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	N/A	N/A
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	N/A
Philip Thomas Collins Scholarship	$25,000	Studying a full-time honours program Demonstrate financial need	September 2020	January 2021
Plumian Scholarship	$1000	Studying undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Science Enrolled in at least six credit points of biology, geology or geography units of study in each semester of first year Completed secondary studies in the previous year	N/A	N/A
Science Summer Research Program	RTP stipend rate	Stuyding at at the University of Sydney Domestic student from other universities in Australia and New Zealand Accepted to participate in the Science Summer Research Program	TBA	TBA
Science Top of the State Scholarship	$5000	Achieved first place in one of the NSW HSC subjects listed Minimum ATAR of 95.00 No previous tertiary studies Commencing undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Science	N/A	N/A
Rowe Scientific Chemistry Scholarship	$5000	Domestic student who holds a CSP Third year undergraduate student majoring in chemistry Demonstrate financial disadvantage	June 2020	July 2020
Walter Moore Honours Scholarships	$1200	Enrolled in honours at the School of Chemistry Demonstrate financial need	May 2020	June 2020
Yim Family Foundation Scholarship	$25,000	Studying a full-time honours program in chemistry, mathematics, molecular bioscience and/or physics Demonstrate financial need	September 2020	January 2021
AJ Shearsby Prize	$150	Enrolled in geology units in first year Completed Earth and Environmental Science in the NSW HSC	N/A	N/A
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	$2000	Undertaking an honours program or specialising in soil science	N/A	N/A
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	October 2020	January 2021
James Murphy Scholarship	$7500	Undergraduate student Studying, or commencing study in a listed science degree Catholic	TBC	TBC
James S Ashton Memorial Scholarship	$4000	Undergraduate student in agricultural science	N/A	N/A
Norman Matheson Student Support Award (Honours)	$7500	Progressing to a full-time honours program in agriculture Demonstrate financial hardship	September 2020	December 2020
Norman Matheson Student Support Award (Undergraduate)	$7500	High school leaver Starting specified undergraduate studies in agriculture Financial hardship	4 September 2019	2 March 2020
Norman Scott Noble Honours Scholarship	$4000	Undertaking an honours program in agriculture	N/A	N/A
Roy Frederick Turner Scholarship (Agriculture)	$7500	Undergraduate student Enrolled in or starting a listed science degree	TBC	TBC
Rural Sustainability Scholarship	$6000	High school leaver Starting Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Agriculture) or Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Food and Agribusiness) Reside in rural or regional Australia	2 September 2019	2 March 2020
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	N/A	N/A
School of Physics Honours Scholarship	$3000	Enrolled in physics honours Completed a major in physics Achieved at least a distinction in senior physics	TBC	TBC
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	N/A	N/A