Academic Excellence Scholarships Recognising Outstanding Performance in Undergraduate Studies
$10,000
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Scholarship details
Establishment
In 2019, the Vice-Chancellor announced the Academic Excellence Scholarships Recognising Outstanding Performance in Undergraduate Studies. These scholarships are awarded annually to high performing students via the three academic Colleges and The Wollotuka Institute, with two scholarships specifically recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high performers. The scholarships are available to students progressing from year 1 to year 2, from year 2 to year 3, and from year 3 to year 4 in four-year degree programs. They are awarded to domestic and international students based on academic excellence and are worth $10,000 each.
These scholarships complement our commencing student high performance scholarship programs, recognising outstanding academic performance amongst our continuing students. The financial benefit and recognition provides students with the support they require to continue in their degrees and to identify with their degree programs as successful degree ambassadors, and as future graduates and alumni.
Applicable to: Academic achievement.
For more information on this scholarship, please review the full Terms and Conditions.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:
- Be enrolled in the second, third or fourth year of your undergraduate program at the University of Newcastle.
- Be continuously enrolled in your program (without breaks) with an academic load of 80 units in the year prior to scholarship award.
- To ensure fair comparison, academic consistency, and a demonstrated full-time commitment, this scholarship includes a progression by year requirement as outlined in the scholarship conditions.
- Have achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 6.0 (Distinction average), unless enrolled in the Joint Medical Program which uses ungraded pass.
- Recipients must not hold a concurrent scholarship with University of Newcastle of equal or higher value, unless this is an International student fee-waiver scholarship.
Required Documentation
Required documents will be listed on the ‘Your Documents’ page of your application. The application portal accepts PDF only. A maximum of 3 PDF smaller than 5 MB can be added per document type upload field.
- None Required.
Benefit
The scholarship provides a benefit of $10,000, paid in two instalments of $5000 in Semester 1 and 2.
Payments are typically received 2–3 weeks after the semester census date, or 2–3 weeks after you accept your offer if the census date has already passed.
Selection
No application is required for this scholarship.
Selection is a competitive process, based on course outcomes and can take into account both cumulative GPA and/or course progress in any given prior year of study.
Students transferring programs who have maintained all eligibility will be considered. Bachelor of Medical Science students in the ungraded pass program will also be considered on the basis of progress records within the School, not GPA.
Selection will be on the basis of final grades after Semester 2 fully graded date. Offers will be made after this time, usually in time for start of semester 1.
College
- College of Engineering Science and Environment
- College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing
- College of Human and Social Futures
Contact Details
Scholarships
Student and Academic Services
University of Newcastle
University Drive
CALLAGHAN NSW 2308
Phone: +61 2 4921 5000
Email: scholarships@newcastle.edu.au
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