University of Newcastle Academic High Performers Scholarship - Enabling to Undergraduate

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.
• Have completed a University of Newcastle enabling program in the year prior to commencing your degree.
• Have demonstrated outstanding performance in a University of Newcastle enabling program by attaining a selection rank of 95.0 or higher (equivalent to an average Enabling mark of approximately 93 or higher).
• Have received an offer in the main enabling to undergraduate admission round.
• Maintain fulltime enrolment with a minimum of 80 units for the academic year, unless approved with special consideration.
• Not hold another University of Newcastle scholarship for the same academic year.
• 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. Funds are typically received within 2-3 weeks of each semester census date.

Selection

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

Selection is based on academic merit as determined by the rank used for your admission to the University of Newcastle. Selection will preference students residing in the University of Newcastle’s designated regions.

Offers will be made to the highest ranked applicants who satisfy the scholarship conditions.

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 University Registrar to the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic).

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