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Bachelors and honours scholarships for domestic students

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From chemistry and biology to agriculture or psychology scholarships, we have a wide range of options for domestic science students.

This page includes scholarships for both prospective and current domestic students. 

General scholarships

Scholarship Value Eligibility
Australian Wool Education Trust (AWET) Scholarship $3500
  • Honours or master's by coursework student in the Faculty of Science
Automated Proofs for TLA - Vacation Research Internship Program Scholarship $600 p.w. (internship duration)
  • Coursework student
  • Student at the University of Sydney, or another Australian university
  • WAM of at least 80
Deas Thomson Physical Science Scholarship $8,000 p.a. for up to three years
  • Domestic student
  • Recent school leaver
  • Full time in Science undergraduate degree
Various 
  • Domestic student
  • Identify as a woman
  • Commencing a STEM degree or Master of Business Administration (MBA) at an Australian University
Farrand Scholarship - MySydney $8,500 p.a. for up to a maximum of 4 years
  • Domestic student enrolled in a science undergraduate degree
  • Must have applied for admission to your undergraduate degree through UAC
  • When you applied for admission through UAC, you must have resided in an area listed in the bottom 25 per cent of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Socio-Economic Index for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Education and Occupation (IEO)
James Strong – Rip Curl Undergraduate Scholarship $7,500
  • Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • Enrol full time in an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Science
  • Minimum ATAR (or equivalent) of 90 in the NSW HSC
John Coutts Scholarship $7,500
  • Ïã½¶Ö±²¥ing appended honours within Bachelor of Science (Honours), or embedded honours study within the Bachelor of Advanced Studies
  • Achieve the highest grades in the final year of the Bachelor of Science
Josiah and Myra Roberts Scholarship $10,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)
  • Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • Commencing undergraduate student at the Faculty of Science
  • Low socioeconomic background/demonstrate disadvantage or hardship
Nancy Paton Women in Science Scholarship $8,500 p.a. (up to 3 years)
  • Domestic student
  • Female student in undergraduate degree within Faculty of Science
Philip Thomas Collins Scholarship $30,000
  • Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, or a New Zealand Citizen
  • Ïã½¶Ö±²¥ing a full-time honours program
  • Demonstrate financial need via the UAC Equity Scholarship Application
Sir Lionel Hooke Scholarship $7,500
  • High academic achiever
  • Recent high school graduate applying for an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Science
The Holden Family Scholarship Up to $50,000 p.a. (up to 4 years)
  • Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
  • First year undergraduate student
G.S. Caird Scholarship in Science Coursework $20,000 p.a for one year
  • Commencing or current students
  • Full time in undergraduate or postgraduate coursrwork in Faculty of Science
  • Demonstrate via UAC Equity
The Ross Scholarship $7,200 p.a. (up to 4 years)
  • Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • Recent school leaver
  • Unconditional offer of admission into an undergraduate science degree
  • Rural or remote resident
Yim Family Foundation Scholarship Approx. $29,000
  • Dometic students
  • Full-time honours program in chemistry, mathematics, molecular bioscience and/or physics
  • Demonstrate financial need via the 
Walter Burfitt Honours Scholarship  $7,500 for one year
  • Commencing or continuing student
  • Enrolled in an Honours degree in Faculty of Science
Isabel Tangie Science Honours Scholarship $6,500 for one year
  • Female student
  • Commencing or continuing student
  • Enrolled in an Honours degree in Faculty of Science

AJ Shearsby Prize

$200
  • Proficiency in HSC geology
  • Enrolling in geology
Horner Exhibition Scholarship $1000
  • Enrolled in at least 6 credit points of mathematics and statistics units of study in your first year
  • Achieved the highest marks and completed NSW HSC Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics Extension 2 in the previous year
Liversidge Scholarships $5000
  • Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident
  • Completed the HSC or equivalent
  • Minimum ATAR of 95 or equivalent
  • Commencing full-time undergraduate, combined or double degree at the Faculty of Science
Plumian Scholarship $1000
  • Commencing an undergraduate, double or combined degree in the Faculty of Science
  • Minimum ATAR of 95 or equivalent
  • Enrolled in 6 credit points of biological sciences, chemistry, physics or geology in each semester of first year

School of Chemistry

Scholarship Value Eligibility
Rowe Scientific Chemistry Scholarship $6,000 p.a. for one year
  • Enroll full-time in third year undergraduate student majoring in chemistry and in 2 or more CHEM units
  • Completed 96 credit points in undergraduate course
  • Enrolled in CHEM units
George Harris Scholarship in Chemistry Honours $8,500 p.a. (up to 1 year)
  • Domestic student
  • Commencing student in Chemistry Honours degree
  • Demonstrate financial hardship via UAC Equity Scholarship
G S Caird Scholarship in Chemistry $6000 p.a. (up to 2 years)
  • Domestic student
  • Completed 2nd year of a chemistry major
  • Enrolled in full time in the 3rd year of a chemistry major
Walter Moore Honours Scholarships $5,000 p.a. for one year
  • Commencing student in Chemistry Honours degree
  • Completed Chemistry 3000 Level units in final year

School of Geosciences 

Scholarship Value Eligibility
Deas Thomson Scholarships (Geology and Mineralogy) $6,000 p.a. (up to one year)
  • Domestic/international student
  • Unconditional offer of admission in Honours
  • Ïã½¶Ö±²¥ing Geology and/or Mineralogy within the School of Geosciences
Ken Richards Memorial Scholarship in Geosciences Honours $5,000 p.a. (up to 1 year)
  • Domestic/international student
  • Having an unconditional offer of admission in full-time in an Honours degree (Geosciences) within the Faculty of Science

