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Scholarships, Early Entry & Leadership Programs
Scholarships
Explore the different scholarships on offer across each of the universities in Sydney. We encourage you to apply for all scholarships your are eligible for. You have got to be in it to win it!
Popular Caringbah Scholarships
The below scholarships are very popular for Caringbah High School students and always attract a large number of applicants. These scholarships are a mixture of both academic / high achiever scholarships and "all-rounder" scholarships.
UTS Co-op Scholarship - Accounting / Business
UTS Women in Engineering & IT Scholarship
USYD Dalyell Scholars Program - by invitation ONLY (applications not required)
Transport for NSW Scholarships & Cadetships (STEM)
Macquarie University Co-op Scholarship
UOW Dean Scholar - relevant for all faculties
ADF Education Award - by invitation ONLY (offered as part of the recruitment process)
WSU Vice Chancellors Leadership Scholarship
UNSW Jack Beale Scholarship - Engineering
University Scholarships Pages...
Each university will have a Scholarships page for students to explore their options and determine the scholarships they are eligible for. There are also a number of specific faculty scholarships available, however, the number of scholarships available will vary quite dramatically between faculties.
University Programs
- USYD: Sydney Scholars Program
- USYD: E12 Early Entrance Program - Now managed through UAC as part of SRS
- Western U: The Academy - Global Leaders Program
- UNSW: The Co-op Scholarship Program
- UNSW: Guaranteed Entry
- USYD: Guaranteed ATAR
- UNSW: The Faculty of Engineering Admission Scheme
- UNSW: Bachelor of Information Systems Admissions Scheme
- UNSW: Built Environment Portfolio Alternate Entry Scheme
- UTS: Year 12 Bonus Points Engineering Questionnaire
- Macquarie: Leaders and Achievers Program
- ACU: Community Achievers Program
- ACU: Passion for Business Program
- ACU: Passion for Law Program
- UOW: Early Admissions Program
- Notre Dame: Early Offer Program
- UNE: Early Entry Program
- ANU: Tuckwell Scholarship
Early Offer & Direct ENtry Programs
University Programs
- ANU Early Admissions / Direct Entry - Early conditional offer
- WSU True Reward Early Admission
- UOW Early Admissions
- Notre Dame Early Admissions
- ACU Community Achievers Program Early Admissions
- USYD E12 (EAS - Financial Disadvantage Applicants ONLY)
- Macquarie University Leaders and Achievers Program
- UAC (School Recommendation Scheme)
Questions to Consider for Applications and Interviews
- Tell us a bit about yourself - your family, your interests, your school achievements, leadership experience and extracurricular activities.
- Which of these skills would help you in your chosen study area at University?
- Why did you apply for early entry / scholarship / leadership program?
- What can you offer the University in terms of being involved in university life?
- How are you going to take a proactive approach to your university study and career preparation / management?
- Do you have anything to ask or anything else you want to tell us?
What were some of the tricky questions that were thrown in the mix in 2015???
- How would you find a needle in a haystack? TRUE STORY!
- What are your study habits and how do you manage your time?
- Who is your role model and why?
- How best do you work in a competitive environment?
There is a trend leading towards "out there" problem solving questions and personal reflection questions. Knowing your WHY (why this course, why this university, why now), are important and fundamental questions to ask yourself before beginning your preparations.. You will receive a lot more information about this over the coming weeks!