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Sydney Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarships Scheme
Up to AUD 60,000 toward tuition
- Study level
- Any
- How to get it
- Automatic on admission, no form
- Deadline
- Your program's application deadline
- Country
- Australia
This scholarship is automatic on admission, so it doesn't have its own deadline — apply by your program's own application deadline. Check the deadline.
Who is eligible
Commencing international students with an unconditional offer for an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree by the relevant round deadline. Assessed automatically on academic merit.
The University of Sydney's headline international award, lifted to AUD 60,000 for 2026. It is applied as a tuition reduction across the degree.
There is no form to complete. Hold an unconditional offer by a round deadline and you are automatically considered on merit. Some students, particularly from India, can hold it alongside a country-specific Sydney scholarship, effectively stacking the support.
Sydney runs the scheme across five value tiers, AUD 60,000, 40,000, 20,000, 10,000 and 5,000, assessed by a three-person committee from Sydney Future Students and Admissions on the strength of the admission application. It is awarded only once, in a student's first year, and is not renewed in later years, though students receiving the award in two instalments must keep a semester average mark of at least 65 with no outstanding fees to receive the second payment. Applications are matched to specific round deadlines across the year rather than a single annual cutoff, so the exact deadline depends on which intake and round a student's offer falls into.
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Sydney Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarships Scheme: common questions
How much is the Sydney Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarships Scheme worth?
Up to AUD 60,000 toward tuition. Amounts and eligibility bands are reviewed every year, so confirm the current value on the official scholarship page before you rely on it.
Do I need a separate application for the Sydney Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarships Scheme?
No. The Sydney Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarships Scheme is applied automatically based on the academic merit of your admission application. There is no separate form.
Scholarship terms change every year. Confirm the current value, eligibility, and deadline on the official page before you apply or rely on this for budgeting.