Future Horizons Scholarship

Establishment

The Future Horizons Scholarship has been established to attract academically gifted students to study at the University of Newcastle. This scholarship acknowledges applicants with a strong academic background and provides an incentive for continued academic achievement.

Scholarships will be awarded to applicants deemed eligible who complete an eligible postgraduate program (subject to the Conditions of Award being met) and who commence study with the University in Trimester 1, 2027 or Semester 1, 2027 only.

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

Eligibility

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

• Be an international full fee-paying student.
• Complete an eligible CRICOS-registered postgraduate coursework degree program of at least 160 units at the University commencing in Trimester 1 of 2027 or Semester 1 of 2027.
• 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.
• Complete the program of study within the CRICOS-registered duration.
• Reside within 50km of the campus location specified on your Confirmation of Enrolment (COE).
• Be a recipient of the International Excellence Scholarship 2027, Vice Chancellor’s Academic Merit Scholarship 2027, or Excelencia Internacional Scholarship 2027.

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 offers a benefit of $5,750 AUD (fixed value) as a tuition fee waiver.

Students completing an eligible program of study who are recipients of a scholarship noted in Appendix 1 of the Terms and Conditions will be upgraded automatically to the Future Horizons scholarship (subject to meeting the Conditions of Award), with the scholarship being reflected on their student account and invoice.

Students must enrol in and complete the number of units required to complete their program of study (i.e. successfully attain 160 units) to be eligible for the scholarship benefit. Should a recipient need to retake units or take additional units to complete the program that exceeds the units of study indicated in the initial COE, eligibility for the scholarship benefit will be reassessed.

The scholarship benefit will be retrospectively applied as a tuition fee waiver directly into the recipient’s University student account. Recipients will be billed for 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 will not be reflected on the tuition fee account until Fully Graded Date has passed. After the Fully Graded Date, a fee waiver will be applied to the recipient’s student account. Upon successful completion of the program with the CRICOS-registered duration, the eligible recipient can apply for a refund of unallocated fees, including the value of the tuition fee waiver payable under the scholarship.

The scholarship has no monetary value and cannot be redeemed as a cash payment in the event of a recipient’s enrolment being withdrawn, deferred or cancelled. Any refund of overpaid tuition fees to a student upon withdrawal before the completion of their program will not include any scholarship benefit originally offered by the University.

Selection

No application is required for this scholarship. Scholarships are automatically assessed at Fully Graded Date in the final term of study.

Students will receive notification of the value of the scholarship within the Letter of Offer.

Should a recipient wish to reject an offer of scholarship, it is the recipient’s responsibility to inform the University.

All determinations of eligibility are aligned to the University’s published entry and eligibility processes and made at the discretion of the University.

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