Sydney Achievers International Scholarships for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Study in Australia

Sydney Achievers International Scholarships

Course(s) Offered: Any field
Course Level: Undergraduate (bachelors), Postgraduate (masters, PhD)
Provider: University of Sydney
Country to Study in: Australia

Scholarship Description
The University of Sydney takes great pleasure in announcing the Sydney Achievers International Scholarships for new international students commencing at the University.

These prestigious scholarships are aimed at attracting high achieving, academically meritorious, international students to enjoy the ‘Sydney experience’ at one of the finest institutions of higher education in the world.

Eligibility
To be eligible, the following apply:
Undergraduate:

• Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification or an international senior secondary qualification accepted by the University with an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 98* or equivalent.
• Students who have already commenced tertiary studies or students transferring with credit exemptions and/or advanced standing are not eligible. Students completing Foundation Studies Programs are also not eligible.

* For further information on equivalents to Australian Year 12 qualifications and a table showing standard academic requirements for some of these examinations relative to ATAR scores see: Undergraduate entry requirements

Postgraduate:

• Applicants must have completed the equivalent of an Australian Bachelor degree qualification with a minimum high distinction average as based on the Australian grading system.
• Students who have already commenced postgraduate studies or students transferring from other postgraduate programs are not eligible.

Selection Criteria:

• Selection will be based strictly on academic merit as per the University’s admission requirements.
• Selection will be based on actual results (academic and English language proficiency). Predicted/forecast results will not be considered.
• Only applicants with firm, unconditional offers of admission will be considered.
• Selection will be made by the University’s Scholarship Selection Committee, whose decision will be final.

Eligible groups
Citizens of ANY nationality i.e. ALL International Students - Undergraduate and Postgraduate

Participating Institution(s)
University of Sydney, Australia

Field(s) of study
Any undergraduate or postgraduate course/subject area offered at the University

Number of awards
Upto 100 scholarships are available for the undergraduate and postgraduate programs

Sponsorship duration
Three (3) years for Undergraduate programme and one (1) year for masters programme

Scholarship benefits
Undergraduate:
Scholarships of AUD$10,000 each per annum, available for a maximum of three years (total value AUD$30,000), for any Undergraduate program offered at the University of Sydney (subject to the recipient maintaining satisfactory academic progress each year).

Postgraduate:
Scholarships of AUD$10,000 each, available as a one-off award (total value AUD$10,000 each per annum, (ie, $15,000 in total for a 1.5 year program, $20,000 in total for a 2 year program) for any Postgraduate Coursework program offered at the University of Sydney.

No living allowance is payable to recipients of both undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships.

Method of Application
No separate application for a scholarship is necessary.

An Application for Admission into the University of Sydney in 2015 will constitute an application for a scholarship. All applications meeting the selection and eligibility criteria will be automatically considered. Only applicants with unconditional offers of admission will be considered.

Applicants must submit an application for admission and complete supporting documentation (academic and English language proficiency results) in time and receive a firm, unconditional offer from the University of Sydney before the deadline dates below to be considered for a scholarship commencing either Semester 1 or 2 as indicated.

DEADLINES:
The deadline for receipt of applications and complete supporting documentation (academic and English language proficiency results):

• for Semester 1, 2015 is 1st December 2014 (for Round 1) and 15 January 2015 (for Round 2);
• for Semester 2, 2015 is 30th May 2015 (for Round 1) and 19th June 2015 (for Round 2).

Applications received after these deadlines will not be considered.

PLEASE NOTE:
Undergraduate scholarship recipients will need to maintain satisfactory academic progress, which, for the purposes of retaining the scholarship, is defined as maintaining a credit average (at least 65%) or more each year. Failure to do so may result in the scholarship being terminated.

Application Deadline: 30 May / 19 June 2015
Open to International Applicants: Yes

More Scholarship Information and Application (2015 webpage)
More Scholarship Information and Application (scholarship homepage)

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