FAQs for Scholarships

International Scholarships are automatically assessed at time of admission application and students will not be required to apply separately for a scholarship.

If you would like to apply for an external scholarship these are not administered by the University and you will need to contact the organisations directly. To access external scholarship information please go to The Good Universities Guide.

No application is necessary. All new applications to the University will be automatically considered for a scholarship. Short-listing will be carried out 5-6 times each year. All short-listed candidates will be notified and requested to provide a personal statement in support of their application indicating how they believe the scholarship will assist them with their studies and in their future careers. Successful applicants will be notified via email by the University. 

For external scholarships, please check the scholarship deadlines carefully and ensure you submit your application and supporting documentation by the dates listed. 

Scholarships are limited and are granted on a first-come-first-served basis until filled. Your scholarship will be confirmed after you have satisfied all conditions, accepted your offer and all required payments are made. You are advised to accept your offer and the scholarship as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Your scholarship is only valid for the intake specified on your offer letter.

The Vice Chancellor Academic Excellence Scholarships are open until all scholarships have been filled for the session. A limited number of scholarships are available for each year.  Applicants are advised to accept both the scholarship and admission offers as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. 

Applications are assessed using the information included in your application for admission and supporting documents. Scholarships are awarded on academic merit and on a competitive basis. The academic requirement may vary from country to country due to the different grading systems used in each country. 

If you meet the eligibility for an International Scholarship, the scholarship information will be outlined in the first page of your Letter of Offer for Admission. 

For Vice Chancellor Academic Excellence Scholarships, successful candidates will be notified separately via email and will be advised that the VC Excellence Scholarship replaces their WSI Multi-Year Scholarship offer. 

You may be offered (“awarded”) more than one scholarship but you are not permitted to use (“hold”) more than one scholarship that contributes to tuition fees at the same time. 

 In the case you are awarded two University scholarships, you will retain the higher value scholarship. For example, the University may initially offer you the Western Sydney International – Undergraduate ($6,000) Scholarship and then later advise you to have been successful in obtaining the Vice-Chancellor's Academic Excellence Undergraduate Scholarship, in this instance, you would only retain the latter. Scholarship recipients are not allowed to hold more than one scholarship that contributes to their tuition fees. 

External Scholarships – Each award has different rules and conditions. Scholarships that are sponsored by external party will often include a condition that prevents a student from holding another, similar scholarship.  You should check the rules of the scholarship/s for which you are awarded to see if there are any conditions attached.   

Exceptions – If your additional scholarship is to fund living expenses, study materials or equipment, or other costs outside of your university fees, you can maintain this secondary scholarship in addition to your fee-based scholarship.   

Future study – the above rules apply to holding multiple scholarships at the same time, this does not preclude you from receiving another scholarship in the future. For example, you could hold one scholarship for your undergraduate degree and another for your postgraduate degree. 

To accept the university-funded scholarship offer, you simply need to complete and return the scholarship recipient agreement, as well as the admission acceptance form to International Admission Team by the indicated acceptance deadline. 

Scholarships will not be granted to candidates who accept their offer after the scholarship acceptance deadline (if applicable). 

Yes, you will be considered for the Vice Chancellor Academic Excellence Scholarship if you are shortlisted, and you will be requested to provide a personal statement for final selection. 

Yes, you are allowed to accept the Vice Chancellor Academic Excellence Scholarship offer. But your acceptance to the Western Sydney International Scholarship will become invalid. 

If you are considering a full scholarship, you should find out more about the Australia Awards Scholarship. This scholarship is funded by the Australian Government. 

No, you must pay the deposit in full upon accepting your offer for admission, so that a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) can be issued for your visa application.

If you defer your commencement your application will be reassessed against the eligibility criteria for the new commencement date. Scholarships are not automatically deferred to the next commencement date.  

You will be able to check your fees and payment by logging into My Student Records and clicking Charges and Payments.

The fee amount shown on the Letter of Offer for admission is the indicative annual tuition fee. The University reserves the rights to increase tuition fees each year. 

