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Sydney Scholars Awards

The Sydney Scholars Awards are the University of Sydney's flagship undergraduate scholarships for international students. Each award is worth AUD 6,000 to AUD 10,000 per year for the standard length of the degree (3-5 years), applied as an annual fee discount. Selection is purely on academic merit — every eligible international UG applicant is automatically considered when they apply for admission. Around 60-80 awards are made annually across all faculties.

Open year-round — applications for Semester 1 2027 close mid-January 2027; rolling for Semester 2

University of Sydney

University-funded

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Annual Value

AUD 6,000-10,000/yr

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Duration

Full Length of Bachelor's

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Eligibility

All International UG Applicants

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Who awards it

University of Sydney — not Lanka Scholar. We are not the awarding body and cannot grant, reserve or guarantee this award.

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How you are considered

Through your admission application. Awards like this are usually assessed automatically from the application you already submit — there is typically no separate scholarship form to fill in.

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What it covers

AUD 6,000-10,000 Per Year (multi-year). This is a reduction in tuition, not a full ride. You still fund the remainder, plus living costs and the balance your visa requires you to show.

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Where we come in

We make the admission application strong enough to be competitive — course choice, documents, references and deadlines. The funder makes the decision.

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Strong Pre-Tertiary Results

Outstanding final-school results. Sri Lankan A/L applicants typically need 3 A grades (or equivalent IB 36+ / Cambridge International A Levels A*AA+) to be competitive. The Sydney UAC selector score is the basis for ranking.

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Hold a Sydney UG Offer

You must have applied to (or hold a place in) a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney. The scholarship cannot be held with a Sydney Foundation Programme.

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International Fee Status

Reserved for international fee-paying students — including Sri Lankan citizens applying from Sri Lanka or any third country. Australian citizens and permanent residents are not eligible.

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Automatic Consideration

There is no separate scholarship application. Every eligible international UG applicant is automatically assessed at the point of admission. You don't need to do anything extra beyond submitting a complete UG application.

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Apply for a Sydney UG degree

Submit your undergraduate application directly via the University of Sydney portal at sydney.edu.au/study/how-to-apply or through an authorised Sri Lankan agent (Lanka Scholar can submit at no cost).

Submit by the Sydney Scholars deadline

For Semester 1 2026 (February intake), apply by mid-January 2027. For Semester 2 (July intake), apply by mid-June. Applications received after these dates lose automatic scholarship consideration.

Automatic merit ranking

Sydney's Admissions Office ranks all eligible applicants on academic results and issues scholarship offers alongside (or shortly after) the academic offer.

Accept your offer + scholarship

Your scholarship offer arrives in your applicant portal. Accept it together with your academic offer to lock it in. The scholarship applies to each year's fees automatically.

Why University of Sydney?

Sydney is Australia's oldest university and currently ranked in the world top 20. The Quadrangle and surrounding sandstone campus are iconic; the city's Sri Lankan diaspora and student associations like USyd SLSA make settling in straightforward.

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QS World Ranking 2026

~60-80

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AUD 10k

Top-Tier Annual Value

Looking for a scholarship because of the cost?

Then start here instead. Scholarships are competitive, usually partial, and decided by someone else — they are the least reliable way to make studying abroad affordable. Your destination and course choice move the number far more, and both are entirely within your control.

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