Global Access Grant

Establishment

The University of Newcastle has established a range of scholarships to attract high-performing students to study at the University. These merit-based scholarships acknowledge applicants with strong academic backgrounds and provide an incentive for continued academic achievement.

In addition to these scholarships, Global Access Grants may be awarded to applicants who accept an offer to study in an eligible program, pay the required tuition fee deposit within a designated timeframe and commence study with the University of Newcastle in Trimester 1 or Semester 1 of 2027.

For more information, please review the full Terms and Conditions for this grant for 2027.

Eligibility

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

• Be an international full fee-paying student.
• Be a recipient of the International Excellence Scholarship 2027, Vice Chancellor’s Academic Merit Scholarship 2027, or Excelencia Internacional Scholarship 2027.
• Be commencing study in an eligible CRICOS-registered undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree program at the University at a campus in Australia.
• 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.
• Not be enrolled in a program of study covered under a quota arrangement in which the number of international enrolments are limited.
• Reside within 50km of the campus location specified on your Confirmation of Enrolment (COE).

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 grant is based on a fixed one-time payment of $1,500 AUD and can only be accessed by a recipient after the census date of the first study period (semester or trimester) of their program, unless prior approval or special dispensation is obtained from the University.

Requests for reimbursement of travel costs or overseas health cover

Requests for reimbursement of travel costs or overseas health cover must be made in writing to the University, including proof of purchase showing the name of the offer holder (not a third party). The maximum value of the reimbursement will be $1,500 AUD per enrolled student, irrespective of the total value of the proof of purchase provided. Claims for reimbursement made without proof of purchase will be considered invalid. Reimbursement can only be made to an Australian bank account in the name of the offer holder (joint accounts are accepted).

Using grant to offset the cost of on-campus accommodation

For students intending to use the grant to offset the cost of on-campus accommodation, a formal application for accommodation must be completed and lodged with the University’s Student Living team through the appropriate portal. The student must pay the appropriate deposit requested at the time of submitting their accommodation application. The value of the grant will be applied against any residual balance owed by the student after deposit payment.

Using grant as a tuition fee offset

In the event of the grant being used as a tuition fee offset, it will be applied as a tuition fee waiver directly into the recipient’s University student account. This will reduce the tuition fee liability by the grant benefit amount for the next term of the program of study, provided the conditions of the grant and any accompanying scholarship are maintained.

Recipients will be billed for normal tuition fee rates based on enrolment load leading into census date of the eligible term for which the grant applies. The tuition fee waiver may not be reflected on the tuition fee account until census has passed. After the census date, a fee waiver will be applied to the recipient’s student account. Any overpayment by the recipient will remain in the tuition fee account to allocate to the next term’s fees.

If a recipient withdraws from the program of study, the grant value will be retained by the University and is not refundable to the recipient.

Selection

No application is required for this grant. Grants are automatically assessed on application to the University (where other eligibility criteria are met). All determinations of eligibility are aligned to the University’s published entry and eligibility processes and made at the discretion of the University.

The grant will be offered at the discretion of the Director, Future Students International, or an appropriate delegate (where other eligibility criteria are met).

Students will receive notification of the grant value and eligibility within the Letter of Offer.

Some students may not be eligible to receive the grant, even if criteria are met. This includes:

• Students who have not received an offer for the grant.

• Students who are studying English Language Bridging Program (ELBP), Enabling, Non-Award, Exchange or Study Abroad, Higher Degrees by Research programs, standalone Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma programs, degrees without a CRICOS code and programs delivered at offshore campuses or via online delivery.

• Internal transfer students who are studying at an Australian campus and were not previously awarded a scholarship by the university.

• Students who are sponsored by an external entity or are recipients of an Australia Awards scholarship, or students transferring onshore from the University’s Singapore campus.

The University reserves the right not to award the grant.

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