Scholarships
Scholarships can help you with all kinds of costs including textbooks, fees, accommodation and living expenses. While many consider academic performance, we also award scholarships for travel, sport and specific degrees.
Many scholarships offer the opportunity to meet with the donor providing further opportunities to undertake internships and vocational employment.
To view our full list of scholarships, click the link below.
Featured Indigenous Scholarships
BMG Indigenous Music Industry Scholarship - Law, Finance, and Marketing
BMG Australia is the Sydney based office of the international BMG publishing and recording business that spans Europe, the Americas and the Asia-Pacific. Their mission is to help artists and songwriters make the very most of their songs and recordings in the digital age through offering first-class creative support for their artists.
This scholarship is valued at $8,000 for the duration of one year, paid as $4000 after the semester one and two census dates.
This scholarship also provides opportunity to undertake your career-ready placement course component as a placement with BMG Australia. Both scholarship and placement component must be taken up in the year for which this scholarship is awarded.
Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship
These Commonwealth-funded scholarships aim to support Indigenous students who are relocating from a remote or regional area to study with the University of Newcastle.
The scholarship provides a total of $5500, paid as two instalments of $2750 after the semester one and semester two census dates.
A pro-rata payment of $1375 will apply to semesters in which enrolment is part-time (10 or 20 units).
Midyear applicants will receive payment in semester two only and must reapply for the next academic year.
Association of Consulting Surveyors Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship
The Association of Consulting Surveyors is the leading voice of the surveying profession through advocacy and research, providing support to our member firms to build strong and thriving businesses through education.
The Association intends for these scholarships to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in achieving a career in surveying and to help them maintain a connection to their communities. Successful recipients will be offered opportunities to engage with association members, attend functions, gain work experience and receive mentorship from experienced Registered Surveyors.
In addition to the scholarship, non-compulsory work experience will be made available for students during holiday periods in various locations and practices to provide a greater depth of knowledge and understanding of the broader surveying industry.
Boeing Indigenous Engineering Scholarship
Boeing Defence Australia is a leading Australian aerospace enterprise. With a world-class team of more than 1,800 employees at 14 locations throughout Australia and two international sites, Boeing Defence Australia supports some of the largest and most complex defence projects in Australia.
The successful recipient of the Boeing Indigenous Engineering Scholarship will be offered the opportunity to apply for a Boeing Defence Australia internship where you can put your university studies into practice before graduating.
The scholarship currently provides a benefit of $6,000 to be paid in two lump sums of $3,000 after each semester census date.
The Ma & Morley Scholarship Program
The Ma & Morley scholarship program was born to honour the life changing and enduring friendship between the successful Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma and respected Novocastrian Ken Morley.
The program aims to inspire, educate and cultivate the next generation of globally aware and socially conscious Australian leaders – and help them change the world.
A range of scholarships exist for new and continuing undergraduate students who want to change the world.
Life Without Barriers Indigenous STEM Scholarship
Life Without Barriers supports approximately 25,000 people every year in more than 400 communities across Australia. Our purpose is to partner with people to change lives for the better. With a values led approach, we offer services to people with disability, children, young people and families, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, older Australians and refugees and people seeking asylum.
The scholarship currently provides a total benefit of $7.500 each year up to a maximum of 4 years to be paid as a lump sum after Semester one census dates.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.