Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Postgraduate coursework scholarships

From education and social work to language or economics scholarships, we have a wide range of options for domestic arts and social sciences students.

To find a scholarship that works for you, expand the relevant school and click on the scholarship title links. Alternatively, you can browse the full list of postgraduate coursework scholarships for Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students in the table below.

This page includes scholarships for both prospective and current domestic students.

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
Charles Herbert Currey Memorial Scholarship	Up to $7000	Enrolled in an undergraduate degree Accepted into an exchange program or short-term mobility program	1 February 2020	30 March 2020
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate Internship Scholarship	$5000	Undergraduate student undertaking an internship Gained entry through E12, Gadigal or Broadway programs	1 March 2020	31 March 2020
International and Global Studies Travelling Scholarship	$4000	BAS (International and Global Studies) or Bachelor of International and Global Studies student Undertake approved exchange overseas	23 March 2020	30 April 2020
James Wolfensohn Travelling Scholarship	$5000	Domestic student or New Zealand citizen Accepted into an approved exchange program in Asia	N/A	N/A
Kathleen M Karnaghan and Frederick E English Equity Scholarship	$5000	Australian citizen or permanent resident, or New Zealand citizen First year undergraduate student Majoring in English Experiencing disadvantage or hardship	1 March 2020	28 March 2020
Kerkyas harian and Kayikian Fund for Armenian Studie s	TBC	Honours, master's by research or PhD student or academic affiliate Undertaking research in 19th century or earlier Armenian studies Applying for project or activity funding	4 August 2020	13 October 2020
Norm an 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
Ro n Baumann Scholarship	$6000	Coursework student studying social work, social welfare or humanitarian issues Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander or experiencing disadvantage	12 June 2020	29 June 2020
Sciences Po Dual Degree Equity Scholarship	$15,000 pa (for 2 years)	Australian citizen Full-time B Arts (Sciences Po) or B Economics (Sciences Po) student Demonstrate disadvantage or hardship	14 May 2020	15 June 2020
The 78ers Legacy Fund Scholarship	$6265	Undergraduate student Identify as LGBTIQ+	30 June 2019	18 August 2019
The Clissold Scholarship	$7000	Domestic undergraduate student	20 May 2020	2 June 2020
Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarships	$12,000	See page for details	June 2020	N/A
Indigenous Scholarship in Social Work	$750 to $6000	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Studying social work	18 May 2020	15 June 2020
James and Moya Kilgannon Scholarship	$6000	Student in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Enrolled in mathematics or science	10 April 2019	14 June 2019
Marion Macaulay Bequest Scholarship	$7500 or $5000	Student in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Travelling overseas for approved exchange or professional experience Undertaking an online program with an exchange partner University	15 June 2020	29 June 2020
Len dlease Bradfield Urbanisation Scholarship	$10,000	First or second year of an undergraduate degree in relevant faculty/University school Interested in issues related to urbanism WAM of 65	2 August 2019	25 August 2019
Raymond L Debus Scholarship	$5000 or $8500	Domestic student Studying education	9 June 2020	7 July 2020
The Walter and Eliza Hall Trust Opportunity Scholarship in Education	$10,000	Australian citizen Studying education	20 January 2020	14 February 2020
The Walter and Eliza Hall Trust Opportunity Scholarship in Social Work	$10,000	Australian citizen Studying social work	20 January 2020	14 February 2020
Walter Mersh Strong Scholarship for Papua New Guine a	Various	Citizen of Papua New Guinea Unconditional offer to study selected master's degrees	N/A	N/A
Scholarship for Research Addressing Social and Economic Disadvantage	$5000	B Economics honours year, M Economics or M Economic Analysis students	27 April 2020	28 May 2020
The Mary Henderson (Gerstle) Undergraduate Scholarship in Economic History	$8000	B Economics student Enrol in ECOS3024, ECON4103 or ECON4913 Minimum AAM of 65	10 June 2020	10 July 2020
The Sandra Cadwallader Indigenous Economics Scholarships	$50,000 (for course duration)	Australian citizen Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Enrol in a B Economics	1 August 2019	17 February 2020
