Dean of Science Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship
The Faculty of Science Deans Undergraduate Exchange Scholarships are offered to undergraduate students enrolled in a Faculty of Science award course and intending to study overseas through the University of Sydney Exchange program. Before completing the application form, please check your eligibility to apply by reading the Conditions of Award which are provided at the beginning of the application form.
The scholarship provides a grant of $5,000 to assist with expenses for one semester abroad. Up to four scholarships are offered each semester.
The scholarship shall be awarded to an undergraduate student currently studying in an award course within the Faculty of Science who has a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 75 or higher. In addition, the scholarship will be awarded on the basis of the relevance of the proposed exchange studies to the completion of an undergraduate degree from the Faculty of Science and the student's performance at interview.
Scholarship application form
Download the scholarship application form for exchanges commencing in Semester 1, 2013.
Please submit your completed application form no later than Friday 6 July 2012.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the scholarship, an applicant shall have been successfully selected by the University of Sydney for a student exchange of one or two semesters duration at one of the following 15 institutions:
- University College London, UK
- University of Pennsylvania, USA
- University of Sheffield, UK
- Nanjing University, China
- University of Geneva, Switzerland (Université de Genéve)
- University of Konstanz, Germany (Universitat Konstanz)
- The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Cornell University, Ithaca, New York State, USA
- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, USA
- University of Oslo, Norway
- University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
- University of California (all campuses), USA
- Univerity of British Columbia, Canada
- McGill University, Canada
- Uppsala University, Sweden
- Lund University, Sweden
- University of Glasgow, UK
Scholarship recipients must undertake a minimum of 50% of the overall study load at the overseas institution in Science areas of study and award of the scholarship shall be conditional until acceptance of the applicant by one of the above exchange university’s is confirmed.
Important dates for planning exchange
You must plan early for exchange. The application process is quite complex and you should begin your application as soon as possible before the deadline.
The last date to collect an Exchange Application Kit is approximately a month prior to the submission date for the application.
For exchanges that commence first (March) semester 2013:
- Last day to collect application forms – Friday 15 June 2012
- Submission deadline for application forms – Friday 6 July 2012
To view more information please visit the Exchange Office website.
IMPORTANT: While these Scholarships are dependent on placement at one of the above listed institutions, placement at the destinations is dependent on normal eligibility and selection criteria governed through the International Student Office. Some listed destinations are highly competitive and not all applicants will be placed in their preferred exchange destination. The International Student Office and partner institutions also reserve the right to temporarily suspend programs or not renew agreements without prior notice.