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
ARC Center of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis	$5000	Full-time honours student Research photosynthesis Supervisor from the ARC Centre	19 August 2020	1 September 2020
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
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
Josiah and Myra Roberts Scholarship	$10000 per annum	Australian Citizen or Australian Permanent Resident Studying a full-time undergraduate degree within the Faculty of Science Low socioeconomic background/demonstrate disadvantage or hardship	1 September 2020	28 February 2021
Philip Thomas Collins Scholarship	$25,000	Studying a full-time honours program Demonstrate financial need	12 October 202	17 January 2021
Plumian Scholarship	$1000	Undergraduate student at the Faculty of Science Enrolled in 6 credit points of biological sciences, chemistry, physics or geology in each semester of first year Completed secondary studies in the previous year	December 2020	January 2021
Science Summer Research Program	RTP stipend rate	Domestic and international student at the University of Sydney or domestic student residing in NSW from other universities in Australia and New Zealand Accepted to participate in the Science Summer Research Program	2 October 2020	18 October 2020
Science Top of the State Scholarship	$5000	Achieve first place in a specified NSW HSC subject Achieved a minimum ATAR of 95 No previous tertiary studies Undergraduate student	N/A	December 2020
Rowe Scientific Chemistry Scholarship	$5000	Domestic student who holds a CSP Third year undergraduate student majoring in chemistry Demonstrate financial disadvantage	31 August 2020	17 September 2020
Walter Moore Honours Scholarships	$1200	Enrolled in honours at the School of Chemistry Demonstrate financial need	31 August 2020	17 September 2020
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
AJ Shearsby Prize	$150	Enrolled in geology units in first year Completed Earth and Environmental Science in the NSW HSC	December 2020	January 2021
Australian Wool Education Trust (AWET) Scholarship	$3500	Honours or master's by coursework student in the Faculty of Science	January every year	November 2020
Brian Davey Memorial Soil Science Scholarship	$2500	Undertaking an honours program or specialising in soil science	N/A	Mid-January 2021
Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC) Undergraduate Scholarship	TBC	Australian citizen or permanent resident Honours student in the Faculty of Science Endorsed by a research supervisor and willing to undertake research into primary industry and 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
James Murphy Scholarship	$7500	Undergraduate student Studying, or commencing study in a listed science degree Catholic	August 2020	10 January 2021
James S Ashton Memorial Scholarship	$3000	Undergraduate student in agricultural science	N/A	March 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 Matheson Student Support Award (Honours)	$7500	Progressing to a full-time honours program in agriculture Demonstrate financial hardship	12 October 2020	17 January 2021
Norman Matheson Student Support Award (Undergraduate)	$7500	High school leaver Starting specified undergraduate studies in agriculture Financial hardship	August 2020	10 January 2021
Norman Scott Noble Honours Scholarship	$4000	Undertaking an honours program in agriculture	N/A	Mid-January 2021
Roy Frederick Turner Scholarship (Agriculture)	$7500	Undergraduate student Enrolled in or starting a listed science degree	August 2020	10 January 2021
Rural Sustainability Scholarship	$6000 pa (for up to 3 years)	High school leaver Starting B Science and B Advanced Studies (Agriculture) or B Science and B Advanced Studies (Food and Agribusiness) Reside in rural or regional Australia	August 2020	10 January 2021
Horner Exhibition Scholarship	$1000	Enrolled in at least 12 credit points of mathematics and statistics units of study in your first year Completed NSW HSC Mathematics Extension 1 and NSW HSC Mathematics Extension 2 in the previous year	December 2020	January 2021
School of Physics Honours Scholarship	$3000	Enrolled in physics honours Completed a major in physics Achieved at least a distinction in senior physics	2021	2021
Lithgow Scholarships for Psychology	$500, $1000 and $1000	Full-time student Completed and enrolled in the specified psychology units of study	N/A	N/A
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	December 2020	January 2021