Equity Scholarships
Equity scholarships recognise that all people have different needs and that some groups experience disadvantages that impact on their educational progress. WSU Equity Scholarships support a wide variety of students who experience financial hardship and other educational disadvantages.
When ranked amongst Australia’s suburbs and localities, approximately 67% of Australian suburbs have a higher socioeconomic status than Western Sydney. As the centre for education in Western Sydney, it is the University’s mission to support disadvantaged students in furthering their education, not only to improve their personal circumstances, but to collectively transform the socioeconomic levels of the region.
As of 2019, 13.3% of NSW’s population were living below the poverty line. As part of WSU’s commitment to supporting students who fall into this bottom 13-15% household income group, we use indicators of low socioeconomic status to assess the students who are in greatest need of financial support during their tertiary studies.
Financial Hardship is a key indicator of need, and applicants experiencing financial hardship often provide the following:
- Their Centrelink (or other Commonwealth) means-tested income support payments, such as Youth Allowance, Austudy, JobSeeker, Special Benefit or ABSTUDY, Disability Support Pension, Parenting Payment, and Carer Payment.
- Their family members’ Centrelink income support payments such as those listed above, or Family Tax Benefit Part A.
You may also experience one or more of the following educational disadvantages:
- Carer responsibilities
- Long-term medical condition/disability or ongoing effects of abuse
- Sole parent responsibilities
- Relocating from a regional or remote area
- Refugee status
- Out-of-home care status
If you are experiencing any of the above, we strongly recommend you apply for our equity scholarships.
For a full list of educational disadvantages considered under the equity criteria, and details of supporting documents required, please refer to the UAC website.
To apply for scholarships in this category, you only need to submit one application through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) Equity Scholarships form. We will ask you a range of questions, and once we know more about you, we will assess your eligibility for each available scholarship in this category.
Note: there is a separate application form for scholarships dedicated to Indigenous students, Asylum Seekers and High Potential scholarships.
Equity Scholarships
The scholarships available will be continuously added to the table below over the coming months. By submitting an application form, you will be assessed for every scholarship released until the closing date.
| Scholarship | Group | Eligibility | Value1 | Availability3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | New students | $7,500 per year for up to three years | Under assessment | |
| Ann D Clark Scholarship | B | New & continuing students Undergraduate | $6000 per year for up to 3 years | Allocated |
| Bankstown Sports Club Scholarship in Social Work | B | New students Undergraduate | $10,000 per year for up to 4 years | Awarded |
| Brydens Lawyers Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year for up to 5 years | Awarded |
| Dr Mushtaq A Khan Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 for up to 1 year | Allocated |
| Dr Wayne Wai-Kung Wong Scholarship in Medicine | B |
New students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| Ellen Rigby Memorial Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$5,000 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| Enid Helen Hort and Family Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| George Masterman Scholarship | B |
Continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 for up to 1 year | Allocated |
| George WH Lan Nursing Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$5,000 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| Gilder Nursing Scholarship | B |
Continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 for up to 1 year | Allocated |
| Gladys Amy Skipton Arts Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
varying amounts ($5,000-$7,500 per year) for up to 5 years | Awarded |
| Hill Trust Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$6,000 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| JD Lovich Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| John Holland Group Equity Scholarship in Construction Management | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$10,000 for up to 1 year | Allocated |
| John Mac Foundation Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate, Postgraduate, College |
$7,500 per year for up to 3 years | Awarded |
| Katie Page Equity Scholarship for Women | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$10,000 per year for up to 3 years | Awarded |
| Knox Family Scholarship | B | New & continuing students Undergraduate | $7,500 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| Lion Dr William Chiu Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Engineering Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| Matt and Nicole Graham Scholarship | B |
New students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| NSW Department of Communities and Justice Out-of-Home Care Pathways Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year for up to 4 years | Under assessment |
| Western Sydney University Opportunity Scholarship | A |
New & continuing students Undergraduate The College |
$7,500 per year for up to 3 years | Open for S1 2026 |
| Perera Foundation Scholarship | B | New & continuing students | $10,000 per year for up to 3 years | Under assessment |
| Professor Kai Yip Cho Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| Professor Ross Hawker Scholarship in Medicine | B | New students | $10,000 per year for up to five years | Under assessment |
| Rachael & David Chin Law Scholarship | B | New students | $7,500 per year for up to 5 years | Under assessment |
| Revolution - Women in Business Scholarship | B |
Continuing students Undergraduate |
$10,000 per year for up to 2 years | Under assessment |
| Revolution - Women in STEM Scholarship | B |
Continuing students Undergraduate |
$10,000 per year for up to 2 years | Under assessment |
| Scenic World Scholarship in Natural Science and Tourism Management | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| Schembri Law Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year for up to 5 years | Allocated |
| The ACMA Charitable Trust | B | New & continuing students Undergraduate | $7,500 per year for up to 1 year | Awarded |
| Tony Clyne Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year duration of degree2 | Allocated |
| Tony Skipton Social Science Scholarship | B | New & continuing students Undergraduate | $7,500 per year for up to 5 years | Allocated |
| B | Continuing students Undergraduate | $10,000 per year for up to three years | Under assessment | |
| Walker Family Foundation Aspire Scholarship | B |
New students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year for up to 3 years | Under assessment |
| Walker Family Foundation Excel Scholarship | B |
New students Undergraduate |
$7,500 per year for up to 3 years | Under assessment |
| Western Sydney University Community Scholarship | B |
New & continuing students Undergraduate |
$6,000 per year duration of degree2 | Under assessment |
| Women in Industrial Scholarship for Women | B | New & continuing students Undergraduate | $7,500 per year for up to three years | Allocated |
1 Per year amount is the maximum annual scholarship entitlements. Payments are based on enrolment. Refer to the Scholarships for Coursework Students Policy.
2 Duration of Degree means the scholarship entitlements are determined by an assessment of the degree you were enrolled in at the time the offer is made and the credit points remaining to complete the degree.
3 Availability:
- Under assessment - Applications are currently being assessed. Scholarship offers will be sent via email to successful applicants over the coming months.
- Open - scholarship is included in application process.
- Awarded - scholarship has been awarded this year.
- Allocated - scholarship was awarded in a previous year.
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