Enabling to Undergraduate Progression Scholarship
$5,000
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Scholarship details
Establishment
The Enabling to Undergraduate Progression Scholarship supports students transitioning from an enabling program into undergraduate study. The scholarship recognises the commitment and achievement involved in progressing to a degree program and aims to provide practical financial support during this important stage of a student's educational journey.
By reducing financial pressures and encouraging continued engagement with study, the scholarship helps students establish a strong foundation for success at university. It is intended to support students as they continue their studies beyond their enabling program and work towards achieving their academic and career goals.
This scholarship is currently available to students commencing Bachelor degree study in Semester 2 2026.
Please check back later in the year to see if this will be on offer for 2027.
Applicable to equity, Indigenous.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:
- Have successfully completed an approved enabling program (Open Foundation, Open Foundation Extended, or Yapug) at the University and be commencing an undergraduate Bachelor program.
- Be intending to study on a full-time basis (minimum 60 units per year).
- Be identified as belonging to one or more of the following Needs-Based Funding equity cohorts - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who have established their status with the University; or students from a low socioeconomic status background.
- Be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident (including holders of a permanent humanitarian visa and New Zealand citizens with permanent residency).
- Not have previously received this scholarship.
- Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.
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
This scholarship provides $5,000 for your first year of undergraduate study. The scholarship must be taken up in the year for which it is awarded.
The scholarship will be paid as $5,000 after the relevant census date.
Payment will typically be 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 will be based on university reporting, with the intention of supporting all eligible students.
Funding is intended to support all eligible students. However, should the number of eligible students exceed available funding, scholarships will be allocated in order that eligible students accept their admission and scholarship offer, until available funds are exhausted.
Scholarship offers will be made via email within 7 days of your offer of admission to an eligible program.
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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