University of Newcastle Academic High Performers Scholarship - Indigenous Year 12 School Leavers

Refer to selection details for application information
Amount

$50,000

Number available

1

Scholarship details

Establishment

The University of Newcastle Academic High Performers Scholarship Program recognises the exceptional achievements and outstanding dedication of the high achieving applicants, across a range of cohorts, who are commencing their first undergraduate degree with University of Newcastle.

This scholarship program is available to high performing applicants, providing financial support of $10,000 each year for standard duration of degree (3-5 years) as well as opportunities for formal recognition by the Vice-Chancellor and access to leadership training and academic mentoring programs within your College.

For more information, please review the full scholarship Terms and Conditions.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:

  • Be commencing in any undergraduate degree with University of Newcastle.
  • Be a Year 12 School Leaver, having completed secondary school in the year prior to commencing your degree.
  • Be enrolled full-time.
  • Establish your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity and heritage with the university as outlined here.
  • Have achieved an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or equivalent interstate senior secondary admission rank of 95.00 or higher, not including adjustment factors.
  • Have received an admission offer in, or before, the main school leaver admission round.
  • Not hold a concurrent scholarship of equal or higher annual value.
  • Not have previously received this 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 total benefit of $30,000 to $50,000 depending on the standard fulltime duration of your program.

The scholarship will be paid as $5000 each semester, paid after the relevant census dates with payment usually finalised in April and September.

Selection

No application is required for this scholarship as selection is based on your UAC admissions application.

Selection is based on academic merit as determined by rank used for your admission to University of Newcastle.

Offers will be made to the highest ranked applicants who satisfy the scholarship conditions. The offer will be sent following the relevant admission round.

If the number of eligible candidates exceeds the number of available scholarships, selection may consider (in order):

  • Academic merit (ATAR/Selection rank).
  • Locality, with preference being given to students relocating from a regional and rural areas of Australia;
  • The University may use a process of moderation to seek a distribution amongst the Colleges/disciplines;
  • Recommendation from the Pro Vice Chancellor, Student Experience and Academic Registrar to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic).

College

Contact Details

Admissions and Scholarships
Student and Academic Services
University of Newcastle
University Drive
CALLAGHAN NSW 2308

Phone: +61 2 4921 5000
Email: scholarships@newcastle.edu.au