Honours scholarships

Domestic student scholarships

Browse scholarships for students taking an honours year - whether it's embedded in your undergraduate degree, or a standalone/appended program.

To find a scholarship that works for you, expand the relevant category and click on the scholarship title links. Alternatively, you can browse the full list of honours scholarships in the table below.

This page includes scholarships for both prospective and current students.

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
State Super Academic Scholarship	$16,000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Enrolled as a postgraduate student Have an idea for research into innovative solutions for superannuation	12 October 2020	31 December 2020
University of Sydney Honours Scholarship	$6000	Student applying for honours	1 September 2020	11 January 2021
Diana Inglis Carment Scholarship	$5000	Commencing full-time honours in the Bachelor of Design in Architecture	December 2020	January 2021
JW and BK Elkins Architectural Scholarship	$1500	Completion of the Bachelor of Design in Architecture Continuing to honours	December 2020	January 2021
Kerkyasharian and Kayikian Fund for Armenian Studies	TBC	Honours, master's by research or PhD student or academic affiliate in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sydney Conservatorium of Music or Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning Undertaking research in 19th century or earlier Armenian studies Applying for project or activity funding	19 October 2020	15 December 2020
Carlyle Greenwell Research Scholarship	Up to $10,000	Honours, Master of Arts (Research), MPhil or PhD student in the Department of Archaeology	23 October 2020	12 November 2020
Emilie M Schweitzer Scholarship in French and Germanic Studies	$8000	Enrol in French and Francophone studies or Germanic studies at honours level Minimum WAM of 70	3 July 2020	17 July 2020
Hugh Clarke Research Travel Grant	$2000	Enrolled in Japanese studies Travelling to an approved destination	1 July 2019	7 August 2019
John Frazer Scholarship	$5000 (honours) and $8500 (master's)	Enrolled in a BA (Hons), BA/BAS (Hons), BAS (Hons) or master's by research at the Department of History, School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry Willing to research in the field of history	5 May 2020	18 June 2020
Judith Russell Ryan Scholarships in Memory of Signora Tedeschi	$2500	Italian honours student	1 December 2020	15 February 2020
Lucy Firth Equity Honours Scholarship	$5000 pa	Undergraduate Philosophy students Demonstrate disadvantage or hardship	12 November 2020	1 February 2021
Norman Haire Fund for Sexology Studies	TBC	Australian citizen or permanent resident, or New Zealand citizen Honours, master's by research or PhD student, or academic affiliate Researching sexology	23 April 2020	3 June 2020
Peter Lawrence Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Enrolled in the Department of Anthropology in an Honours, Master of Arts (Research), Master of Philosophy, or PhD degree Be applying for funding to be used for the specified research project only	9 July 2020	5 August 2020
Raymond L Debus Scholarship	$5000 or $8500	Domestic student Studying education	3 September 2020	17 September 2020
Scholarship for Research Addressing Social and Economic Disadvantage	$5000	Student studying the Bachelor of Economics honours year, Master of Economics or Master of Economic Analysis	27 April 2020	28 May 2020
The Chinese Studies Alumni Bursary	$1000	University of Sydney Chinese studies student, or a Chinese partner university student undertaking approved study	22 April 2020	15 May 2020
The Politis Family Scholarship in Modern Greek and/or Byzantine Studies	$2000	Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework student Studying Modern Greek or Byzantine studies	10 August 2020	30 September 2020
The T M Hsiao Scholarship	$1500	Chinese studies student planning to study honours	15 June 2020	30 July 2020
United States Studies Centre Travel Support Scheme - Honours	See page details	See page details	15 April 2020	4 June 2020
Canon Honours Scholarship	$6000	Enrolling in a business honours program with marketing specialisation	N/A	N/A
Continuing Undergraduate Merit Scholarship	$6000	Undergraduate coursework or honours student Completed at least one year of study	N/A	N/A
Finance Honours Scholarship	$5000	Commencing an honours year in finance	N/A	N/A
International Business Scholarship in Honours	$6000	Enrol into an international business honours program Minimum WAM of 75 in undergraduate international business units	TBC	TBC
RJ Chambers Honours Scholarship	Up to $10,000	Fourth year honours student in the Discipline of Accounting	TBC	TBC
Robert R Sterling Distinguished Honours Scholarship in Accounting	$10,000	Student planning to take an honours year in accounting	TBC	TBC
