Current scholarships

Merit Scholarships will be available in 2007 to local fee paying postgraduate coursework students enrolled in Master degrees, Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates. Students do not have to apply for the scholarships.

The Faculty of Arts will award up to 10 Merit Scholarships each year.

The Merit Scholarship will be a discount on course fees of $300 per unit of study commencing in the semester following the award of the scholarship. Merit Scholarship holders will be notified in writing of the award of a scholarship.

To be awarded the scholarship, candidates must

• be enrolled in a postgraduate coursework award program in the Faculty of Arts (ie Master, Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate)
• be enrolled in a minimum of 2 units of study (12 credit points) in a semester.
• have confirmed by the semester results processing deadline all results within the enrolled program in that semester
• achieve a Distinction average (75% or above) in the two best units of study within the award program in that semester

Note: Merit Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the results confirmed at the semester results processing deadline, so late results will not be considered.

The Faculty will rank the eligible candidates according to merit in the given semester.

Commencing in 2009, the Faculty of Arts at the University of Sydney will offer scholarships to outstanding international students undertaking a Master degree by coursework. These scholarships cover the tuition fee for the whole degree program in which the applicant is enrolled. Please note that the scholarship does not cover additional costs such as travel, accommodation or living expenses.

Scholarships will be available for all postgraduate coursework degrees in the Faculty of Arts, however, in 2009 the following degree programs will be prioritised.

• Master of Arts (History)
• Master of Cultural Studies
• Master of Human Rights
• Master of International Studies
• Master of Media Practice
• Master of Museum Studies
• Master of Translation Studies

Selection Criteria
To be considered for and International Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship (IPCS), applicants must have an unconditional offer of admission to their chosen program of study at Master level in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Sydney.