APPLY NOW! UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP 2025
The University of Western Australia is offering the Global Excellence Scholarship to high-achieving international students from across the globe who choose to study with us.
If you’re looking to start studying in Semester 1, 2025, you could receive scholarships of up to AUD$48,000* over four years on eligible undergraduate courses or up to AUD$24,000* over two years on eligible postgraduate courses.
Award details
The Global Excellence Scholarship is an annual tuition fee discount for the normal full-time duration of the awardee’s course as specified in their letter of offer. The value of the scholarship is determined by the applicant’s equivalent Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or UWA weighted average mark (WAM).
Undergraduate
ATAR 98.00+
Scholarship value per year1
AUD $12,000
Scholarship value over 3 years2
Up to AUD $36,000
Scholarship value over 4 years3
Up to AUD $48,000
1Based on two semesters of full-time study.
2Based on six semesters of full-time study.
3Based on eight semesters of full-time study, when enrolled in an eligible undergraduate degree which runs over 4 years (Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours), Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Honours), any Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s).
Postgraduate
WAM 85.00+
Scholarship value per year1
AUD $12,000
Total scholarship value2
Up to AUD $24,000
1Based on two semesters of full-time study.
2Based on four semesters of full-time study.
Eligibility
General eligibility
Students from all countries are eligible. You will need to:
- have received an offer for an eligible undergraduate or postgraduate course at The University of Western Australia for Semester 1, 2025 intake
- have achieved an equivalent:
- minimum ATAR 85.00; or
- minimum WAM 65.00
- If studying an approved International Academic Pathway (Articulation Program), students must have achieved a WAM equivalent of more than 75.00
Undergraduate eligibility
To be eligible to be considered for the scholarship, a candidate must be applying for an eligible undergraduate bachelor degree or Assured Pathway course. The following exclusions apply:
- Assured Pathway to Medicine
- Assured Pathway to Dental Medicine
Postgraduate eligibility
To be eligible to be considered for the scholarship, a candidate must be applying for an eligible postgraduate degree (by coursework). The following exclusions apply:
- Juris Doctor (20820)
- Doctor of Medicine (91850)
- Doctor of Dental Medicine (91860)
- Doctor of Optometry (91590)
- UWA Micro-credentials
Combined Bachelor’s and Combined Bachelors & Master’s (CBM) eligibility
All Combined Bachelor’s and Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees are considered eligible.
Whilst most of these degrees are over four years (based on 8 semesters of full time study), the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce; and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Science; are over five years (based on 10 semesters of full time study) and as such, eligible students will receive up to $60,000* over five years (yearly eligible amounts based on WAM).
