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Scholarships/students travel grants

All students are advised to regularly check for the latest scholarship details at the Research Office website and International students are advised to look at Sydney University - Scholarships for International Students for information on scholarships.

 

Australian Scholarships is an Australian Government initiative that will double scholarship opportunities in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Australian Scholarships will bring under the one umbrella existing scholarship programmes managed by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) and introduce a new AusAID managed programme - Australian Leadership Awards.

 

A brief overview of each of the component programmes of Australian Scholarships follows:

  • Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) is managed by AusAID. It is an existing programme enabling people from eligible countries to gain higher level knowledge and skills to promote development in their home country.

  • Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) is managed by AusAID. It is a new regional award for the Asia Pacific region that is focused on developing future leaders.

  • Endeavour Programme is managed by DEEWR. It is an existing programme, which has been greatly expanded to develop mutual understanding through study, research and professional development to create international education experiences. Click here for a summary of Endeavour Awards.

For information on some of these and other scholarships follow:

  • International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) are administered by the International Office.  See http://www.usyd.edu.au/fstudent/postgrad/costs/ for more detail. The Australian Government's IPRS programme provides tuition fees and is available to top quality international postgraduate students who wish to enrol in a research degree in Australian universities.  A student must be undertaking study in a subject area identified as part of the University current and emerging research strengths.  Applications are assessed on academic merit and research potential.  In addition to the IRPS, the University of Sydney awards an International Postgraduate Award (IPA) to IPRS holders.  The IPA is a living allowance/stipend scholarship awarded to all IPRS holders.  Applications for the Endeavour IPRS are available during May and August each year and application forms may be downloaded from the University of Sydney International Student Scholarships information website.  The closing date for the Endeavour IPRS is 31 July of the previous year for Semester 1 commencement and 31 December of the previous year for Semester 2 commencement.  All Endeavour IPRS applications will also be considered for the IPA (no separate application is required).  See http://www.backingaustraliasfuture.gov.au/guidelines/documents/scholarship_guide.pdf for specific information on the IPRS - in particular Chapter 4.  
     
  • Endeavour Australia-Asia Postgraduate Student Awards. These awards are for students wishing to undertake a higher degree at an Australian institution or to carry out research in Australia that counts towards a degree program at a home country institution. The focus is on Asia, with an award being made annually to applicants from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.  The award is valued at up to A $50,000 and funds the first year or semester of a program that may last from a semester to three years.
  • Endeavour Europe Awards. These awards are for students wishing to undertake a higher degree at an Australian institution or to carry out research in Australia that counts towards a degree program at a home country institution. Fourteen scholarship awards are available annually to applicants from the EU and one to applicants from Norway, Switzerland and Croatia.  The value of the award is up to A$38,500 and funds the first four months to one year of a Masters degree or PhD.

  • CAS scholarships are advertised by the Research Office in January/February and sometimes again in May.  Applicants must have been offered a place to study at The University of Sydney to be eligible.  The living allowance/stipend is equivalent to the Australian Postgraduate Awards Industry (APAI).

  • Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) are for Australian Citizens.  Applications open in August for commencement in semester 1 of the following year, and close on 31 October. See Research Office for further information.

  • UPA University of Sydney Postgraduate Awards (UPAs) are similar to APAs in terms of tenure and benefits.

  • The Peter Nicol Russell (PNR) Postgraduate Scholarship in Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering is a top-up scholarship for a successful APA or UPA applicant.  Around $9,000 pa annum for the duration of the APA/UPA.

  • Kolling Bequest Travel Grant is administered by the School of AMME.

  • Australian Academy of Science. See http://www.science.org.au/awards/research.htm for details of research support.

  • Top up scholarships to the APAI rate are awarded on merit to those who have a UPA or APA scholarship.


  • Faculty Scholarships (previously called fee Waivers) may be considered for International Students who have been awarded a CAS/Other scholarship.


  • Undergraduate Intern or Vacation Scholarships are sometimes offered in November.  The value is around $5,000.


  • Links to all Postgraudate Scholarships For a comprehensive list of postgraduate scholarships please see here