International Student Award

Each applicant will be assessed based on their UNSW Admissions Application. You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate:

• Academic Merit
• Aptitude and commitment to studies

To apply for the UNSW International Student Award applicants must submit a personal statement of no more than 500 words outlining their reasons to study the proposed program at UNSW.

New applicants can upload their personal statement through Apply Online as part of their application.

To be eligible, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be an International Student and
• Be a citizen of an eligible country and
• Be commencing full-time study as a new student on campus^ in a UNSW Diploma, UNSW Undergraduate or Postgraduate coursework program (excluding programs offered by AGSM, UNSW Online, UNSW Canberra, UNSW Foundation Programs, Transition Program Online, any program taught in the Hexamester calendar or Study Abroad students) and
• Must have applied and received an offer of admission* into a UNSW undergraduate or postgraduate degree program and
• Must not be a current student of UNSW (exceptions made for those who have completed an undergraduate program at UNSW and are commencing a postgraduate program)

^Open to students commencing studies online in a program that is usually offered on campus.
*Open to students commencing their studies at UNSW in 2026 or 2027.
*This scholarship cannot be deferred.