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Dalyell Scholars stream

Students who achieve an ATAR of 98 or above (or equivalent) can access enrichment opportunities to extend their academic and leadership capabilities through our innovative Dalyell Scholars stream.

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Overview

The history of the Dalyell Scholar

Elsie Jean Dalyell is a highly distinguished University of Sydney graduate and was the first full-time female academic at the Sydney Medical School. After serving in World War I, Elsie conducted pioneering work in Vienna on childhood diseases.

Her academic excellence and commitment to creating her own path are hallmarks of our Dalyell Scholars stream.

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Learn more about the program from our academics and meet current Dalyell Scholar students

Benefits

As a Dalyell Scholar, you will complete distinctive Dalyell units of study with other high achievers and have access to the following enrichment opportunities.

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If you are a domestic applicant, you may be eligible for entry through an admission pathway that reduces the ATAR requirement.

Lower ATAR admission for domestic students

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How to apply

You will be invited to become a Dalyell Scholar if you achieve an ATAR of 98 or above, apply for, and are offered a place in an eligible degree.  If you are applying with a non-ATAR qualification, you will be invited if you achieve the equivalent in your qualification. After you have accepted your offer to the course, you’ll have the option to accept or decline your invitation become a Dalyell Scholars as part of the enrolment process.

 

Study area Bachelor's degree
Architecture, design and planning
Arts and social sciences
Business
Economics
Education and social work
Engineering and computer science
Law
Medicine and health
Science
* Last intake for this course is Semester 2 2026

If you are eligible for the following entry schemes, you’ll receive adjustment factors which can be used for entry into the Dalyell Scholars stream. If the combination of your ATAR (or ATAR-equivalent rank) and adjustment factors is a selection rank of 98 or above, you will be invited to become a Dalyell Scholar.

Scheme Adjustment factors
Educational Access Scheme 3
Future Leaders Scheme 3
Gadigal Program 8
MySydney Entry and Scholarship Scheme 3
Regional and Remote Scheme 3

Joining after your first year of study +

If the Dalyell Scholars stream is available in your course, you may be invited to join after your first year of study. Your eligibility for an invitation will be assessed against the eligibility criteria, once you've received your results. If eligible, you will automatically receive an invitation to join the stream with instructions on how to accept in Sydney Student.

Note: You can apply to the following degree that offers Dalyell Scholars units of study embedded within the course: B Engineering Honours (Dalyell Scholars) UAC 513571. If you do not achieve the 98 ATAR or selection rank for eligible entry schemes (or equivalent in an eligible non-ATAR qualification), you will not be made an offer to the course.

Student experience

Asanka Wijetunga

"I’ve been able to learn more deeply about subjects I’m really interested in, while developing skills in research, scientific writing and delivering presentations."

Asanka Wijetunga, Dalyell Scholar in Science

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