Related links
Advertised bursaries are provided for specific challenges or circumstances and are available if you are enrolled in a particular faculty or year of study. There are bursaries available for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Your academic performance will be considered when you apply for this assistance.
Applications for 2021 bursaries are not open yet.
General bursaries and interest-free loans are available all year. If you are in financial need, you should submit an application for financial support in Sydney Student and make an appointment to discuss your needs with the Financial Assistance Officer.
You are eligible to apply for a bursary if you are:
You will also need to meet any additional criteria for the bursary.
Availability is limited for part-time students. If you are studying part time due to a disability and are receiving the Disability Support Pension (DSP), you can apply for a bursary if you meet the other eligibility criteria. If you can’t study full time due to a disability but are not receiving the DSP, you may be eligible to apply for the Chancellor's Committee Disability Bursary.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can also apply for specific bursaries.
To be considered for financial support, you need to provide the following supporting documents:
All supporting documents need to be provided as a PDF. You don’t need to provide your academic transcript.
Supporting documents need to be uploaded with your application. Your application cannot be considered without all required supporting documents. Applications submitted without all the required supporting documents will be assessed as ineligible.
You will need to submit an application for an advertised bursary by the due date.
You can only submit one application, but can apply for more than one bursary on your application.
You can’t update your application once you have submitted it, so make sure you have included everything required.
Complete the online application and upload your supporting documents in Sydney Student. Go to ‘My finance’, ‘Scholarships, prizes, bursaries and loans’, ‘Applications’, then ‘Advertised bursary application’.
If you are currently enrolled in two faculties, only bursaries for one of your faculties will display on your application. If you would like to apply for a bursary from the other faculty, use the ‘Personal statement’ area to list the bursary and provide a statement outlining your eligibility. Contact us at student.financialsupport@sydney.edu.au if you need more advice.
We will notify you through Sydney Student about the outcome of your application within eight weeks of the closing date.
If successful, follow the prompts in the message to accept your bursary.
Payments will be made to your nominated bank account within four to 10 working days. Make sure your bank details are correct in Sydney Student (go to ‘My finance’, ‘Your finances’, then ‘Bank details’).
Remember to attach the required supporting documents when you apply, otherwise your application will be assessed as ineligible.
Established in 1876 by a gift of £1000 by Mrs Burdekin for the foundation of a bursary.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Additional supporting documents:
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1971 from contributions following an appeal launched by the NSW Association of University Women Graduates, to honour the memory of Miss Gladys Marks, a co-founder of the Association to assist mature women students showing financial need at the University of Sydney.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $600 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1983 with funds received following an appeal to former bursary holders. The University decided to use donations received to establish a bursary to be known as the Jean D Foley Bursary as a tribute to Lady Foley's service to the University.
The value of the bursary is up to $500 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2012 with funding provided by the University of Sydney Chancellor's Committee to support further postgraduate coursework (graduate certificate, graduate diploma or master’s by coursework) study by students who come from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
You are eligible to apply if you:
Preference will be given to students who were in receipt of a University of Sydney Access Scholarship, while undertaking their undergraduate studies.
The value of the bursary is up to $3000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1874 by a gift of £1000 by Mrs Maurice Alexander for the awarding of a bursary in memory of her husband.
You are eligible to apply if you:
Additional supporting documents:
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1954 by a bequest of £1000 from Reverend CA White.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Additional supporting documents:
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1922 by a bequest of £2000 from Mrs MA Dalley.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
If there is no applicant with financial need, the bursary will be awarded to an eligible soldier or descendent of an eligible soldier. Preference will be given to descendants of a soldier who lost his life on Active Service in War.
Additional supporting documents:
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2019, the bursary is funded by Chancellor’s Committee to support students from regional/rural backgrounds who have been financially affected by the drought in Australia.
You are eligible to apply if you:
Academic merit will be a factor in the assessment of award; with the exception of commencing students.
The value of the bursary is up to $2000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2020 by a donation from the Yim Family Foundation, the bursary is to support students experiencing financial hardship.
You are eligible to apply if you:
Academic merit will be a factor in the assessment of award, with continuing students required to make satisfactory progress.
The value of the bursary is up to $2000 and is a one-off payment. Several bursaries are available.
Applications for 2021 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander bursaries are not open yet.
Remember to attach the required supporting documents when you apply, otherwise your application will be assessed as ineligible.
Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Support Services team will verify your status, or you can provide documents as outlined in the Confirmation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identity Policy 2015 (pdf, 81KB).
Established in 1964 by a bequest of £500 from Alice Mary Wingrove to provide assistance to Aboriginal students.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2004 by a bequest of $816,000 from Mr Bernard Lee, who died in 1997, to provide assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $5000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1999 by the Chancellor's Committee of the University of Sydney to provide financial assistance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $2000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2005 by a bequest from the late Ms Poppy Harris to provide assistance to Aboriginal students.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2005 by a bequest from Esen Marshall to provide assistance to Aboriginal students.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Successful applicants accepting this award are also acknowledging "that it is the wish of the benefactors that, should the benefits received assist me to succeed in life, I will endeavour to assist other financially under-privileged persons in similar fashion".
