Details of some of the scholarships available to students going on exchange are listed below. Recipients of scholarships are expected to assist the Global Education and Student Exchange team on their return by participating in the Aussie Mate Program and by promoting student exchange.
You are not notified of whether you have been awarded a scholarship until after the closing date for your student exchange application. You cannot rely on having one of these scholarships for the purpose of demonstrating that you have the necessary financial resources to go on exchange.
Student Exchange Scholarships
These scholarships, worth AUD2000 each, are administered by the Global Education and Student Exchange Office, and are awarded to students with the highest academic grades from each faculty. These scholarships are not open to fee-paying international students, postgraduate students, Bachelor of Commerce International students, Bachelor of International Studies students, Bachelor of Science International students or second-time exchange students.
Faculty of Engineering Scholarships
These scholarships take two forms:
- top-up award (AUD700) to the top recipients of a Student Exchange Scholarship
- a Foreign Language Exchange Scholarship (up to AUD4000) for students going on exchange to a university where the language of tuition is not English.
The Faculty also pays the application fee for its undergraduate engineering students applying for a student exchange
International Student Exchange Program Scholarships (DEEWR)
UNSW may be able to apply for Australian Government funding through DEEWR. This funding is available to Australian citizens and Australian permanent residences. Students awarded this scholarship agree that their details can be provided to DEEWR.
UNSW Scholarship Office
The UNSW Scholarships and Loans Office may have travel scholarships that you can apply for. Some are listed below. Applications are made through the Scholarship Office.
- The Farrell International Scholarship
- The Douglas N. Daft International Scholarship
- The Vincent Lo Scholarship
- Boyarsky International Travel Scholarship
Financial assistance from partner universities
Many partner universities offer financial assistance of varying types, such as subsidised accommodation, to UNSW exchange students. For details, please consult the university in question.
Other financial assistance
Many overseas governments and organisations offer scholarships and assistance to students going on exchange. These include Rotary, the Italian government, Baudin Scholarships (France), STA Travel and Community groups. For details, please consult the relevant organisation or country consulate.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) runs several programs to support academic exchange between Germany and other countries. For details, please visit the DAAD website.
OS Help
This financial assistance initiative by the Australian government assists with expenses incurred in overseas study. For further information, visit the OS Help on the main UNSW website.