All international scholarships offered by the university will contribute to tuition fee by allocating the scholarship value to the awardee’s fee account. No cash can be given, and the scholarship value cannot be transferred to a bank account. 

There is no scholarship funded by the university available for currently enrolled international students at this stage.

All scholarships recipients are expected to enrol 40 credit points per semester or 20 credit points per quarter.  

If you are unable to enrol 40cps in a Semester Session or 20cps in a Quarter Session due to academic reasons, please apply for Reduce Study Load via WesternNow and indicate you are a scholarship student. RSL application form: Service Catalogue - Student Portal (service-now.com) 

No separate application is required to be submitted to the International Scholarship Team. The International Scholarship Team will be notified once your RSL application is approved by the university. 

The International Scholarship Team will assess your RSL request and you will be notified by email about the scholarship decision within two weeks your RSL application is approved by the university. 

You will be placed on a scholarship probation or your scholarship will be terminated.

Academic progression requirements relating to your scholarship are outlined in the terms and conditions of your scholarship which you have declared that you have read before signing the scholarship agreement. It is your responsibility to understand the Academic progression requirements relating to your scholarship. 

If you do not make satisfactory academic progress, your scholarship will be reviewed and you may be placed on probation or terminated. If your scholarship is to be put on probation or terminated, we will send a notification email to your student email account. 

No, your scholarship will not be re-instated if you do not submit a special consideration request with supporting documents within 2 weeks of your scholarship termination. 

Western Sydney University uses a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) to measure the academic performance of individual students. GPA calculator can be found here: Grade Point Average (GPA) Calculator | Western Sydney University 

Apart from obtaining the university’s approval, you must also seek scholarship approval for Leave of Absence (LoA). You are required to submit your request to the scholarship team and provide LoA approval and reasons to internationalscholarships@westernsydney.edu.au

The International Scholarship Team will assess your LoA request and you will be notified by email about the scholarship decision within two weeks from when your LoA request is received by the International Scholarship Team. 

If approved, your scholarship can be suspended (on hold) for up to 1 year and your scholarship will be extended to a maximum of up to 1 year. 

You will need to submit a program transfer application in WesternNow and indicate you are a scholarship student. The International Scholarship Team will be notified and will assess your application. The scholarship decision will be outlined in the offer letter of the new program. 

No separate application is required to be submitted to the International Scholarship Team. 

Subjects taken at Sydney City Campus or any other partnering campuses will not be covered by your scholarship.

The scholarship does not cover any study at Sydney City Campus, so if you change to Sydney City Campus the scholarship will be terminated. 

All international scholarship students are expected to enrol in 40 credit points. Students who enrol in less than 40 credit points must apply and be approved to enrol in a reduced study load. Scholarship eligibility must be sought for students on an approved reduced study load. If approved,  students are allowed to keep their scholarship, however scholarship payment will be postponed until the credit point requirement is met. 

Students who have been granted advanced standing based on prior studies, credit points based on advanced standing will not be included in the calculation of minimum credit point requirements. 

Your scholarship payment will be postponed as the credit point of the subject with ‘W’ grade will not be included as meeting the credit point requirements. However, if you make up the credit point in the Summer session before the next scholarship payment is due this will not affect your next scholarship payment. 

If you are in dire financial need, please contact the Student Welfare Officer at your campus to inquire about an emergency loan which can provide more immediate financial relief. To find out more information, visit  Financial Support | Western Sydney University 

No, all re-admission applicants are not eligible to be considered for the university funded scholarship, because their previous enrolment was discontinued while on a scholarship.  

No, all scholarship payments must be used to offset the following session’s tuition fee. 

The University reserves the rights to reverse all unspent scholarship value recorded in the student’s Fee Account. 

Scholarship will be terminated if there is no evidence to show the student has been granted approval for a Leave of Absence. 

Should you have further questions, please join our Q&As zoom session held every Monday (1pm to 1:30pm Sydney Time), to receive the information during the session. 

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