The Gilles Kryger Honours Scholarship in Finance	$15,000	Commencing Finance Honours IV	N/A	N/A
The Phillip Noel Hartley Smith Distinguished Honours Scholarship	$6000	Honours student in the University of Sydney Business School Dissertation topic on business ethics or business history	TBC	TBC
Westbrook and Jessie Anstice Honours Scholarship in Business	$7000	Enrolling in honours at the Business School	N/A	N/A
Engineering Vacation Research Internship Program Scholarship	$500 p/w (based on advertised duration of the program)	Students studying an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework engineering degree Enrolled at University of Sydney or another Australian university	April 2021 TBC	May 2021 TBC
School of Project Management Undergraduate Honours Scholarship	$6000	Bachelor of Project Management graduate Enrol into a Bachelor of Project Management (Honours)	16 November 2020	8 February 2021
Yim Family Foundation Scholarship - Engineering Vacation Research Program	$500 p/w (based on advertised duration of the Engineering Vacation Research Internship Program project)	Students studying an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework engineering degree Enrolled at University of Sydney	April 2021 TBC	May 2021 TBC
Douglas and Lola Douglas Scholarship in Health Sciences (Occupational Therapy)	Various	Domestic honours student in Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)	14 August 2020	27 November 2020
Douglas and Lola Douglas Scholarship in Health Sciences (Physiotherapy)	Various	Domestic honours student in third-year Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy)	14 August 2020	27 November 2020
Douglas and Lola Douglas Scholarship in Health Sciences (Speech Pathology)	Various	Domestic honours student in third-year Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology)	14 August 2020	27 November 2020
Women's Plans Foundation Award	$1000	Domestic student studying an honours or postgraduate nursing course Interested in reproductive health in third world countries	5 July 2019	27 September 2019
AINSE Honours Scholarship	$5000	Enrolled in an honours degree Research project must involve the use of ANSTO facilities or data	1 December 2020	15 February 2021
Brian Davey Memorial Soil Science Scholarship	$2500	Undertaking an honours program or specialising in soil science	N/A	Mid-January 2021
Faculty of Science Honours Relocation Scholarships	$6000	Commencing honours student enrolling full-time Completed an undergraduate degree at a university overseas, interstate or in rural or remote NSW	12 October 2020	17 January 2021
Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC) Undergraduate Scholarship	Varies	Australian citizen or permanent resident Honours student in the Faculty of Science Endorsed by a Research Supervisor Willing to undertake research into primary industry and, in particular, grains.	TBC	TBC
Honours Scholarship for Excellence in Functional Genomics	$8000	Enrolled in or commencing a full-time honours with the School of Life and Environmental Sciences Willing to undertake research in the area of whole genome CRISPR gene editing Demonstrate an excellent understanding of molecular biology, genetics, and/or genomics	TBC	TBC
John Coutts Scholarship	$7500	Studying the Bachelor of Science (Honours), or embedded honours study within the Bachelor of Advanced Studies Achieve highest grades in third and final year of the Bachelor of Science	N/A	Mid-January 2021
McCaughey Memorial Institute Scholarship in Agriculture	$7500	Progressing to or enrolled in a full-time honour with an agricultural research topic Have achieved a WAM of 75 or above, or equivalent Be able to demonstrate financial hardship	12 October 2020	17 January 2021
Norman Scott Noble Honours Scholarship	$4000	Undertaking an honours program in agriculture	N/A	Mid-January 2021
Norman Matheson Student Support Award (Honours)	$7500	Progressing to a full-time honours program in agriculture Demonstrate financial hardship	12 October 2020	17 January 2021
Philip Thomas Collins Scholarship	$25,000	Studying a full-time honours program in the Faculty of Science Demonstrate financial need	12 October 2020	17 January 2021
School of Physics Honours Scholarship	$3000	Enrolled in physics honours Completed a major in physics Achieved a result of at least a distinction in senior physics	2021	2021
The Malcolm Turki Memorial Scholarship	$1700	Australian citizen Commencing an honours year in the School of Physics Have completed a major in physics at the time of application Demonstrate financial hardship	3 July 2020	20 September 2020
Walter Moore Honours Scholarships	$1200	Enrolled in honours at the School of Chemistry Demonstrate financial need	18 November 2020	1 March 2021
Yim Family Foundation Scholarship	$25,000	Studying a full-time honours program in chemistry, mathematics, molecular bioscience and/or physics Demonstrate financial need	12 October 2020	17 January 2021