Scholarships

The Scholarship Program

From its inception, The Women's College has endeavoured to offer scholarships that extend the benefits of College to as wide a selection of the community as possible. Financial assistance through scholarships is provided to as many as seventy students each year and enables them to participate in the College's tradition of academic excellence, irrespective of financial circumstances. The College also awards prizes on the basis of academic merit and up to a third of its students receives these awards in any year.

The College is proud of the Scholarship Program it provides for residents. The Program consists of three components:

The Entrance Award for the first year College student who gains the highest university entrance score.

Scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate College students. Scholarships are awarded on basis of a number of criteria including academic merit and financial need.

Prizes for continuing College students who obtain a high distinction or a distinction average across their university subjects.

Recipients of College awards, scholarships and prizes are recognised at the Chancellor's Dinner - a special occasion held each year when the College community celebrates the academic achievements of its scholars.

The Entrance Award

The Grace Frazer Entrance Prize was established in 1892 by Mrs C B Fairfax in memory of her sister, Grace Frazer. It is awarded to the first year College student with the highest university entrance score. No application is necessary for this award.

Scholarships

The Women's College Scholarship Fund provides a range of scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate resident students. The scholarships vary in value and are generally paid as a residential bursary, in other words they reduce the amount of College fees payable. Scholarships are available for one year in the first instance with any renewal dependent on satisfactory academic progress and, where appropriate, financial need.

Candidates for all scholarships must complete the procedures for entrance into College and should also complete the separate Scholarship Application Form, available for download here. Continuing students resident at College are also encouraged to apply.

Scholarships are allocated at the beginning of the academic year only. Applications generally close on the last working day in November.

The College reserves the right to split a scholarship between two or more candidates and to make no offers if there are no appropriate candidates in particular contexts.

For further information please contact the Principal's Executive Assistant, Mary McGuirk (Telephone: + 61 (0)2 9517 5002; email: secretary@thewomenscollege.com.au).

Criteria for the awarding of scholarships will include one or more of the following:

  • Academic merit - school or university results
  • Financial need
  • Capacity to contribute to the academic, cultural or sporting life of the College
  • Leadership experiences and skills
  • Connections to the College (Alumnae Scholarships)

Undergraduate scholarships include:

Barbara Wright Scholarship
Criteria:
This scholarship is offered to a first year student from country NSW, preferably the Central West, undertaking a course at the University of Sydney and residing at The Women's College.
Preference to be given to a student intending to study medicine.
Value: $3,000 for one year only

Jean Pocock Scholarship
Criteria:
This Scholarship is provided to a first year student from country NSW undertaking an undergraduate course at the University of Sydney and residing at the Women's College.
Value: $5,000 per year for three years subject to satisfactory academic progress.

Katherine and Thyne Reid Scholarships
Criteria:
These scholarships are provided to first year undergraduate students preferably from regional NSW undertaking a course at the University of Sydney and residing at The Womens' College.
They are awarded on the basis of academic merit.
Three awards will be made annually, funds permitting.
Value: $6,000 for one year only.

Lady Cohen Scholarship
Criteria:
This scholarship is provided to first year student from country NSW undertaking a health science course at the University of Sydney and residing at The Women's College.
Value: $5,000 for one year only.

Quentin Bryce Scholarship
Criteria:
This scholarship is awarded to a senior student already resident at the College and studying at the University of Sydney who has made a significant contribution to College life.
Consideration may be given to a student studying in an area relevant to Ms Bryce's career.
Value: $1,500 for one year only.

Scholarest Scholarships
Criteria:
These scholarships are offered to first year and continuing students studying at the University of Sydney and residing at The Women's College.
Two awards are made.
Value: $5,000 for one year only.

Sydney University Union /Women's College Sports Scholarships
Criteria:
These scholarships are available to students studying at the University of Sydney and residing at The Women's College who engage in sport at an elite level.
Applications should be made to Sydney University Sports' Union and initial selections are made by the Union in discussion with The Women's College.
Value: Values vary. The Women's College matches the amount offered by Sydney University Sports' Union. Scholarships are offered on a one year basis.

UBS Scholarship
Criteria:
This scholarship is awarded to a first year student who has come from a government high school and is studying at the University of Sydney and residing at the Women's College.
It is awarded on the basis of academic merit.
Value: $5,000 for one year only.

Vere Hole Scholarship
Criteria:
This scholarship is offered to a country student studying at the University of Sydney and residing at The Women's College.
The student's home must be more than 175 km from Sydney and she must be able to claim educational disadvantage due to distance.
Value: Half fees for three years subject to satisfactory academic progress.

Women's College Alumnae Scholarship
Criteria:
This scholarship is offered to the daughter of an ex-student of the College who is studying at the University of Sydney and residing at The Women's College.
It is awarded on the bases of academic merit and financial need.
Value: $2,000 for one year

Women's College Indigenous Scholarships
Criteria:
These scholarships are awarded to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders students studying in any faculty at the University of Sydney and residing at The Women's College.
Two awards will be made annually.
Value: Up to $10,000 per year for three years subject to satisfactory academic progress.

Women's College Music Scholarships
Criteria:
This scholarship is awarded to a full-time first year student residing at the College who is majoring in Music at the University of Sydney in either the Faculty of Arts or the Conservatorium of Music.
Applicants are required to attend an audition or make a CD/DVD of a performance available to the selection committee.
It is awarded to a student who would not be able to attend the University of Sydney without assistance.
Value: Full College fees for three years subject to satisfactory academic progress.

Women's College Scholarships
Criteria:
These scholarships are available to first year and continuing students studying at the University of Sydney and residing at The Women's College.
They are awarded on the bases of academic merit, financial need, capacity to contribute to the life of the College and leadership experiences and skills.
Value: Up to $5,000 for one year only.

Zonta Bicentennial Scholarship
Criteria:
This scholarship is available to a student studying Science or Science and Technology, with a preference for Engineering, at the University of Sydney and residing at The Women's College.
The student should be entering second year or above of her University studies.
Value: $5,000 for one year only.

Postgraduate Scholarships include:

Judith Robinson-Valery Scholarship
Criteria:
This scholarship is awarded to a student who is studying in a postgraduate Psychology course at the University of Sydney and residing at The Women's College.
It is awarded to student on the basis of academic merit.
Value: $5,000 for up to two consecutive years.

Majorie Dalgarno Scholarship
Criteria:
This scholarship is awarded to a Medical student who is studying at the University of Sydney and residing at The Women's College.
Value: $5,000 for one year only.

Women's College Medical Scholarship
Criteria:
This scholarship is awarded annually to a Medical student who is studying at the University of Sydney and residing at The Women's College.
Value: $1,500 for one year only.

Please note: Postgraduate students residing at The Women's College are also entitled to apply for: Women's College Alumnae Scholarships, Women's College Indigenous Scholarships, and Women's College Scholarships as appropriate.

Prizes
Each year at Chancellor's Dinner a number of prizes are awarded to students who have obtained a high distinction or a distinction average in their University studies in the previous year. The prizes are named in honour of College benefactors, former Principals and friends of the College including:

The Betty Archdale Prize for achievements in the fields of Law, Economics, or Political Science.

The Doreen Langley Prize for achievements in the fields of Science, Dietetics and Nutrition.

The Florence Fitzhardinge Prize for achievements in History or Archaeology.