Domestic scholarships

We offer a range of scholarships across all areas of study. You can even apply for multiple scholarships in one easy application.

Scholarships can make a big difference to your university experience and set you on the pathway to success.

We offer many unique opportunities for students from all backgrounds. Whether you’re looking for financial support or relocation assistance, experiencing educational disadvantage or seeking recognition of academic or sporting achievement, we have a scholarship for you.

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Application dates

  • 2024 scholarship applications are now open and close on 31 October 2023 (some closing dates vary).

International students

If you meet the eligibility requirements, you can also apply for a domestic scholarship if:

  • You've successfully completed a 100% enrolment load in any study period with us in an undergraduate or postgraduate course.
  • You're completing years 11 and 12 onshore in Australia.

Frequently asked questions

Support to Study Scholarship Package

Our Support to Study Scholarship Package is designed to help students prepare and succeed in their studies. You don’t need to have a high ATAR or have studied at university before to be eligible.

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External scholarships

Once you have applied for University of Tasmania scholarships, remember to check out the external scholarships you may be eligible for.

The majority of the funding for our scholarships and bursaries is provided by donations through the University giving program. There are also scholarships offered by generous organisations outside the University. In some cases, you may receive both a University of Tasmania scholarship and an external scholarship.

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Frequently asked questions

You will need to register for the scholarships portal even if you have applied through the UAC course application system. You can however use the same email address and password to register.

All documents must be PDFs.

  • If your document isn’t a PDF file (e.g. photo, Word doc), you will need to convert it. You can use UAC’s document conversion service – simply attach the document file to an email addressed to conv2pdf@uac.edu.au. For each attached file you’ll receive an email back with a converted PDF file. Note that UAC can't receive emails exceeding 11MB; if your attached documents are too big, you won't receive a response. There are also many document conversion packages available on the web.
  • Each PDF document must be smaller than 5MB. If your PDF document file size is bigger than 5MB, you’ll need to reduce it to upload your document. You may be able to do this by lowering the resolution of the PDF file and any images it contains.

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Yes, you apply for each scholarship as a separate application in the scholarships portal. There are several questions that are the same across scholarships, we recommend you copy and paste the questions into a word document then type your responses so you can copy and paste them back into the system against each scholarship you want to apply for, this will save you re-writing your responses each time.

You can make changes to your applications until the close of scholarships, this means you can go back and add documents, change your responses and apply for more scholarships.

If you still aren't sure what to do next, please reach out to our friendly team who can guide you through the entire application process. And if you are confused by university words, check out our handy glossary.