The International Excellence Scholarship has been established to attract high-performing students to study at the University of Newcastle. This scholarship acknowledges applicants with a strong academic background and provides an ongoing incentive for continued academic achievement.
Scholarships will be awarded to applicants who receive an offer to study in an eligible program and who commence study with the University of Newcastle in Trimester 1, 2025 and beyond
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:
Be an International full-fee paying student.
Be commencing study in an eligible CRICOS-registered undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree priority program at the university (see above for eligible programs).
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.
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.
BENEFIT:
The annual scholarship value is AUD $6000. As a course unit value (based on 10 units), this is AUD $750 per course.
The maximum value would be AU$24,000 over a full-time 4-year degree.
The scholarship will be administered for each term of study in the eligible program(s) as a tuition fee reduction against the number of units required to successfully complete the program of study as specified in the University’s Program Handbook.
RTP Stipend Scholarships at CQ University are funded by the Australian Government. They provide funding allocated to students to assist with their living costs while undertaking a higher research degree.
ELIGIBILITY:
In accordance with the Commonwealth Scholarship Guidelines (Research) 2017, to be eligible for a RTP Scholarship a candidate must be a domestic candidate or an overseas candidate enrolled in an accredited RHD course of study at CQUniversity.
To be eligible for an RTP Stipend a candidate must not be receiving income from another source to support the candidate’s general living costs while undertaking their course of study if that income is greater than 75 per cent of the candidate’s RTP Stipend rate. Income unrelated to the candidate’s course of study or income received for the candidate’s course of study but not for the purposes of supporting general living costs is not taken into account.
To be eligible for a RTP Fees Offset a candidate must not be receiving an equivalent award of scholarship from the Commonwealth designed to offset RHD tuition fees.
Applications must include all necessary supporting documents. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants will need to supply the following supporting documentation:
Written submission
There are no direct applications for RTP Scholarships. Please discuss your interest in an RHD Scholarship with your supervisory team. Prospective applicants will be invited by the School of Graduate Research to complete an application, based on the recommendation of the supervisory team. Applicants will be notified by email when the scholarships have been awarded.
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