University of Newcastle International Scholarships, Australia,

University of Newcastle International Scholarships, Australia

The South Asia Excellence Scholarship has been established to attract high-performing students to study at the University of Newcastle.

The University of Newcastle, founded in 1965, is a research-intensive university that is placed among the world's Top 200 universities (QS World University Rankings 2023). The University is a public research-intensive university and has campuses in Newcastle (Callaghan and City), Sydney, the Central Coast and Singapore.

The University of Newcastle is one of the more affordable options for study in Australia.The University provides various scholarship opportunities for international students, which can significantly lower the cost of tuition and other study-related expenses.

South Asia Excellence Scholarship
The South Asia Excellence Scholarship has been established to attract high-performing students to study at the University of Newcastle. This is a merit-based scholarship that recognises applicants with a strong academic background and incentives them to continue striving to be the best that they can be. Scholarships will be automatically awarded to students who have received an offer to study in an eligible, non-quota program and who will commence studying with the University of Newcastle.

Key Details:
- Amount: $50,000
- Number available: 100
- Level: Undergraduate or Postgraduate
- Eligibile countries: Citizens of the South Asian counties (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan Sri Lanka.)

Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:
> Hold a passport from an eligble South Asia country, being Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
> Be commencing study in an eligible undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree program at the University (excluding ELICOS, Enabling, Non-Award, Higher Degrees by Research programs and programs delivered at offshore campuses).
> Be an International full-fee paying student.
> Be commencing in an eligible program at an Australian or Online campus as indicated in your Letter of Offer.
> Not be the beneficiary of a separate University scholarship unless prior approval for special dispensation has been obtained from the university.
> Meet all of the financial obligations of a full-fee paying international student, including the full tuition fee and other expenses for the purpose of obtaining your student visa, and in the event that eligibility for the scholarship is not maintained.
> Not be enrolling in an excluded quota program (see selection details).

Scholarship Value
You will be paid AU$1250 per 10 units of study.

The scholarship is valued at AU$10,000 for each year of study under a standard full-time study load of 80 units. The payment will be applied directly to your student account for each term of study in your eligible program(s) as a tuition fee reduction. The amount applied is on a pro rata basis and will be adjusted according to approved reduced study load, credit exemptions, progression or enrolment above full-time study load.

The advertised value of the scholarship and number available are indicative only. The actual value will depend on length of program and ongoing eligibility.

Selection
No application is required for this scholarship. Scholarships are automatically applied for upon application to the University (where eligibility criteria is met). Successful students will receive notification of the value of their scholarship with their offer and should review the full terms and conditions, advising the university if you do not wish to accept. Scholarship offers will be made on the basis of academic merit. All academic merit determinations are determined according to the University’s procedures for determining ATAR and GPA.

Students who do not receive an offer of the scholarship will not be eligible for the scholarship. Internal transfer students who are studying at an Australian or Online campus and were not previously awarded the scholarship will also not be eligible.

Quota programs excluded from this scholarship are:
> Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Diagnostic Radiography)
> Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Nuclear Medicine)
> Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Radiation Therapy)
> Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine
> Bachelor of Oral Health Therapy
> Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
> Bachelor of Podiatry.

The University reserves the right not to award the scholarship.

Deadline: Not Specified