Scholarships for Student Exchange
There are a number of financial awards available for student exchange.
Most awards are awarded on the basis of academic merit.
Scholarships are usually confirmed when exam results for the session prior to exchange are available.
UNSW Scholarships
UNSW Equity Student Exchange Scholarships: $12,000
Established to encourage low socio-economic status students to participate in the UNSW Exchange Program.
UNSW Destination Student Exchange Scholarships: $6,000
Established to encourage students to participate in the UNSW Exchange Program at certain UNSW Partner institutions.
UNSW Achievement Student Exchange Scholarships: $2,000
Established to encourage high-WAM students to participate in the UNSW Exchange Program.
UNSW Alliance Student Exchange Scholarships: $2,000
Established to encourage students to participate in the UNSW Exchange Program at either an APRU or Global Tech Partner.
The New Columbo Plan
Valued at up to $67,000 the New Colombo Plan - Scholarship Program is a signature initiative of the Australian Government that aims to lift knowledge of the Indo-Pacific in Australia and strengthen our people-to-people and institutional relationships, through study and work placement undertaken by Australian undergraduate students in the region.
Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarship
Valued at $12,000 the Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarship is open to Australian undergraduate students who are undertaking one or two semester(s) of exchange at a partner university in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong or Singapore.
UNSW Engineering scholarships
See scholarships for UNSW Engineering students.
OS-Help
OS-HELP provides Commonwealth Government financial assistance to eligible students, to help pay a range of overseas study expenses.
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
The DAAD is Germany’s largest scholarship awarding organisation and runs several programs to support academic exchange between Germany and other countries.
Centrelink payments
If you receive Youth Allowance, you can usually arrange to have your payments continue while overseas.