The value of the bursary is up to $3000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1966 from an anonymous donation of $1000, being the first of five annual donations.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Funded by the University of Sydney the purpose of this award is to provide financial assistance to postgraduate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $2000 and is a one-off payment.
If you are unable to submit an advertised bursary application due to your grades, but are attending the Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme to improve your grades, contact the Financial Support Service about this bursary.
Funded by the University of Sydney the purpose of this award is to provide financial assistance to undergraduate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $2000 and is a one-off payment.
If you are unable to submit an advertised bursary application due to grades, but are attending the Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme to improve your grades, you should contact the Financial Support Service about this bursary.
Remember to attach the required supporting documents when you apply, otherwise your application will be assessed as ineligible.
Established in 1922 by a bequest of £2000 from Lt Col Francis Selwyn Campbell to establish a scholarship for commencing students in financial need, in memory of his parents.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2005 by a resolution of the University of Sydney Senate as the University of Sydney First Year Bursary. It was renamed the Robert Maple Brown Bursary in 2012 and is offered to eligible first year students to help with establishment costs at university.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
You also need to demonstrate financial need due to one of the following:
Additional supporting documents:
The value of the bursary is up to $2000 and is a one-off payment.
Remember to attach the required supporting documents when you apply, otherwise your application will be assessed as ineligible.
Established in 2014, and renamed in 2018, in honour of the late Anthony Howson. The Anthony Howson Disability Bursary is funded by the Chancellor’s Committee to support undergraduate students who are unable to undertake a full-time study load due to their disability.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $2000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2004 by a bequest of $816,000 from Mr Bernard Lee, who died in 1997, to provide assistance to blind students.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Additional supporting documents:
The value of the bursary is up to $5000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2018, this bursary has been generously donated by Dr Anastasios Tzioumis to assist students at the University of Sydney.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $2000 and is a one-off payment.
Remember to attach the required supporting documents when you apply, otherwise your application will be assessed as ineligible.
Established in 1943 by a bequest of £1000 from Ann Carswell.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1886 by a gift of £1000 from subscribers to the Badham Memorial Fund for the foundation of a bursary in memory of Professor Charles Badham, Professor of Classics, and the University’s last Resident Principal.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2004 by a bequest of $318,000 from the Estate of the late Lady Persia Galleghan.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Preference will be given to Australian Literature students.
The value of the bursary is up to $2000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2020 by a donation from Greg Wilkins and Jan Bartel to assist postgraduate research students in the Faculty of Science and/or the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and/or the School of Computing Science who are experiencing financial hardship.
You are eligible to apply if you are
Academic merit will be a factor in the assessment of the award.
The value of the Bursary is up to $5000 and will be paid as a one-off payment. A minimum of one bursary will be awarded to a student in each of the specified faculties and school.
Remember to attach the required supporting documents when you apply, otherwise your application will be assessed as ineligible.
Remember to attach the required supporting documents when you apply, otherwise your application will be assessed as ineligible.
Established in 2011 through a bequest from the late Beryl Mary Bubacz.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Additional supporting documents:
The value of the bursary is up to $5000 and is a one-off payment.
Remember to attach the required supporting documents when you apply, otherwise your application will be assessed as ineligible.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $500 and is a one-off payment.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Academic merit will be a factor in the assessment of award, with continuing students required to make satisfactory progress.
The value of the bursary is up to $6000.
Established in 2020 by a donation from Greg Wilkins and Jan Bartel to assist postgraduate research students in the Faculty of Science and/or the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and/or the School of Computing Science who are experiencing financial hardship.
You are eligible to apply if you are
Academic merit will be a factor in the assessment of the award.
The value of the Bursary is up to $5000 and will be paid as a one-off payment. A minimum of one bursary will be awarded to a student in each of the specified faculties and school.
Remember to attach the required supporting documents when you apply, otherwise your application will be assessed as ineligible.
Applications for the School of Dentistry bursaries are now closed.
Established in 2017 by a donation from Dr Bruce Morris for the establishment of a bursary to be called The Bruce and Rosemary Morris Bursary.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Preference will be given to students from the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
Assessment to determine the successful applicant will be conducted jointly between the Financial Support Service and the School of Dentistry.
The value of the bursary is up to $2000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2018 by a donation from Henry Schein for the establishment of a bursary to contribute to the purchase of essential basic equipment, texts and meeting costs to aid students in their studies.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Assessment to determine the successful applicant will be conducted jointly between the Financial Support Service and the School of Dentistry.
The value of the bursary is up to $2000, and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1983 by an endowment from Miss Edna Spencer-Nolan to establish bursaries in the School of Dentistry in memory of her father, John Spencer Nolan, who practised dentistry in New South Wales from about 1890 until the early 1930s.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $500 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2011 by a bequest from the late Emilie Marguerite Schweitzer in memory of her late husband Friedrich A Schweitzer, a graduate of the Bachelor of Dentistry. The bursary is a one-off payment valued up to $6000.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Assessment to determine the successful applicant will be conducted jointly between the Financial Support Service and the School of Dentistry, with successful applicants details provided to the trustee.
