Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelors and honours scholarships

From economics and visual arts to anthropology and language scholarships, we have a wide range of options for international arts and social science 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 undergraduate scholarships for Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students in the table below.

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

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
Charles Herbert Currey Memorial Scholarship	Up to $7,000	Enrolled in an undergraduate degree within FASS Intend to commence an exchange program or short-term mobility program or Interstate or international partner university student intending to undertake units within FASS at the University of Sydney Demonstrate financial need	31 July 2023	18 August 2023
Appen Inclusive AI Scholarship in Linguistics	$8,000 p.a. (up to 5 years)	Undergraduate student within FASS Major in Linguistics	TBC	TBC
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences International Scholarship	Up to $20,000	International full-time student Starting a bachelor's or master's by coursework degree	TBC	TBC
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Internship Scholarship	$5000	Undergraduate or postgraduate student undertaking an internship Demonstrate financial hardship	TBC	TBC
International and Global Studies Travelling Scholarship	$4000	Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (International and Global Studies) student Intend to commence an approved exchange overseas	TBC	TBC
International Undergraduate Commencing Scholarship	Up to $10,000	International full-time student Starting a bachelor's degree in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences	TBC	TBC
Kerkyas harian and Kayikian Fund for Armenian Studie s	TBC (usually within $4,000 to $10,000)	Honours, master's by research or PhD student or academic affiliate in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undertaking research in 19th century or earlier Armenian studies Applying for project or activity funding	5 September 2023	16 October 2023
Lendlease 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	TBC	TBC
Colin Gladstone Harrison Family Scholarship	$1,000	Final-year primary teaching student Interest in primary curriculum development	TBC	TBC
International Grammar School Independent School Scholarship	$12,000 or $9,000	Final year teaching students in 2023 Undertake an internship at the International Grammar School	TBC	TBC
James and Moya Kilgannon Scholarship	$8,000	Full-time undergraduate student within the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Enrolled in and intend to teach mathematics or science	TBC	TBC
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	TBC	TBC
Marion Macaulay Bequest Equity Travel Scholarship	Up to $7,000	Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework student Intend to commence exchange/mobility program Experiencing financial hardship	TBC	TBC
Marion Macaulay Internship Scholarship in Education	$6000	Currently enrolled in a coursework degree in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work Must commence internship in the current year of receipt of scholarship	TBC	TBC
Saint Ignatius College Riverview Independent School Scholarship	$12,000 or $9,000	Final year teaching students in 2024 Undertake an internship at Saint Ignatius College Riverview School	1 September 2023	6 October 2023
The Ravenswood Independent Schools Scholarship	$11,750 or $8,812.50	Final year teaching students in 2024 Undertake an internship at Ravenswood School for Girls	1 September 2023	6 October 2023
The Shore Teacher Education Scholarship	$12,000 or $9,000	Final year teaching students in 2024 Undertake an internship at Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore)	1 September 2023	6 October 2023
The Mary Henderson (Gerstle) Undergraduate Scholarship in Economic History	$8,000	Bachelor of Economics or Bachelor of Economics combined degree student Planning to or currently enrolled in at least two of the following UoS (ECOS3004, ECOS3024, or ECON4913) Minimum Annual Average Mark (AAM) of 65	24 August 2023	21 September 2023
Emilie M Schweitzer Scholarship in French and Germanic Studies	Up to $8,000	Studying French and Francophone or Germanic Studies	TBC	TBC
Garton Scholarship No I for French		Enrolled full-time in second-year of an undergraduate degree within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Enrolled in 6 credit points of French 2000-level units and 6 credit points of 3000-level units	N/A	N/A
Garton Scholarship No II for French	$5,000 for one year	Full-time third-year undergraduate student within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Enrolled in FRNC3634 and another 6 credit points of FRNC3000 level units	NA	NA
Garton Scholarship No IV for German	$5000	Full-time second-year undergraduate students at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Enrolled in 18 credit points of German studies units	N/A	N/A
Garton Scholarship No V for German	$5000	Full-time second-year undergraduate student at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Enrolled in 18 credit points of German 2000 or 3000-level units	N/A	N/A
Judith Russell Ryan Scholarships in Memory of Signora Tedeschi	$5,000	Italian honours student	1 September 2023	12 October 2023
Language Student Travel Scholarship	Up to $4000	Undergraduate student in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Working towards a Language major Plan to travel in 2023	TBC	TBC
PD Jack Prize	Tuition fees for 2 units of study and $4,000 living allowance	Completed one semester and enrolled in first or second year undergraduate degree Enrolled in an Arabic Language and Cultures major or at least 1 ARBC units of study	TBC	TBC
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	TBC	TBC
The Chinese Studies Travelling Bursary	$2,000	Chinese studies student Plan to travel to China and study at a Chinese university	TBC	TBC
The Frances Merenda Travelling Scholarship	Up to $7,500	Undergraduate or postgraduate student Undertaking an approved exchange, further studies or research in Italy	1 September 2023	12 October 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	TBC	TBC
The Sakuko Matsui Australia-Japan Friendship Scholarships	Up to $8000	Domestic students studying Japanese studies International students from Japan	TBC	TBC
The T M Hsiao Scholarship	$5,000	Completed a major in Chinese Studies (introductory) Intend to proceed to Honours in Chinese studies	10 August 2023	24 August 2023
