Scholarships

Scholarships are available on the basis of merit or equity. Please see the Scholarships and Prizes website for all details on available scholarships.

The following are some scholarships available in the Faculty of Arts.

Applications are now invited for the Iain A. Cameron Travel Grant. The grant provides assistance for one or more Honours or postgraduate research students from the Faculty of Arts, the Sydney College of the Arts or the Sydney Conservatorium of Music to undertake research in either France or Scotland as part of their degree.

Further information can be obtained from Anne Campbell,

The Walter Reid Memorial Prize was originally established in 1948 from the estate of Mr Walter Edward Reid, barrister-at-law and Secretary to the Bar Association of NSW. The prize shall be awarded annually without application to students enrolled in any undergraduate degree course in the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Law (including Honours, or any undergraduate degree course combined with Arts or Law) on the basis of academic merit in the previous year.

For more information on the award, see the Scholarships website

ATTENTION FIRST YEAR STUDENTS!

The University of Sydney First Year Bursary is offered to eligible first year students to help with establishment costs at university. Students will be eligible to apply if they are enrolled full-time, are in receipt of Youth Allowance, Austudy or any other Centrelink Benefit, and can demonstrate financial need due to one or more of the following: low socio-economic status, rural or isolated background, living away from home or a disability.

Value: $2000

Please note, a separate application form needs to be submitted for this bursary and the closing date for applications is 5pm Friday September 12th. Up to 60 bursaries may be awarded. Please note that students must have successfully passed all courses in Semester one to be considered for award.

Please note, an application form needs to be submitted for this bursary. Application forms are available from the Financial Assistance Office:
Level 7 Education Building A35
Manning Rd 9351 5667

For further information regarding the application procedure please click here

Applications close 5pm Friday September 12th 2008

Bachelor of Liberal Studies (International) Travelling Scholarships are only for students selected to participate in official University of Sydney exchange programs.

Up to three scholarships valued at $2000 each may be awarded each semester to assist students enrolled for the degree of Bachelor of Liberal Studies (International) who are proceeding overseas to participate in the University’s Exchange Program.

The scholarships shall be awarded under the following conditions:

1. scholarships shall be awarded annually on the recommendations of the Deans of Arts and Science to students who are Australian citizens or permanent residents;
2. scholarships shall be tenable for one year;
3. scholarships shall be awarded to full-time students who are enrolled in the Bachelor of Liberal Studies (International) course and who are proceeding overseas to participate in the University’s Exchange Program;
4. scholarships shall be awarded on the basis of academic merit by WAM ranking, except that one scholarship each semester shall be made available, if required, to a student who is able to demonstrate a case of genuine financial need;
5. scholarships may not be held by students who have been awarded a CHASS Student Travel Scholarship, A Chancellor’s Committee Scholarship, an International Office Exchange Scholarship, or an International Office Exchange Bursary; and
6. scholarships must be accepted in the year of the award.

Award Conditions

1. Students in receipt of these awards must:
   a) Complete Progress Reports for the benefit of future Sydney exchange students.
   b) Make themselves available as ambassadors to promote the exchange program both at the host university and on return to the University of Sydney.
2. Students who receive a scholarship or bursary from the International Office or another University of Sydney department exceeding $2000, its sole purpose being to support the exchange, will be requested to return the Bachelor of Liberal Studies (International) Travelling Scholarship immediately. Students are not permitted to receive this travelling scholarship and another scholarship/bursary concurrently.
3. Awards are only tenable for the period of exchange study originally applied for in relation to the Travelling Scholarship Application. Students who defer their exchange or withdraw totally from the program will be liable to return some or all of the funding provided. Full details are available from the Faculty of Arts Office.
4. Please note: Award recipients who receive Youth Allowance/Austudy/Abstudy, should take note that according to the guidelines currently being applied by Centrelink, the full value of University awards must be included as ‘assessable income’ except for that portion (if any) which is used for purposes of reimbursement of educational expenses (eg: travel costs and tuition fees). In order to claim an exclusion, Centrelink may require students to produce evidence to show that the relevant portion of their award has been applied in accordance with the relevant exclusion. Students should therefore retain all relevant receipts and documentation. Please contact Centrelink on 13 1021 for more information and to seek further advice.

Download an application here.

The Financial Assistance Office has a number of loan and bursary funds to assist students who experience financial difficulties.

You can apply for assistance at any time of the year from the Financial Assistance Office, to help you cover your essential living and study related expenses.

For more information on advertised bursaries and relevant closing dates see the Financial Assistance Office website