University of Newcastle Scholarships For International Students

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The University of Newcastle is a public university in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1965, it has a primary campus in the Newcastle suburb of Callaghan. The university also operates campuses in Central Coast, Singapore, Newcastle City in the Hunter, and Sydney the University of Newcastle in 2024 ranks in the top 201-250 Universities worldwide. The University of Newcastle Ranking 2022-2023 is #19 in the Best Global Universities in Australia/New Zealand. It ranks #110 in the QS World University Rankings 2024.

The University of Newcastle offers a range of scholarships for international students wishing to undertake undergraduate or postgraduate studies. We provide a range of scholarships up to AUD$60,000, depending on your degree and duration of study. Scholarships for international students cover the cost of tuition fees and, in some cases, include the cost of compulsory overseas student health coverage.

University of Newcastle

South Asia Excellence Scholarship

Establishment

This merit-based scholarship recognises applicants with a solid academic background and incentives them to strive to be the best they can be.

Students eligible for this scholarship will be citizens of the following South Asian countries:

  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • India
  • Maldives
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka.
Amount$50,000
Number available100

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:

  1. Hold a passport from an eligible South Asian country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, or Sri Lanka.
  2. Commence study in an eligible undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree program at the university (excluding ELICOS, Enabling, Non-Award, Higher Degrees by Research programs and programs delivered at offshore campuses).
  3. Be an International full-fee paying student.
  4. As indicated in your Letter of Offer, be commencing in an eligible program at an Australian or Online campus.
  5. Only be the beneficiary of a separate University scholarship if prior approval for special dispensation has been obtained from the university.
    Quota programs excluded from this scholarship are:
  6. Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Diagnostic Radiography)
  7.  Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Nuclear Medicine)
  8. Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Radiation Therapy)
  9. Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine
  10. Bachelor of Oral Health Therapy
  11. Physiotherapy (Honours)
  12. Bachelor of Podiatry.

Benifits

You will be paid AU$1250 per 10 units of study.

The scholarship is valued at AU$10,000 for each year of study under a standard full-time study load of 80 units. The payment will be applied directly to your student account for each term of study in your eligible program(s) as a tuition fee reduction. The amount applied is pro rata and will be adjusted according to approved reduced study load, credit exemptions, progression, or enrolment above full-time study load.

Selection

No requirement for application for this scholarship.

Scholarships are automatically applied 

Successful students will receive notification of the value of their scholarship with their offer and should review the full terms and conditions, advising the university if you do not wish to accept.

Margaret Illukol Trust Health Scholarship

Donor

Rotary International District 9670 Inc

The Margaret Illukol Company Ltd has honored Margaret’s life by establishing equity scholarships with the University of Newcastle for students in human health studies. The scholarship intends to support students who have an equity and financial need. Rotary or the University may invite successful recipients to assist in promoting the scholarships to future applicants.

For the purpose of this scholarship, approved programs are (including Honours):

  • Bachelor of Biomedical Science
  • Health Science
  • Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science
  • Midwifery
  • Bachelor of Medical Science
  • Doctor of Medicine
  • Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Nursing
  • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
  • Oral Health Therapy
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Bachelor of Podiatry
  • Psychological Science
  • Bachelor of Social Work
  • Speech Pathology.

Eligibility

  1. To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:
  2. Be enrolled in any year (including Honours) of one of the approved health studies programs listed for this scholarship with the University of Newcastle.
  3.  enrolled in full-time or part-time.
  4. Demonstrate academic progress with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher and maintain this for the duration of the scholarship.
  5. Be in financial need.
  6. You may demonstrate the impact of additional educational disadvantages such as carer, sole parent, long-term medical condition/disability, ongoing effects of abuse, regional/remote disadvantage, English Language difficulty, Indigenous, or Refugee.

Required Documentation

Required documents will be present on the ‘Your Documents’ page of your application. The application portal accepts PDF only. A maximum of 3 PDFs smaller than 5 MB can be added per document type upload field.

  1. A personal statement (approx. 1 A4 page) outlining your academic achievements, career aspirations in the relevant area of study, and how this scholarship would assist you. This statement will cover all scholarships you are submitting for.

Benefit

The scholarship provides a maximum benefit of $15,000 over the full scholarship tenure.

You will receive $5000 each year, paid as installments of $2500 following semester one and two census dates, usually in April and September.

Selection

Selection is a competitive process and will be based on the assessment of the scholarship application and any required supporting documents.

College of International Education International Pathways Scholarship

Establishment

This scholarship began as an International Pathway Scholarship for eligible students entering the University of Newcastle. It applies to students who have completed an applicable pathway program (Foundation Studies, Degree Transfer, Degree Transfer Extended, and Pre-Master’s Program) at the College of International Education and will progress to their undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree program.
Scholarships will be automatically awarded to students who have progressed as per the terms of their letter of offer into an eligible program of study at the University.

Eligible programs include those offered by the following Schools:

  • School of Creative Industries
  • School of Education
  • Newcastle Business School
  • School of Humanities & Social Science
  • Architecture & Built Environment
  • School of Electrical Engineering & Computing
  • Engineering
  • School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy
  • Environment & Life Sciences
  • School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
  • Psychology.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:

  1. Be an International full-fee paying student.
  2. Have completed Foundation Studies, Degree Transfer, Degree Transfer Extended or Pre-Master’s Program at the University of Newcastle College of International Education as part of a packaged offer into the University.
  3. Be commencing an eligible undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree program at the University. Please note, this excludes ELICOS, Enabling, Non-Award, Higher Degrees by Research and quota-limited programs.
  4. Not be the beneficiary of a separate University scholarship unless prior approval for special dispensation has been obtained from the university.
  5. Meet all of the financial obligations of a full-fee paying international student, including the full tuition fee and other expenses for the purpose of obtaining your student visa, and in the event that eligibility for the scholarship is not maintained.

Program excluded from this scholarship are:

  • Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Diagnostic Radiography)
  • Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Nuclear Medicine)
  • Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Radiation Therapy)
  • Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine
  • Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours)
  • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)
  • Oral Health Therapy
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)
  • Physiotherapy (Honours)
  • Bachelor of Podiatry.

Also excluded from selection are:

  • Students who have not completed their eligible program at the College of International Education.
  • Australian or Online campus students were not previously awarded the scholarship.

The University reserves the right not to award the scholarship.

Benefit

The advertised value above is indicative.
The scholarship benefit is a 10% fee reduction for each year of remaining study under a full-time study load, apportioned over each course taken.
The fee reduction will be determined depending on individual course enrolment for each eligible term of study and generally equates to approximately AU$ 350-500 per 10 units of study (indicative-only).

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