Established in 2011, funded by a donation made by Mrs Jenny Parramore in memory of her parents, Willem and Leni Waterman. The bursary is a one-off payment valued up to $6000.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Preference will be given to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and students providing evidence of prior or current involvement in community activity.
Assessment to determine the successful applicant will be conducted jointly between the Financial Support Service and the School of Dentistry.
Established in 1960 by a donation from Miss Elsie Emily Margaret Ockenden for the establishment of a bursary to be called the William and Edith Burrows Bursary. In 1971 further William and Edith Burrows bursaries were established as a result of a specific provision made in the estate of Miss Elsie Emily Margaret Ockenden.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Assessment to determine the successful applicant will be conducted jointly between the Financial Support Service and the School of Dentistry, with successful applicants details provided to the trustee.
The value of the bursary is up to $1500 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2009 by an annual donation of $5000 from the family of Babak Shahidi, in his honour.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Assessment to determine the successful applicant will be conducted jointly between the Financial Support Service and Sydney Medical School.
The value of the bursary is up to $5000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2007 to honour the commitment to the well being of medical students by Dr Billie Greening, an alumna of the University of Sydney who experienced financial challenges herself while studying.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Assessment to determine the successful applicant will be conducted jointly between the Financial Support Service and Sydney Medical School.
The value of the bursary is up to $4500 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1997 by a donation from Dorothy Gilder in memory of her sister Dr Mary Gilder who graduated with a BSc in 1943 and a MBBS (Honours) in 1959, despite suffering the effects of polio from the age of six years old.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Assessment to determine the successful applicant will be conducted jointly between the Financial Support Service and the Sydney Medical School.
The value of the bursary is up to $6000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1989 by a bequest from Albert Langmead Harris in memory of his wife, Esma May Harris.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Assessment to determine the successful applicant will be conducted jointly between the Financial Support Service and the Sydney Medical School.
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1950 by a bequest of £2000 from Thomas Joseph Keenan, for a bursary in the Sydney Medical School.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1995 by a bequest from Miss Lily Lonnie Boot, a 1935 Science graduate.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1987 by a gift of $7000 from Joy Llewyn-Smith.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Assessment to determine the successful applicant will be conducted jointly between the Financial Support Service and the Sydney Medical School.
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2012 by a gift from Mrs BE Woolfson.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Assessment to determine the successful applicant will be conducted jointly between the Financial Support Service and the Sydney Medical School.
The value of the bursary is up to $6000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2012 by a gift from Dr Margaret D Tyrell.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Assessment to determine the successful applicant will be conducted jointly between the Financial Support Service and Sydney Medical School.
The value of the bursary varies depending on yearly funding, and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1941 by a bequest of £20,000 from Mrs Blanche Dunlop, widow of Dr Norman John Dunlop, who graduated from the University of Sydney in 1896 (MB ChM).
You are eligible to apply if you:
Additional supporting documents:
The value of the bursary is up to $5000 and is a one-off payment.
Remember to attach the required supporting documents when you apply, otherwise your application will be assessed as ineligible.
Established in 1995 by a bequest from Miss Lily Lonnie Boot, a 1935 Science graduate.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1941 by a bequest of £20,000 from Mrs Blanche Dunlop, widow of Dr Norman John Dunlop, who graduated MB ChM in 1896 in the University of Sydney.
You are eligible to apply if you:
Additional supporting documents:
The value of the bursary is up to $5000 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 2020 by a donation from Greg Wilkins and Jan Bartel to assist postgraduate research students in the Faculty of Science and/or the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and/or the School of Computing Science who are experiencing financial hardship.
You are eligible to apply if you are
Academic merit will be a factor in the assessment of the award.
The value of the Bursary is up to $5000 and will be paid as a one-off payment. A minimum of one bursary will be awarded to a student in each of the specified faculties and school.
Established in 1979 in memory of the late Dr DR Lamond, a graduate of the Faculty of Veterinary Science.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Preference will be given to students in second and third years.
The value of the bursary is up to $400 and is a one-off payment.
Established in 1995 by a bequest from Miklos Tamas Szigethy to establish a bursary in memory of his late brother Tomas Julius Szigethy.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
The value of the bursary is up to $1000 and is a one-off payment.
Remember to attach the required supporting documents when you apply, otherwise your application will be assessed as ineligible.
Established in 2020, following a crowd funding campaign run by Annual Giving, Division of Alumni and Development, in honour of Anthony McGuirk.
You are eligible to apply if you are:
Academic merit will be a factor in the assessment of award, with continuing students required to make satisfactory progress.
The value of the bursary is up to $2000 and is a one-off payment. Several bursaries are available.
9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Your feedback has been sent.
Sorry there was a problem sending your feedback. Please try again