Faculty of Science

Bachelors and honours scholarships

From psychology and chemistry to biology or science philosophy, we have a wide range of options for international 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 Science students in the table below.

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

Scholarship	Value	Eligibility	Open date	Close date
Dean’s Entry Scholarship	$5000	High academic achievers Recent high school graduate applying for an undergraduate, double or combined degree in the Faculty of Science	July 2022	30 September 2022
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
Farrand Science Scholarship	$5000	High academic achiever Recent high school graduate applying for an undergraduate degree at the Faculty of Science	July 2022	30 September 2022
John Coutts Scholarship	$7500	Studying the Bachelor of Science (Honours), or embedded honours study within the Bachelor of Advanced Studies Achieve highest grades in final year of the Bachelor of Science	20 October 2022	31 January 2023
Josiah and Myra Roberts Scholarship	$10,000 p.a. (up to 3 years)	Australian citizen or permanent resident Commencing undergraduate student Low socioeconomic background/demonstrate disadvantage or hardship	3 April 2022	16 January 2023
Philip Thomas Collins Scholarship	$25,000	Studying a full-time honours program Demonstrate financial need	20 October 2022	31 January 2023
Science Top of the State Scholarship	$5000	Achieve first place in one of the NSW HSC subjects listed below No previous tertiary studies Commencing an undergraduate, double or combined degree in the Faculty of Science	December 2022	December 2022
Sir Lionel Hooke Scholarship	$5000	High academic achiever Recent high school graduate applying for an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Science	July 2022	30 September 2022
The Gregg Indigenous Scholarship in Science	$20,000 p.a. (up to one year only)	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Being currently enrolled or having an unconditional offer of admission and commencing full-time studying Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework student	23 November 2022	12 February 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

Rowe Scientific Chemistry Scholarship	$5000	Be enrolled full-time (at leaset 24 credit points per semester) in your third year of an undergraduate degree (ie, upon completion of 96 credit points towards your undergraduate course) Majoring in chemistry Be able to demonstrate financial disadvantage	12 September 2022	03 October 2022
Walter Moore Honours Scholarships	$1500	Having an unconditional offer of admission and subsequently enrolling in full-time or part-time in an Honours degree Demonstrate financial need	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

20 October 2022

31 January 2023

Brian Davey Memorial Soil Science Scholarship	$6000	Undertaking an honours program and specialising in soil science	20 October 2022	31 January 2023
Dr John and Mrs Adriana Nell Scholarship in Agriculture	$6000	Undergraduate student be progressing to the third year in Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Agriculture) Studying in at least of one listed majors	31 March 2023	28 April 2023
Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC) Undergraduate Scholarship	TBC	Australian citizen or permanent resident Honours student Endorsed by a research supervisor and willing to undertake research into primary industry and grains	TBC	TBC
James Murphy Scholarship	$14, 000	An international undergraduate student Studying, or commencing study in a listed science degree Catholic	20 July 2022	16 January 2023
James S Ashton Memorial Scholarship	$4000	Undergraduate student in agricultural science	N/A	March 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 in previous tertiary studies Be able to demonstrate financial hardship	20 October 2022	31 January 2023
Norman Scott Noble Honours Scholarship	$4000	Undertaking an honours program in agriculture focusing research topic	20 October 2022	31 January 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
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
Roy Frederick Turner Scholarship (Agriculture)	$7500	Undergraduate student Enrolled in or starting a listed science degree	20 July 2022	16 January 2023
Rural Sustainability Scholarship (Supplementary)	Approx. $4,300 p.a. (up to 1 year)	Currently enrolled in full-time studies in the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Agriculture), or the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Food and Agribusiness) Active current recipient of the Rural Sustainability scholarship Reside in rural or regional Australia Able to demonstrate financial hardship	20 July 2022	16 January 2023

Barker Scholarships	$750	Domestic/international student Enrolled full-time in an undergraduate Science degree Completed specified Mathematics units of study	N/A	March 2023
George Allen Scholarships	$1,000	Domestic/international student Enrolled full-time in an Honours (Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics, Pure Mathematics, or Data Science) degree Completed specified Mathematics/Statistics units of study	N/A	March 2023
K E Bullen Scholarships	$2,000	Domestic/international student Enrolled full-time in Honours (Applied Mathematics) degree Completed specified Mathematics units of study	N/A	March 2023

Edna Briggs Scholarship in Physics	Up to $6000	PhD or master's by research degree in physics	TBC	TBC
Honours Scholarship in Terahertz Photonics	$5,000 p.a. (one year)	Domestic/international student Unconditional offer of admission or currently enrolled in Physics Honours Achieved a Distinction average, or equivalent, in undergraduate studies	24 May 2022	12 August 2022
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 Jean and Ray Blencowe Scholarship	Approx. $1700	Top achiever in the HSC Enrol in a Bachelor of Veterinary Biology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine	N/A	January 2023
The Veterinary Society Scholarship	$2500	Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student Sydney University Veterinary Society member Demonstrate financial hardship via the UAC Equity Scholarship	12 July 2022	27 February 2023
Tomoko Maruno Equity Scholarship	$10,000	Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student Demonstrate financial hardship via the UAC Equity Scholarship	12 July 2022	27 February 2023