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
University of Sydney Honours Scholarship	$6000	Student applying for honours in Semester 1 or Semester 2, 2022	1 September 2021	7 January 2022
Diana Inglis Carment Scholarship	$5000	Commencing the Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours) degree	TBC	TBC
JW and BK Elkins Architectural Award	$1500	Completion of the Bachelor of Design in Architecture Continuing to honours	TBC	TBC
Carlyle Greenwell Research Scholarship	Up to $20,000	Honours, Master of Arts (Research), MPhil or PhD student in Archaeology	15 May 2023	9 June 2023
Emilie M Schweitzer Scholarship in French and Germanic Studies	Up to $8000	Studying French and Francophone or Germanic Studies	16 February 2023	9 March 2023
James S Ashton Memorial Scholarship	$4000	Undergraduate student in agricultural science	N/A	March 2023
John Frazer Scholarship	$5000 (honours) and $8500 (master's or PhD)	Enrolled in a BA (Hons), BA/BAS (Hons), BAS (Hons), master's by research or PhD in School of Humanities Conducting research in history	14 February 2023	13 March 2023
John Rector Scholarship in Jewish Studies	Up to $,4000 p.a. (for up to 1 year)	Full-time student in an Honours, Master of Arts, Master of Philosophy or PhD Undertaking Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish studies	4 July 2022	29 July 2022
Judith Russell Ryan Scholarships in Memory of Signora Tedeschi	$5,000	Italian honours student	15 December 2022	9 February 2023
Lucy Firth Equity Honours Scholarship	$5,000 p.a.	Philosophy honours student Demonstrate financial hardship	23 February 2023	23 March 2023
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	3 May 2023	13 June 2023
Peter Lawrence Memorial Scholarship	TBC	Enrolled in Anthropology in an Honours, Master of Arts (Research), MPhil or PhD degree Applying for specified research project funding	19 April 2023	16 May 2023
Raymond L Debus Scholarship	$5000 or $8500	Domestic student Studying or conducting research in education	10 November 2022	7 December 2022
The Chinese Studies Alumni Bursary	$3,000	University of Sydney Chinese studies student intending to undertake in-country study program in China or Taiwan Chinese partner university student intending to undertake units in Chinese Studies at the University of Sydney	28 November 2022	16 January 2023
The James Coutts Scholarship	$7,500 p.a. (up to 1 year)	Enrolled full-time in a honours year in English within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences	22 February 2023	22 March 2023
The Politis Family Scholarship in Modern Greek and/or Byzantine Studies	$5,500	Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework student in FASS Studying modern Greek or Byzantine studies	23 March 2023	20 April 2023
The T M Hsiao Scholarship	$5,000	Completed a major in Chinese Studies (introductory) Intend to proceed to Honours in Chinese studies	28 November 2022	2 February 2023
United States Studies Centre Travel Support Scheme - Honours	See page details	See page details	15 April 2020	4 June 2020
Canon Honours Scholarship	Up to $8000	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	Up to $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	27 February 2023	19 March 2023
Rabo Tertiary Pathways Scholarship	$15,000	Domestic/International students Fourth year of study in agriculture or a business-related discipline at The University of Sydney	See page for details	See page for details
Robert R Sterling Distinguished Honours Scholarship in Accounting	$10,000	Student planning to take an honours year in accounting	1 January 2021	28 March 2021
The Gilles Kryger Honours Scholarship in Finance	Up to $15,000	Commencing Finance Honours	N/A	N/A
Westbrook and Jessie Anstice Honours Scholarship in Business	$7000	Enrolling in honours at the Business School	27 February 2023	23 March 2023
Carolyn Mcilvenny Scholarship	$10,000 pa (for up to 3 years)	Full-time undergraduate chemical and biomolecular engineering student Demonstrate financial need	TBC 2021	TBC 2021
Citadel Securities Prize for Excellence in Computer Science	$1,000 p.a. (for one year)	Domestic/international student Currently enrolled full-time in fourth year (Honours) of the Bachelor of Advanced Computing	N/A	N/A
Engineering Sydney Industry Placement Scholarship	$19,000	Full-time undergraduate, postgraduate coursework or combined degree student Undertake a placement scheme	2 August 2022	28 August 2022
Engineering Vacation Research Internship Program Scholarship	$500 p.w. (up to 8 weeks)	Coursework engineering student Student at the University of Sydney, or another Australian university	27 March 2023	16 April 2023
Yim Family Foundation Scholarship - Engineering Vacation Research Program	$600 p.w. (internship duration)	Students studying an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework engineering degree Enrolled at University of Sydney	TBC 2022	TBC 2022
Douglas and Lola Douglas Scholarship in Health Sciences (Occupational Therapy)	Various	Domestic honours student in third-year Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)	26 October 2021	23 November 2021
Douglas and Lola Douglas Scholarship in Health Sciences (Physiotherapy)	Various	Domestic honours student in third-year Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy)	26 October 2021	23 November 2021