School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Scholarship Value Eligibility
Brian Davey Memorial Soil Science Scholarship $6,000 p.a.
  • Undertaking an honours program and specialising in soil science
Dr John and Mrs Adriana Nell Scholarship in Agriculture $6,000 p.a.
  • Undergraduate student be progressing to the third year in Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Agriculture)
  • Ïã½¶Ö±²¥ing in at least of one listed majors
James Murphy Scholarship $8,500 p.a for 3 years
  • Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, or New Zealand Citizen
  • Recent school leaver and having an unconditional offer of admission in full-time in Bachelor of Agricultural Science or Bachelor of Agricultural Science Honours in the Faculty of Science
  • Catholic
James S Ashton Memorial Scholarship $5,000 p.a.
  • Undergraduate student in agricultural science
McCaughey Memorial Institute Scholarship in Agriculture Approx. $8,000 p.a. for one year
  • Progressing to or enrolled in a full-time honour with an agricultural research topic 
  • Have achieved a WAM of 65 or above, or equivalent in previous tertiary studies
  • Be able to demonstrate financial hardship via the UAC Equity Scholarship Application
Norman Scott Noble Honours Scholarship $5,000 p.a.
  • Undertaking an honours program in agriculture focusing research topic
Roy Frederick Turner Scholarship (Agriculture) $7,500 p.a.
  • Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, or New Zealand Citizen
  • Recent school leaver and having an unconditional offer of admission in full-time in Bachelor of Agricultural Science in the Faculty of Science
  • Demonstrate financial need
The Kristina Hacket Memorial Scholarship $6,000 p.a. 
  • Domestic/international female student
  • unconditional offer of admission or being currently enrolled full-time in an Honours degree in the fields of agriculture and animal sciences

School of Mathematics and Statistics

George Allen Scholarship in Mathematics Honours $2,500
  • Current or commencing student
  • Full time in Honours in Mathematics and Statistics 
K E Bullen Scholarships $7,500
  • Domestic/international student
  • Enrolled full-time in Honours degree 
  • Completed specified Mathematics units of study
Barker Scholarship No. I for Intermediate Mathematics $750
  • Domestic/international student
  • Enrolled full-time in an undergraduate Science degree 
  • Completed specified Mathematics units of study
Barker Scholarship No. II for Junior Mathematics $750
  • Domestic/international student
  • Enrolled full-time in an undergraduate Science degree 
  • Completed specified Mathematics units of study
K E Bullen Mathematics Access Scholarship Max. $6,000
  • Commencing or current student undertaking high school studies 
  • Enrolled in UG non-award units
  • Outstanding academic results within mathematics and statistics
Mrs. Elva Rae Talented Mathematics Undergraduate Scholarship $2,500 p.a. (up to 2 years)
  • Domestic/international student
  • Female student
  • Having an unconditional offer of admission and enrolled full-time/solely in a Science undergraduate degree
Farrand Scholarship in Mathematical Sciences $2,500 for two years
  • Domestic student
  • Recent school leaver/commencing student
  • Full time in Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences degree
Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences Scholarship Max. total of $10,000 p.a. for up to three years
  • Domestic student
  • Recent school leaver/commencing student
  • Full time in Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences degree

School of Physics

Scholarship Value Eligibility
CSIRO Next Generation Graduates Program in Emerging Technology $10,000 p.a. 
  • Domestic student
  • Have an unconditional offer of admission in a full-time Honours-level studies in a field related to quantum technology at The University of Sydney
  • Must not be in full-time employment
  • Must meet the requirements for CSIRO Student affiliate onboarding where applicable (e.g., satisfy National Police Check)
Edna Briggs Scholarship in Physics $6,000 for one year
  • Enrolled full-time in second year in an undergraduate Science degree
  • Enrolled in at least 12 credit points of 2000 level Physics units of study
  • Achieved the highest average mark 12 credit points of Physics units
Summer Vacation Scholarship in Computational Materials $3,840 for 8 weeks
  • Domestic student
  • Current enrolled full time and completed the third or honours year of Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies 
  • Third or honours year must have been in the area of physics or chemistry
The Malcolm Turki Memorial Scholarship $7,500 p.a. for one year
  • Australian citizen
  • Commencing or current student in Physics honours degree 
  • Have completed a Physics major
  • Demonstrate financial need via the UAC  

School of Psychology

Scholarship Value Eligibility
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Undergraduate Psychology Scholarship $10,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)
  • Domestic student
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island student
  • Psychology student within Faculty of Science  
Sally Andrews Honours Scholarship in Psychology $7,000 p.a. (up to 1 year)
  • Domestic student
  • Unconditional offer of admission into an Honours degree
  • Currently enrolled full-time in the Bachelor of Psychology Honours within the Faculty of Science
  • Demonstrate financial hardship via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) Equity Scholarship application

Sydney School of Veterinary Science

Scholarship Value Eligibility
Sydney School of Veterinary Sciences Undergraduate Equity Scholarship $15,000 p.a. (for the first 3 years)
  • Domestic student
  • Commencing full-time study in the Bachelor of Veterinary Biology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine 
  • Demonstrate low socio-economic status via EAS
The Jean and Ray Blencowe Scholarship Approx. $1,700
  • Top achiever in the HSC
  • Enrol in a Bachelor of Veterinary Biology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
The William Cooper and Nephews' Scholarship $5000 p.a. for one year
  • Top achiever in the HSC
  • Have unconditional offer of admission full-time to a Bachelor of Veterinary Biology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree
Alexander Donald Scholarship $5000 p.a. for one year
  • Full-time in a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Animal and Veterinary Bioscience) or Bachelor of Veterinary Biology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student
  • Achieved the highest mark in the NSW HSC
  • Sydney Grammar School graduate