High Potential Scholarships

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Scholarships recognising excellence, engaged leaders, elite athletes, and Western program participants. These scholarships are designed for students who show exceptional promise within and beyond their academic achievements. Strong academic performance and excellence in extracurricular activities, sports, the arts, community service or leadership all hold the key to success.

To apply for scholarships in this category you only need to submit one application through the Western Sydney University Scholarship Application 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, and in the High Potential category.

High Potential 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
Western Sydney University Excellence Scholarship A New students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500 per year
for up to 3 years		 Open for S1 2026
Academy U Engagement Scholarship A New students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500
for up to 3 years		 Open for S1 2026
Academy U Excellence Scholarship A New students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500
for up to 3 years		 Open for S1 2026
Bartier Perry Leadership Scholarship for Women B New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500 per year
duration of degree2		 Under assessment
Better Rehab Occupational Therapy Scholarship - Final Year B Continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500
for up to 1 year		 Awarded
Better Rehab Occupational Therapy Scholarship - First Year B New students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500 per year
for up to 4 years		 Awarded
Brenton Banfield Medical Scholarship B New students,
Undergraduate		 $5,000 per year
for up to 5 years		 Allocated
Brian Schwartz AM Scentre Group Scholarship for Excellence B New students,
Undergraduate		 $10,000 per year
for up to 3 years		 Awarded
CBRE Scholarship for Women in Property B Continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500 per year for up to one year Allocated
Dahua Civil Engineering Scholarship B Continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $8,750
for up to 1 year		 Allocated
Dahua Group Australia Civil Engineering Scholarship B Continuing students
Undergraduate		 $7,500 per year for up to one year Allocated
Dialysis Australia Professional Experience Placement Bursaries in Nursing B Continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $2,000
for up to 1 year		 Awarded
Dialysis Australia Scholarships in Nursing B Continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500 per year
for up to 2 years		 Allocated
EA Southee Undergraduate Research Scholarship B Continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $2,000
for up to 1 year		 Under assessment
EJ Dibbs Business Scholarship B New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $5,000 per year
duration of degree2		 Allocated
EJ Dibbs SCEM Scholarship for Women B New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $10,000 per year
duration of degree2		 Allocated
Fast Forward Academic Excellence Scholarship A New students,
Undergraduate		 $5,000 per year
for up to 4 years		 Open for S1 2026
Fast Forward Leadership and Community Scholarship A New students,
Undergraduate		 $5,000 per year
for up to 4 years		 Open for S1 2026
Frasers Property Australia Masters of Architecture Urban Transformation Scholarship B New & continuing students,
Postgraduate		 $30,000 per year
for up to 2 years		 Allocated
GE Healthcare Biomedical Engineering Scholarship for Women B New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $10,000 per year
for up to 2 years		 Under assessment
GE Healthcare Cardiac Sonography Scholarship B New & continuing students,
Postgraduate		 $10,000 per year
for up to 2 years		 Awarded
George Bennett Memorial Scholarship in Science B New students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500 per year
for up to 1 year		 Allocated
George WH Lan Business Scholarship B New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $5,000 per year
duration of degree2		 Allocated
Harvey Norman Young Women's Leadership Academy Scholarships B New & continuing students
Undergraduate		 $10,000 per year for up to 3 years Awarded
Hawkesbury City Council Scholarship B New students,
Undergraduate		 $5,000 per year
duration of degree2		 Allocated
Honours Scholarship A New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $5,000
for up to 1 year		 Open for S1 2026
Jennie Gordon Smith Grant for Nursing Students on Placement B New & continuing students $2,000 per year for up to 2 years Awarded
JG & C Seddon Scholarship for Women B New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500 per year
