Below is a step-by-step guide of how to apply for a Humanitarian Scholarship.

Ensure you are eligible for the course and the scholarship before starting this process.

Eligibility for the Humanitarian Scholarship

Students can apply for a scholarship if:

  • they have received an offer for a UTS course – course conditions apply
  • hold a Bridging Visa E or A, or Temporary Protection Visa – subclass 785, or Safe Haven Enterprise Visa – subclass 790 or Temporary Humanitarian Concern Visa – Subclass 786. IMPORTANT: Students who have Permanent Humanitarian Visa (subclass 866, 200 – 204) are not eligible for the UTS Humanitarian Scholarship Program*. 
  • have not commenced or completed any other undergraduate degree in Australia
  • will be commencing full-time study at UTS in the next available intake for the course
  • can demonstrate that they do not have the financial means to support payment of their tuition fees without receiving the scholarship.

If students fit this criteria, they can apply for the scholarship.

*If students hold a Permanent Humanitarian Visa (subclass 866, 200 – 204), they are considered a domestic student and can access HECS. Therefore they are not eligible for a Humanitarian Scholarship. However, there are lots of other scholarships they can apply for.

IMPORTANT: The application process is different for recent school leavers (Year 12 students) and non-recent school leavers (non-Year 12 students) – if you need support submitting your application, please feel free to contact the Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion – [email protected].

Select your course

Choose the course you would like to study and session you would like to commence. Ensure that your selected course is eligible for the Humanitarian Scholarship. In 2023 scholarship places will be offered in the following faculties: UTS Business School, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Faculty of Health, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Science.

Complete and submit your application to study at UTS

Complete and submit your application to study at UTS

Applications for UTS courses open Monday 29 August 2022.

If you are a recent school leaver: Submit your application to the Universities Admission Centre (UAC) international section.

If you are a non-recent school leaver: Submit your application directly to UTS, through the International Online Application.

Complete and submit your application for Humanitarian Scholarship Program

Opens: Tuesday 16 August 2022
Closes: Friday 2 December 2022

Once you have submitted your UTS course application, please complete and submit your application for the Humanitarian Scholarship Program. The selection process will take approximately 4–6 weeks from the close of scholarship of application.

IMPORTANT: You will not be able to submit a scholarship application without your UAC student number (recent school leaver) or your UTS international application number (non-recent school leaver).

Acknowledgement of application to study at UTS

Recent Year 12 school graduate: UAC will send you information about your application to the email address used in your online application. 

Non-recent Year 12 school graduate: You will receive a letter acknowledging receipt of your application approximately two weeks after UTS receives it.

Acknowledgement of application for Humanitarian Scholarship Program

All eligible students will receive an email from the UTS Scholarships Office within two weeks of the closing date of the scholarship.

Accept your offers 

Recent Year 12 school graduate: Offers will be sent to you via UAC. Accept your study offer and await your scholarship offer to commence your enrolment. Scholarship offers will be sent via email. You must accept your offer via the UTS Scholarships Office to commence your enrolment.

Non-recent Year 12 school graduate: You will receive both your offer to study and offer of scholarship at the same time from the UTS International Office. You must accept both offers to commence your enrolment.