenly sought by employers who need talented graduates with proven industry skills.
Equity Scholarship Scheme University of Newcastle
Another option for you may be the Equity Scholarship Scheme University of Newcastle are for students eligible for Centrelink means tested payments such as Disability Support Pension, Parenting Payment Single and Carer Payment undertaking any year of any Undergraduate degree in 2013. ESSUN scholarships are available in 2013 valued at $3000 p.a.
There are so many more scholarships on offer for Honours Students, Post-graduate Students and Research Higher Degree students.
Make sure you apply for as many as you can! If you never try, you’ll never know!