duration of degree2		 Awarded
John Holland Building Scholarship for Women in Construction Management B Continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $10,000 per year
for up to one year		 Allocated
John R Marsden Memorial Scholarship for Gay Men and Lesbians B New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $5,000 per year
duration of degree2		 Allocated
Julie Evans Scholarship in Midwifery B New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500 per year
for up to 3 years		 Allocated
J. Wyndham Prince Civil Engineering Scholarship for Women B New and continuing students,
Undergraduate and Postgraduate		 $10,000 per year for up to four years Under assessment
Katie Page Scholarship for High Achieving Women B New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $10,000 per year
for up to 3 years		 Awarded
Liverpool Boys High School Scholarship for First Years B New students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500 per year
for up to 1 years		 Awarded
Margaret Duffy Law Scholarship B New students $7,500 per year
for up to 1 year		 Allocated
Matt Metri Memorial Scholarship B New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500 per year for up to 5 years Awarded
MistryFallahi Scholarship B Continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $5,000 per year
for up to 2 years		 Allocated
Neville Amy Scholarship in Science B New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500 per year
for up to 1 year		 Allocated
PATHE Scholarship A New students,
Undergraduate		 $5,000 per year
for up to 4 years		 Open for S1 2026
Podiatry Professionals Scholarship B Continuing students
Undergraduate		 $3,750 for 6 months or
$7500 for up to 1 year		 Awarded
Professor B. Bhaskara Rao Memorial Scholarship B Continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $10,000 per year for one year Under assessment
Q Agency Scholarship for Excellence B Continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $10,000 per year
for up to one years		 Awarded
Robert Hayes Memorial Scholarship B Continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $5,000 per year
duration of degree2		 Allocated
Rotary Club of Narellan Medical Scholarship B New students,
Undergraduate		 $6,000 per year
duration of degree2		 Awarded
Rotary Club of Richmond Scholarship B New students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500
for up to 1 year		 Allocated
Rowe Scientific Chemistry Scholarship B Continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $5,000
for up to 1 year		 Allocated
School of Medicine Rural Accommodation Scholarship A New students,
Undergraduate		 One year's on-campus accommodation at Campbelltown Campus Allocated
School of Medicine Rural Scholarship A New students,
Undergraduate		 $10,000
for up to 1 year		 Allocated
SGS Economics and Planning Graham Larcombe Scholarship B Continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500 per year
for up to 1 year		 Allocated
Western Sydney University Sports Grant A New & continuing students,
Undergraduate, Postgraduate		 $2,000
one-off payment		 Open for S1 2026
Sydney Zoo Engineering & Robotics Scholarship B New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $11,250 for up to one year Allocated
The Liz Hallahan Scholarship in Diabetes Care B New students
Postgraduate		 $6,000 per year
for up to 1 year		 Under assessment
The Matthew Hotchkis Sports Podiatry Scholarship B Continuing students
Undergraduate		 $3,750 for six months or
$7500 for up to one year		 Awarded
The Moruya Medical Centre & Liz Hallahan Scholarship in Diabetes Education B New students
Undergraduate		 $6,000 per year
for up to 1 year		 Allocated
Turner Freeman Scholarship in Succession and Elder Law B Continuing students
Undergraduate		 $10,000 per year for up to three years Under assessment
Two Blues Charter Hall Scholarship B New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $15,000 per year
for up to 1 year		 Awarded
Vice-Chancellor's Leadership Scholarship A New students,
Undergraduate		 $2,000
one-off payment		 Under assessment
Western Sydney University’s THE Impact Scholarship A New students,
Undergraduate		 $8,500
for up to 3 years		 Allocated
Westpac Young Technologists Scholarship B New students,
Undergraduate		 $5,000 per year
for up to 3 years		 Open for S1 2026
Yara Australia Scholarship for Emerging Leaders in Protected Cropping B New & continuing students,
Postgraduate		 $5,000 per year
for up to 2 years		 Allocated
Young Academics Early Learning Centre Scholarship B New & continuing students,
Undergraduate		 $7,500 per year
for up to 4 years		 Awarded

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: