Scholarships for asylum seekers
University Humanitarian Scholarships
Limited full-fee undergraduate scholarships for people seeking asylum are available in a number of universities in NSW. Scholarship applications for the 2025 academic year will open around August -November 2024.
Current open scholarships
University of New South Wales (UNSW) – Sanctuary Scholarship
Undergraduate and Masters (Coursework)
Closing 30 Nov 2024.
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) – UTS Humanitarian Scholarship
Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses
Closing 2 Dec 2024.
Sydney University (USYD) – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Humanitarian Scholarships for Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses
Open now. Closes 7 January 2025.
Macquarie University – The Asylum Seeker Sponsorship
Undergraduate
Opens 1 Dec 2024. Closes 11 January 2025.
University of Wollongong – Humanitarian Scholarship
Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Coursework)
Open now. Closes 17 January 2025.
*Please note, Wollongong is outside of the Metropolitan Sydney area.
Australian Catholic University- ACU Refugee Scholarship
Undergraduate
Open Now. Closes 17 January 2025.
University of Notre Dame – Vice Chancellor’s Humanitarian Scholarship
Undergraduate
Open application.