Frank McDonald Memorial Fund	$2,000	Enrolled in ARHT3681	TBC	TBC
The Jerome De Costa Memorial Awards	$2,000	Bachelor of Visual Arts or Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies student Demonstrate financial hardship	TBC	TBC
The Jerome De Costa Memorial Bachelor of Visual Arts Degree Show Bursary	$5000	Bachelor of Visual Arts or Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies student Exhibiting at the end of year degree show	TBC	TBC
The Thomas Henry Coulson Scholarship	$5500	2nd, 3rd or 4th-year undergraduate student within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences English Major Demonstrate disadvantage or hardship	TBC	TBC
Carlyle Greenwell Research Scholarship in Archaeology	Up to $20,000	Honours, Master of Arts (Research), MPhil or PhD student in Archaeology	21 August 2023	18 September 2023
John Frazer Scholarship	$5,000 (honours) and $8,500 (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	TBC	TBC
Lucy Firth Equity Honours Scholarship	$5,000 p.a.	Philosophy honours student Demonstrate financial hardship	TBC	TBC
Undergraduate Equity Scholarships in History	$5,000 (for up to 4 years)	Undergraduate student in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Major in history	25 July 2023	29 September 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	TBC	TBC
The Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship – SCA Student Travel	$10,000	SCA student Accepted into an approved travel program	TBC	TBC
The Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship –Travel	$10,000 or $30,000	SCA graduate Meet the definition of emerging or mid-career/established categories	TBC	TBC
The Jerome De Costa Memorial Undergraduate Degree Show Bursary	$5,000	Currently enrolled in BVA or BVA/BAS Completing last studio unit of study in the year of application Exhibit as part of the graduate exhibition Demonstrate financial hardship	TBC	TBC
Kerr Scholarship in History	$8,300p.a. (for course duration)	Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Advanced Studies student Major in History Experiencing disadvantage or hardship	Re-opens for 2025	Re-opens for 2025
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	TBC	TBC
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	TBC	TBC
Carlyle Greenwell Postgraduate Fieldwork Scholarship	Up to $20,000	Enrolled in an honours, Master of Arts (Research), Master of Philosophy or PhD degree in Anthropology Conducting research in Anthropology	1 September 2023	28 September 2023
The Abbotsleigh Teacher Education Scholarship	$12,000 or $9,000	Final year undergraduate and postgraduate education students Minimum WAM of 75 Undertake an internship	1 September 2023	6 October 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	TBC	TBC
The Teacher Education Scholarship (Wenona)	$12,000 or $9,000	Final-year teaching student in 2023 Undertake an internship at Wenona School.	TBC	TBC
The Teacher Education Scholarship (Trinity Grammar School)	$12,000 or $9,000	Final year teaching students in 2023 Undertake an internship at Trinity Grammar School	TBC	TBC
American Studies Honours Scholarship	$1,666.66	Unconditional offer or enrolled full-time in B. Arts (Honours) or B. Advanced Studies (Honours) Honours in American Studies Must undertake a project or activity	TBC	TBC
The Zelda Stedman Artist Scholarship	$2,000	Undergraduate or postgraduate degree at the Sydney College of the Arts Demonstrate financial hardship	TBC	TBC
The Ascham Teacher Education Scholarship	$12,000 or $9,000	Final year teaching students in 2024 Undertake an internship at Ascham School	1 September 2023	6 October 2023
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Languages) Exchange Scholarship	$5,000	Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Languages) students Accepted into a University of Sydney Exchange program with an overseas institution	TBC	TBC
The Knox Grammar School Teacher Education Scholarship	$12,000 or $9,000	Final year teaching students in 2024 Undertake an internship at Knox Grammar School	1 September 2023	6 October 2023
The James Coutts Scholarship	$7,500 p.a. (up to 1 year)	Enrolled full-time in an honours year in English within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences	TBC	TBC
Dr Mary Booth Scholarship	$8,500 p.a. (up to 2 years)	Third year student in specified Economics degree Female	N/A	N/A
The Romy Waterlow Scholarship	$10,000 or $5,000	Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree in social work/social welfare Demonstrate financial hardship	TBC	TBC
Jolanda Allen Indonesian Studies Scholarship	$1,500 p.a. (up to 2 years)	First or second year undergraduate student Enrolled into Indonesian unit(s) of study	25 July 2023	29 September 2023
The Gabrielle Ewington Equity Scholarship in Southeast Asian Studies	$8,500 p.a. (up to 4 years)	Unconditional offer or full-time undergraduate degree (including honours) within the FASS Planning to enrol or currently enrolled in studies focusing on Southeast Asian studies	TBC	TBC
The Kambala Teacher Education Scholarship	$12,000 or $9,000	Final year teaching students in 2024 Undertake an internship at Kambala School	1 September 2023	6 October 2023
School of Humanities Research Support Grant	Up to $300	Honours, master's by research of PhD student within the School of Humanities Applying for small expenses funding	12 September 2023	9 October 2023
USSC Undergraduate Equity Scholarship in American Studies	$10,000 p.a. (up to 1 year)	Unconditional offer holder or full-time undergraduate student Major in American Studies Facing financial hardship	3 July 2023	12 September 2023
Philosophy Honours Scholarship on the Ethics of Artificial Wombs	$6,000 p.a. (up to 1 year)	Philosophy Honours student Unconditional offer or enrolled full-time in first semester Philosophy must be in the areas of bioethics, ethics, or political philosophy	1 November 2023	2 February 2024
The Waverley College Teacher Education Scholarship	$12,000 p.a. (up to 1 year)	Final year teaching students in 2024 Undertake an internship at Waverley College	11 September 2023	6 October 2023
David W Johnson MySydney Scholarship	$8,500 p.a.	Domestic applicant, as defined in the Coursework Policy 2021. Applying for an economics or business undergraduate degree through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) portal. Residing, at the time of UAC application, in an area in the lowest 25 percent of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Socio-Economic Index for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Education and Occupation (IEO).	UAC Round Annually