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Scholarships

Pre-Masters Scholarship
If you’re an outstanding new international student to UNSW College and demonstrate your commitment to cultural advancement, sporting achievements, or community leadership, the 2024 Pre-Masters Scholarship may be for you.

This is a merit-based scholarship that rewards your talents and offers up to AU$5,000 towards your tuition fees.

Eligibility

Scholarships ranging from AU$2,500 - AU$5,000 will be made available to students from each of the following countries or regions*:

• Mainland China
• South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka)
• North Asia (Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, South Korea, Taiwan)
• Mekong (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam)
• Indonesia
• South-East Asia (Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore)
• Middle East, Pakistan & Africa
• Australia and New Zealand

* Based on the residential address from which a student submits an application

To be eligible to apply for the 2024 Pre-Masters Scholarship, students must:

• Be from one of the above regions.
• Hold an unconditional offer or an offer packaged with a UNSW College English program for the Pre-Masters Program May 2024 intake and submit their scholarship application no later than 18 March 2024. 

Or

• Hold an unconditional offer or an offer packaged with a UNSW College English program for the Pre-Masters Program August 2024 intake and submit their scholarship application no later than 8 July 2024.

Students who have already accepted their offer for the Pre-Masters Program are eligible to apply, but if they are awarded the 2024 Pre-Masters Scholarship, they must rescind any other UNSW College scholarship (other than the International Student Award).

Selection criteria
Applicants must:

• Meet the eligibility requirements as outlined above.
• Nominate the country or region in which they are applying for the scholarship.
• Provide a scholarship application statement of no more than 500 words, outlining:
  • Reasons for applying for the Pre-Masters Program.
  • Why they have chosen to study their preferred degree at UNSW.
  • Their participation in extra-curricular activities, including participation in cultural, sporting and leadership activities.

If there are two candidates of equal standing, then they may be invited to attend an interview to determine their suitability. A panel consisting of the respective Regional Manager, Head of Student Recruitment and Head of Admissions and Student Systems (or their delegates) will determine which student will receive the scholarship in accordance with the eligibility criteria outlined above. The panel’s decision will be final.