The Clissold Scholarship

Highlights

How to apply

Apply Here when applications are open and if you are a domestic student looking to commence undergraduate studies in Semester 1, 2026.

Benefits and Duration

• The Scholarship is valued at $7,000 p.a. and is tenable for the duration of the agreed undergraduate program.
• The Scholarship annual value will be paid in two equal instalments after the census date of each semester. 

Eligibility Requirements

You must:

• be an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, or Australian Permanent Resident.
• have an unconditional offer of admission or be in your first semester of an undergraduate degree within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, or; the University of Sydney Business School 
• be able to demonstrate one or more of the following: 
  • financial disadvantage 
  • carer responsibilities
  • Indigenous Australian 
  • long-term medical condition/disability or ongoing effects of abuse 
  • refugee status  
  • regional or remote disadvantage
  • sole-parent responsibilities
• maintain a minimum Semester Average Mark (SAM) of 65 each semester to continue receipt of the Scholarship
• achieve a Satisfied Requirements grade (SR) if you are undertaking an exchange during the tenure of the Scholarship 

Enrolment Requirements

Selection Criteria

• The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of:
  • Demonstrated needs as outlined in “Eligiblility Requirements”, and;
  • Academic merit
• Up to four scholarships may be offered. Effort will be made to award a scholarship to each discipline: Arts, Social Work, Economics, and Business.
• The Scholarship will be awarded by the DVC (Education) on the nomination of the Head of Scholarships.

Scholarship Funding

This scholarship is donor-funded. 

This scholarship will be offered subject to the availability of funds.

Terms and Conditions

For new scholarships awarded for the year commencing 2026 onwards, please refer to the Coursework Scholarships Terms and Conditions.  

For recipients of this scholarship awarded prior to 2026, where your scholarship payments commenced before 2026, please refer to the terms and conditions issued and agreed to at the time of your acceptance. 

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