These scholarships support our Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are either commencing or continuing their tertiary education at the University, to help them reach their full potential.  

Western Sydney University has a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. These scholarships reward and support academic achievement and assist students from Indigenous Australian backgrounds – each with their own aspirations and dreams. There are few greater gifts than when you invest in a person’s future success.

These scholarships are designed for students who show exceptional promise within and beyond their academic achievements. Strong academic performance and excellence in extracurricular activities, sports, the arts, community service or leadership all hold the key to success.

Selection is based on outstanding academic ability, and demonstrated leadership and community service.

Students at Western Sydney University are often more than just students – some hold down multiple jobs, many are raising families, while others are determined to beat the odds despite experiencing social and economic disadvantage.  

30% of our students work more than 20 hours a week, while studying and 65% of our students are the first in their family to attend university.

With over 31% of our 45,000 student body coming from low socio-economic backgrounds, many of our students struggle to afford the many essentials while studying. Our students are also often providing for their family networks, further straining their time and resources.  

Western Sydney University Refugee Scholarships are life changing. They help students from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds to access higher education, providing the financial assistance needed to help them complete their university studies and fully realise their ambitions.

These scholarships provide ongoing support to talented and hardworking students from a refugee background.

A scholarship can allow a student to buy a laptop, meaning they are able to study without needing to travel to campus to use the library computers. It can allow them to step back from full-time work and focus on their studies, or not have to choose between study or that extra midnight shift the week before exams.