Scholarship Overview

Vice-Chancellor International Scholarships are offered at The University of Sydney to those international students who are pursuing a Masters Degree. This is a Merit Based Scholarship, which is provided to only maximum number of students, depending on the University student. Vice-Chancellor International Scholarships are valued at AUD 40000 for maximum number of students, depending on the University student who qualify from The University of Sydney. Also, the Vice-Chancellor International Scholarships is a one time tuition reducing scholarship, offered in the first year of Masters Degree only. Applications for Vice-Chancellor International Scholarships at The University of Sydney are filed separately. To be eligible for the award, applicants must have completed their Bachelor degree and passed the 12th grade. International students seeing to avail this scholarship need to appear for English proficiency tests like TOEFL, IELTS, PTE. Along with the Vice-Chancellor International Scholarships application. The eligibility of the students to qualify for Vice-Chancellor International Scholarships would solely depend on the applicant’s admission to The University of Sydney Masters Degree, his/her aptitude for an overall contribution towards The University of Sydney community and of course the academic achievements.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in The University of Sydney in Australia

• Master of Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations

• This scholarship is applicable for all the undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs offered at the University of Sydney 

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: AUD 40,000 => Rs 22,18,000

Conversion rate used: 1 AUD = Rs. 57.55 (last updated 26th September 2024)

Scholarship amount will be given: Every Semester

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

• $40,000 payable for one year in two equal instalments per semester

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
TOEFL	Required (minimum score 96)
IELTS	Required (minimum score 7)
PTE	Required (minimum score 68)
12	Required
UG	Required (minimum score 65.0%)

Eligibility

Applicants:

• must have any one of the following:
  
  • an Australian bachelor's degree with honours or higher in any discipline with a credit average (65 percent) or equivalent qualification
  • an Australian bachelor's degree or higher in a related discipline with a credit average (65 percent) or equivalent qualification
  • an Australian bachelor's degree in an unrelated discipline with a credit average (65 percent) or equivalent qualification, and relevant professional work experience (typically two years)
  • any of the above combinations of qualifications and/or experience with less than a credit average (minimum 50 percent required) and satisfactory performance in the GMAT (for guidance, the class average score is 630) or equivalent Business School approved admissions test
• must satisfy the English language proficiency requirement by submitting one of the following tests:
  • IELTS- Overall score of 7, with minimum score of 6.0 in each band 
  • TOEFL- Overall score of 96, with minimum of 17 in reading, listening and speaking and 19 in writing
  • PTE- Overall score of 68
• must be enrolled for CRICOS registered program of study at the University in any postgraduate coursework degree program
• To continue receipt of the Scholarship, the student must maintain a minimum semester average mark of 65 and have no outstanding tuition fees
• must be willing to promote the program in which they are enrolled as well as represent the University of Sydney at student orientation, marketing events and corporate networking events

Preference will be given to following candidates:

• The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit as assessed from a student’s application for admission to an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree.
• The Scholarship will be awarded on the nomination of a selection committee consisting of two nominees of the Executive Director, Sydney Future Students and one nominee of the Admissions Office.

Application Process for this scholarship

• Certified copies of academic transcripts
• English language proficiency scores
• GMAT/GRE scores if applicable
• Work Experience is considered if submitted
• Application Process:
  • No separate application is required for the scholarship
  • All eligible applicants with an unconditional offer by a specified cut-off date will be considered for the scholarships

Scholarship Application

Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	June 17, 2024	Semester 2, 2024 Round 1 - 1 March 2024 Round 2 - 15 April 2024 Round 3 - 17 June 2024

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

FAQ Link	https://www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships/contact-us/faqs.html#award
Contact email	scholarships.officer@sydney.edu.au
Phone number	00 61 2 8627 1444