Scholarships
The Women’s College offers a number of scholarships for residential students.
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of a combination of academic potential combined with financial hardship and social disadvantage. The aim of the scholarship program is to support diversity and assist those students experiencing hardship who would otherwise not be able to enjoy the College experience.
Scholarships are available, for example, to students from:
- Government schools
- Rural areas
- Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds
- Postgraduate students undertaking medicine or scientific research
- Students studying performance at the Conservatorium of Music.
Music scholarship auditions take place in early December and applicants will be advised of the audition date closer to the time.
Prospective students seeking consideration for a residential scholarship must first complete an online enrolment application followed by a separate Scholarship application. Current returning students need only submit an online scholarship application.
Scholarship applications for 2026 entry have now closed. Applications for 2027 entry will open in March 2026.
Note: The Women’s College does not award scholarships at mid-year (Semester 2) entry.
In addition to the scholarship program at Women’s, each university has an extensive range of scholarships for students studying undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Further information on the scholarships provided by each university can be found below:
- The University of Sydney
- The College offers sporting scholarships in conjunction with The University of Sydney
- Click here for the 2026 Student Athlete Prospectus
- University of Technology Sydney
- University of New South Wales
- Macquarie University
- Australian Catholic University (Sydney)
- The University of Notre Dame Australia
For further scholarship information, please email the Registrar or phone +61 2 9517 5018.
The Katrina Dawson Foundation (KDF) Fellowship: The KDF Fellowship supports an exceptional female school-leaver to live in residence at The Women’s College for three years while pursuing an undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney. The successful KDF Fellow will embody academic talent, leadership potential, personal integrity, and a clear commitment to positive change.
The Fellowship is valued at $30,000 per year for three years, paid as a credit against residency fees at The Women’s College. Students who have accepted an undergraduate residency place in a given year are welcome to apply. KDF Fellowship applications for 2026 have now closed.
Donations to the Women’s College to support our scholarship program are warmly welcomed.