Bachelor of Arts (Languages) Exchange Scholarship	$5000	B Arts (Languages) student Accepted into an approved exchange program	Now	N/A
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	28 May 2020	25 June 2020
Hugh Clarke Research Travel Grant	$2000	Enrolled in Japanese studies Travelling to an approved destination	1 July 2019	7 August 2019
Judith Russell Ryan Scholarships in Memory of Signora Tedeschi	$2500	Italian honours student	1 December 2019	15 February 2020
Language Student Travel Scholarship	Up to $4000	Undergraduate student Plan to travel in the next semester	1 October 2019	31 October 2019
PD Jack Prize	Tuition fees for 2 units of study	First or second year undergraduate student Enrolled in a Arab Language and Cultures major of 2+ units of study	15 June 2020	8 September 2020
The Chinese Studies Alumni Bursary	$1000	Chinese studies student or a Chinese studies student at a partner university undertaking approved study	22 April 2020	15 May 2020
The Chinese Studies Travelling Bursary	$1000	Chinese studies student Plan to travel to China and study at a Chinese university	1 March 2020	31 March 2020
The Emilie M Schweitzer Exchange Scholarships	$3000	Third year French or Germanic studies undergraduate student Undertake exchange in France or Germany Minimum WAM of 70	TBC	TBC
The Frances Merenda Travelling Scholarship	$4000	Italian studies major student Undertaking approved exchange, further studies or research in Italy	1 October 2019	2 November 2019
The Politis Family Scholarship in Modern Greek and/or Byzantine Studies	$2000	Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework student Studying modern Greek or Byzantine studies	9 August 2019	30 September 2019
The Rosemary Samios Awards in Scottish Gaelic Studies	Up to $6000	Current student Studying an approved programme in Scotland	21 February 2020	16 April 2020
The Thomas Henry Coulson Scholarship	$5500	Second, third or fourth year undergraduate student English Major Demonstrate disadvantage or hardship	20 April 2020	20 May 2020
The T M Hsiao Scholarship	$1500	Chinese studies student planning to study honours	15 June 2020	30 July 2020
Frank McDonald Memorial Fund	$3000	Enrolled in ARHT3672	1 December 2019	30 January 2020
James Strong-Dymocks Scholarship for Australian Literature	$8750 (for up to 3 years)	Undergraduate student studying Australian literature	N/A	N/A
The Jerome De Costa Memorial Awards	$2000	B Visual Arts or B Visual Arts/B Advanced Studies student	06 April 2020	04 May 2020
The Jerome De Costa Memorial Bachelor of Visual Arts Degree Show Bursary	$5000	B Visual Arts or B Visual Arts/B Advanced Studies student Exhibiting at the end of year degree show	15 April 2020	4 June 2020
The John Schaeffer Fund for Nineteenth-Century Art (Fieldwork)	$1500	Enrolled in ARTH3672	24 February 2020	23 March 2020
Carlyle Greenwell Research Scholarship	Up to $10,000	Honours, M Arts (Research), M Philosophy or PhD student in the Department of Archaeology	30 April 2020	19 June 2020
John Frazer Scholarship	$5000 and $8500	Enrolled in a B Arts (Honours), B Arts/B Advanced Studies (Honours), B Advanced Studies (Honours) or master's by research in the Department of History Willing to research in the field of history	5 May 2020	18 June 2020
Undergraduate Equity Scholarships in History	$5000 (for up to 3 years)	Undergraduate student Major in history	15 August 2019	22 November 2019
The Mary Henderson (Gerstle) Undergraduate Scholarship in Political Economy	$8000	Domestic student Starting first year of your political economy degree	23 June 2020	21 July 2020
Sydney College of the Arts Commencing Scholarship	$2000	Commencing undergraduate student Studying visual arts	6 November 2019	31 January 2020
The Jerome De Costa Memorial Undergraduate Degree Show Bursary	$5000	B Visual Arts or B Visual Arts/B Advanced Studies third year student Completing studio specialisation Exhibit at the end of year undergraduate degree show Demonstrate financial need	6 April 2020	4 May 2020
The Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship – SCA Travel	$10000	SCA student Accepted into approved University of Sydney travel program	24 June 2020	21 September 2020
The Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship – Travel	$10,000 or $30,000	SCA graduate Meet the definition of emerging or mid-career/established categories	20 May 2020	28 June 2020
The Zelda Stedman Artist Scholarship	$8000	Australian citizen or permanent resident Enrolled in one of the listed degrees at Sydney College of the Arts Demonstrate financial disadvantage or hardship	1 March 2021	29 March 2021