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Australia: Africa Excellence Scholarship at University of Newcastle 2022/2023
The Africa Excellence Scholarship was created to recruit high-achieving overseas students to Newcastle University in 2022 and beyond. This is a merit-based award that rewards applicants with good academic credentials and encourages them to keep striving to be the best they can be.
Which fields are eligible for participation?
- College of Engineering Science and Environment
- College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing
- College of Human and Social Futures
- When is the Application Deadline?
- Not specified
What Type of Scholarship is this?
Undergraduate, Master (coursework)
Who can apply?
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship you must meet the following criteria:
>- Hold a passport from one of the 54 countries of Africa.
- Be commencing study in an eligible undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree program at the University (excluding ELICOS, Enabling, Non-Award, Higher Degrees by Research programs, and programs delivered at offshore campuses).
- Be an International full-fee paying student.
- Be commencing in an eligible program at an Australian or Online campus as indicated in your Letter of Offer.
- Not be the beneficiary of a separate University scholarship unless prior approval for special dispensation has been obtained from the university.
- Meet all of the financial obligations of a full-fee paying international student, including the full tuition fee and other expenses for the purpose of obtaining your student visa, and in the event that eligibility for the scholarship is not maintained.
- Which Countries are Eligible?
- All 54 African countries
Where will Award be Taken?
Australia
How Many Scholarships will be Given?
100
What is the Benefit of Scholarship?
The scholarship is valued at AU$10,000 for each year of study under a full-time study load apportioned over each course taken, equating to a value of $1250 per course.
This will be administered for each term of study in your eligible program(s) as a tuition fee reduction against the number of credits initially issued in your letter of offer, applied directly to your student account.
Please review the full terms and conditions for more detail.
How to Apply for a Scholarship?
If documentation is not provided your application will not be processed. Please have all required documents available for upload as PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, or JPG files prior to completing the online application process.