Key Dates
Application & Selection
1 July 2025 | Applications Open for the 2026 Ma & Morley Scholarship Program |
16 August 2025 | Open Day Session: Callaghan campus |
28 August 2025 | Online Application Help Session REGISTER HERE |
30 August 2025 | Open Day Session: Ourimbah campus |
14 September 2025 | Applications close |
8 – 15 October 2025 | Online Interviews held via ZoomDates TBC |
November 2025 | Conditional offers released |
January 2026 | All offers finalised |
Core Program Activities
Ma & Morley Scholars are required to participate in the Program’s core activities each year as part of their scholarship. Activities are aligned with a Scholar's stage in the Program, based on the year they commenced.
Scholars commencing in 2026 are Stage 1 Scholars.
Month | Stage | Activity |
January/February 2026 | Stage 1 | Scholar Welcome Program |
February 2026 | Stage 3 | Action Projects |
May 2026 | Stage 2 | China Immersion |
August 2026 | Stage 2 | Leadership Intensive |
August 2026 | Stage 1 | Indigenous Immersion |
August 2026 | All Stages | Gather and Connect |
November 2026 | All Stages | Reflect and Share |
November 2026 | All Stages | Ma & Morley Gala |
All activities are subject to travel restrictions and public health advice. Activities may be adapted, substituted, or postponed at short notice. Date TBC.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.