International Excellence Scholarship
$24,000
100
Scholarship details
Establishment
The International Excellence Scholarship has been established to attract high-performing students to study at the University of Newcastle. This scholarship acknowledges applicants with a strong academic background and provides an ongoing incentive for continued academic achievement.
Scholarships will be awarded to applicants who receive an offer to study in an eligible program and who commence study with the University of Newcastle in Trimester 1, 2025 and beyond.
For more information on this scholarship, please review the full Terms and Conditions.
For International Students offered this scholarship before 17 November 2024, please access your scholarship terms and conditions here.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:
- Be an International full-fee paying student.
- Be commencing study in an eligible CRICOS-registered undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree priority program at the university (see above for eligible programs).
- Not be the beneficiary of a separate University scholarship unless prior approval for special dispensation has been obtained from the university.
- Be able to meet the financial obligations of a full fee-paying international student specified by the Australian Government. Evidence of this ability must be provided if requested by the university.
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 is based on a fixed value for each year of study under a standard full-time study load (80 units) apportioned over each course taken.
The annual scholarship value AUD $6000. As a course unit value (based on 10 units) this is AUD $750 per course.
The maximum value would be AU$24,000 over a full-time 4-year degree.
The scholarship will be administered for each term of study in the eligible program(s) as a tuition fee reduction against the number of units required to successfully complete the program of study as specified in the University’s Program Handbook.
The scholarship will reduce the tuition fee liability by the scholarship benefit amount for each term of the program of study, provided the conditions of the scholarship are maintained. The benefit amount will be calculated on number of units the recipient is enrolled in at Census date for each term.
You will be billed normal tuition fee rates based on enrolment load leading into Census date of each eligible term for which the benefit applies. The tuition fee waiver may not be reflected on the tuition fee account until census has passed. After Census date, a fee waiver will be applied to the recipient’s student account.
The number of scholarships available is indicative only and will vary depending on eligible candidates.
Selection
No application is required for this scholarship.
Scholarships are automatically applied for upon application to the university where other eligibility criteria are met.
Scholarship offers will be made based on academic merit. All determinations of academic merit are aligned to the University’s published entry and eligibility processes and made at the discretion of the University.
You will receive notification of your scholarship and the value in your Letter of Offer.
If you wish to decline the offer, it is your responsibility as the recipient to inform the University.
Some students may not be eligible for an offer, even if criteria are met. This includes students who are studying ELBP, Enabling, Non-Award, Study Abroad or Exchange, Higher Degrees by Research, and some excluded quota-limited programs. Students studying at offshore campuses, in a program via online delivery, who are sponsored by an external entity or Australia Awards Scholarship, and who are transferring from the University's Singapore campus will also not be eligible. Please refer to the terms and conditions for more details.
The University reserves the right not to award the scholarship.
College
- College of Engineering Science and Environment
- College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing
- College of Human and Social Futures
Contact Details
International Scholarships
International Enquiries
Global Office
University of Newcastle
University Drive, Callaghan NSW 2308
Phone: + 61 2 4913 8300
Email: international-enquiries@newcastle.edu.au
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