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Postgraduate Scholarships

Please refer to the Scholarships Office for other non-law specific scholarships

The Sydney Law School is undertaking a major review throughout 2011 of all scholarships.

Conditions of award and value of these prizes and scholarships may vary as a consequence of this review.

HECS Scholarship

Sydney Law School provides a limited number of HECS Scholarships to postgraduate coursework students within the School. The scholarship is awarded on merit and recipients pay the Commonwealth-Supported Place (CSP) tuition fee rather than the full fee for each unit of study undertaken during the period of validity of the scholarship.

The scholarship is currently under review and will not be offered for 2012.

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John O’Brien Memorial Coursework Scholarships in Criminal Law and Criminology

Established by a bequest to establish a memorial fund in perpetuity named the John O’Brien Memorial Fund. The purpose of the bequest is to provide scholarships in the University of Sydney Law School in particular for students in Criminal Law. The scholarships will be awarded annually to commencing students in the Master of Criminology by coursework.

Eligibility: Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents who will be commencing in the Master of Criminology coursework degree, either full-time or part-time. Applicants will be assessed on their entry scores and other measures of merit including a personal statement, and financial need.

Value of award: Payment of tuition fee.

Application opening date: TBA

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Sydney Achievers International Scholarships (Postgraduate)

Benefits
30 scholarships of AUD$10,000 each, available as a one-off award (total value AUD$10,000) for any Postgraduate Coursework program offered at the University of Sydney.

No living allowance is payable.

Criteria for Eligibility
Applicants must have completed the equivalent of an Australian Bachelor degree qualification with a minimum high distinction average as based on the Australian grading system. Students who have already commenced postgraduate studies, or students transferring from other postgraduate programs are not eligible.

Application Procedure
No separate application for a scholarship is necessary. An Application for Admission to the University of Sydney in 2012 will constitute an application for a scholarship. All applications meeting the selection and eligibility criteria will be automatically considered.

The deadline for receipt of applications and complete supporting documentation (academic and English language proficiency results) is 31 October 2011 for Semester 1, 2012, and 30 April 2012 (for Semester 2, 2012). Applications received after these deadlines will not be considered.

Selection Criteria
Selection will be based strictly on academic merit as per the University’s admission requirements. Selection will be based on actual results (academic and English language proficiency). Predicted/forecast results will not be considered.

Only applicants with firm, unconditional offers of admission will be considered.

Selection will be made by the University’s Scholarship Selection Committee, whose decision will be final. No appeals will be entertained.

Successful candidates will be informed in December 2011 (Semester 1, 2012) and June 2012 (Semester 2. 2012). Successful candidates applying through UAC will be informed in January 2012.

Conditions
Undergraduate scholarship recipients will need to maintain satisfactory academic progress, which, for the purposes of retaining the scholarship, is defined as maintaining a credit average (at least 65%) or more each year. Failure to do so may result in the scholarship being terminated.

Successful candidates:

  • must not be in receipt of any other tuition scholarship;
  • must commence study in 2012 – commencement may not be deferred;
  • will be required to pay for their own airfares to Sydney, living expenses, study materials, text books, any ancillary fees (if applicable) and Overseas Student Health Cover each year;
  • are also responsible for paying the balance of the tuition fees each year;
  • are required to enrol as full-time international students and must maintain their international student status on a full-time basis throughout their enrolment at the University of Sydney; and
  • may not be entitled to a ‘Leave of Absence’ during the duration of the scholarship, unless it is due to extenuating circumstances.

The University of Sydney reserves the right to make changes to this scholarships program without notice and at its discretion.

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Sydney Law School Foundation International Scholarships (Masters by Coursework)

The Sydney Law School Foundation established a limited number of scholarships to support outstanding international students undertaking a Master by Coursework program with the Sydney Law School.

Eligibility
Applicants must:

  • Have accepted an unconditional offer of admission to a Master by Coursework program.
  • Have a minimum IELTS or equivalent for the Master by Coursework: 7.0 IELTS with no band below 6.0;
  • Be a citizen of a country other than Australia or New Zealand, and may not hold permanent residency in Australia.
  • Not be in receipt of any other tuition scholarship.

Conditions of Award
The Sydney Law School Foundation International Scholarship is worth AU$10,000 payable in two equal instalments in late March and late August in the first year of study.

Commencement Date
Scholarships are awarded on the basis that the student will commence study in the academic year for which it is offered, and for the program in which a place has been offered in the Sydney Law School.

Duration
The scholarship is limited to one year.

For further information about applications for admission to a postgraduate coursework degree, please see the International Office website.

Application form

Applications Close: 4.30pm, Tuesday 29 January 2013

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The Justice Peter Hely Scholarship

Background: The Scholarship was established by the Law School through contributions from the friends and colleagues of the late Justice Peter Hely to promote postgraduate study in the fields of commercial law and equity. The scholarship is open to final year law students, Law graduands and graduates of the University of Sydney, to enable them to undertake a postgraduate degree in the fields of commercial law and equity, either by research or coursework, at the University of Sydney or any other appropriate university.

Conditions of Award: The scholarship shall be awarded under the following conditions:

  1. The value of the scholarship will be $18 700, payable as a one-off payment.
  2. The scholarship shall be awarded by the Faculty of Law, on the recommendation of a selection committee constituted by the Dean.
  3. The scholarship shall be awarded to enable a Law graduand/graduate to undertake a postgraduate degree in Law, either by research or coursework, at the University of Sydney or any other appropriate university.
  4. Payment is conditional on acceptance into an appropriate Law degree program. The student may be required to re-pay the scholarship if they withdraw from the degree before completion.
  5. The scholarship shall be open to final year students, graduands and graduates of the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney.
  6. Applicants must be Australian citizens or have permanent resident status.
  7. Criteria for selection will be academic performance in the Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, or equivalent, and community service.


Applications Closed: 17 February 2012

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The Law Society of New South Wales Indigenous Scholarship

Established in 2011 by the Law Society of New South Wales to assist an outstanding Indigenous student in financial need with their studies at Sydney Law School.

Eligibility: The Scholarship shall be awarded to one or more Indigenous student/s who are enrolled full-time in either the Combined Law, Juris Doctor, or Postgraduate Coursework degree programs.

Basis for award: Basis of Award: The Scholarship shall be awarded on:
a. Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent
b. Demonstrated financial need;
c.Academic Merit (ATAR, current university grades, past university grades)

Conditions: Successful applicants who withdraw or suspend from the degree in the year in which the scholarship is awarded may be required to re-pay the scholarship.

Benefits: The value of the scholarship is up to $10,000 which may be shared between two students as determined by committee.

Tenure: The scholarship is tenable for one year only.

Applications Closed: 24 February 2012

Victoria Gollan Memorial Fund Scholarship

Established in 1996 by donations made in memory of Victoria Jane Barclay Gollan. The purpose of the fund is to assist an Aboriginal student in the study of law at the University of Sydney.

Eligibility: Full time Aboriginal student enrolled in a Law degree at the University of Sydney. (Undergraduate or Postgraduate level)

Basis for Award: Academic merit and financial need.

Value of Award: $1,500

Applications Closed: Friday 26 November 2010

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