Douglas and Lola Douglas Scholarship in Health Sciences (Speech Pathology)	Various	Domestic honours student in third-year Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology)	26 October 2021	23 November 2021
The John Andrew Loveridge Scholarship in Pharmacy and Management	$20,000 p.a. (up to 5 years)	Domestic student Bachelor of Pharmacy and Management (Honours) ATAR of 90 or equivalent Preference given to applicants from rural or regional areas	6 March 2023	20 March 2023
Women's Plans Foundation Award	$1000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Currently enrolled in an undergraduate honours year or postgraduate degree in nursing Interest in reproductive health and family planning as a component of women’s health in developing countries	TBC	TBC
Brian Davey Memorial Soil Science Scholarship	$6000	Undertaking an honours program or specialising in soil science	20 October 2022	31 January 2023
Deas Thomson Scholarships (Geology and Mineralogy)	$6,000 p.a. (up to one year)	Domestic/international student Unconditional offer of admission in Honours Studying Geology and/or Mineralogy within the School of Geosciences	TBC	TBC
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	20 October 2022	31 January 2023
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
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	20 October 2022	31 January 2023
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 65 or above, or equivalent Be able to demonstrate financial hardship	20 October 2022	31 January 2023
Mrs Elva Rae Talented Mathematics Scholarship	$5,000 p.a. (up to one year only)	Domestic/international student Female student Having an unconditional offer of admission, commencing and enrolled full-time in either an Honours or Masters degree	December 2022	February 2023
Norman Scott Noble Honours Scholarship	$4000	Undertaking an honours program in agriculture	20 October 2022	31 January 2023
Philip Thomas Collins Scholarship	$25,000	Studying a full-time honours program in the Faculty of Science Demonstrate financial need	20 October 2022	31 January 2023
School of Physics Honours Scholarship	$6000	Enrolled in physics honours Completed a major in physics Achieved a distinction average, or equivalent, in senior Physics units	20 October 2022	31 January 2023
The Malcolm Turki Memorial Scholarship	$6000	Australian citizen Commencing/enrolled in an honours degree in the School of Physics Have completed a major in physics in Bachelor's degree Demonstrate financial hardship	20 October 2022	31 January 2023
Walter Moore Honours Scholarships	$1500	Being currently enrolled in full-time or part-time in an Honours degree within the School of Chemistry Demonstrate financial need	08 May 2023	13 August 2023
Yim Family Foundation Scholarship	$25,000	Studying a full-time honours program in chemistry, mathematics, molecular bioscience and/or physics Demonstrate financial need	20 October 2022	31 January 2023
The AgriFutures Gary Sansom Scholarship	$35,000	See page details	15 January 2021	24 February 2021
Lebanese Ladies Association Scholarship in Arabic Language and Cultures	$8,200 p.a. (up to 1 years)	Full time third year student in a B of Arts or B of Arts / B of Advanced Studies Student enrolled full time in a B of Advanced Studies or standalone appended or embedded Honours program Majoring in Arabic Languages and Cultures	23 March 2023	20 April 2023
Tom Austen Brown Honours Scholarship in Archaeology	$22,000 p.a. (up to 1 year)	Unconditional offer or enrolled in Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours) Honours research area in Archaeology Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent	6 March 2023	28 April 2023
Carlyle Greenwell Honours Scholarship	$8,500 p.a.	Anthropology honours student Completed a major in Anthropology in a Bachelor's degree Demonstrate disadvantage or hardship	1 November 2022	1 February 2023
American Studies Honours Scholarship	$1,250	Unconditional offer or enrolled full-time in B. Arts (Honours) or B. Advanced Studies (Honours) Honours in American Studies Willing to undertake a project or activity	1 August 2022	19 August 2022
The Kristina Hacket Memorial Scholarship	$6,000 p.a.	Domestic/international female student unconditional offer of admission or being currently enrolled full-time in an Honours degree in the fields of agriculture and animal sciences	20 October 2022	31 January 2023
Sydney Symposium Choral Foundation Conducting Scholarship	$15,000 p.a.	Domestic student Must be aged up to 35 years	18 August 2022	15 September 2022
Charles Herbert Currey Memorial Scholarship for LawWithoutWalls Sprint Program	$2,000	Domestic and international student Currently enrolled in a full-time or part-time Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor, Master of Laws and Master of Business Law within the University of Sydney Law School Willing to attend the LawWithoutWalls (LWOW) Sprint program	TBA	TBA
Honours Scholarship in Indigenous Genomics	$3,500 p.a.	An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island person Full-time enrolled or commencing students in the Data Science or Statistics Honours Program Have achieved a WAM of 65 and above in previous tertiary studies	03 April 2023	30 June 2023