Scholarships

St Andrew’s College is a welcoming and inclusive community. We award up to $2 million in scholarships annually, and around half of our students receive at least one scholarship.

Further information on each scholarship can be found below.

Applications for 2025 are now open. 

Please only submit an application for a scholarship after applying for entry at College.

Scholarship Title
Applications Open
Applications Close
St Andrew’s Scholars Award (new students only)
Closed
Closed
Creative Arts Scholarships (new students)
Closed
Closed
GradReady GAMSAT® Merit Scholarship
Closed
Closed
Creative Arts Scholarships
Now Open
14 October 2024
Means-Tested Scholarships (new and returning students)
Now Open
30 October 2024
First Nations Scholarships
Now Open
1 December 2024
Post Graduate Research Scholarships
Now Open
1 December 2024

St Andrew’s Scholars Award

The St Andrew’s Scholars program seeks to support our future leaders by awarding up to three scholarships each year. The Scholarships will provide financial support of full fee-relief and will be awarded for a maximum of 3 years.

The Scholars will be exceptional young men and women who will thrive academically, are ‘engaged in life’ and have the potential to make a significant positive contribution to College and, in the future, the wider community.

Applications for 2025 are now closed.

Means-Tested Scholarships (Bursaries)

The College offers many means-tested scholarships (also known as bursaries) each year. These are awarded to meritorious students who lack the financial means to otherwise be able to come to College.

Applications for 2025 are now open.

  • Download the Bursary Assistance Application Form 
  • Fill out the form following the instructions on the first page of the document
  • Check out your eligibility for Centrelink and the amount you are entitled to. Take a screenshot of the Centrelink estimate
  • Send the form, the Centrelink estimate screenshot and your parents/guardians’ ATO Assessment Notice to the Registrar via email to registrar@standrewscollege.edu.au

    Please note, for new students you should only be submitting your bursary request if you have already applied to College for 2025.

First Nations Scholarships

Multiple scholarships are available to support First Nations students who wish to study at university and live at St Andrew’s College.

More information about the Scholarships for First Nations students is available for download.

Please contact us if you would like further information.

Applications for 2025 are now open.

Creative Arts Scholarships

The College offers a variety of creative arts scholarships. Students are obligated to complete, or participate in, activities related to their scholarship in order to fulfil the requirements. Scholarships available are:

– Choral Scholarship
– Instrumental Scholarship
– Keyboard Accompanist Scholarship
– Convenor of Choral Music
– Convenor of Chamber Music Scholarship
– Convenor of Jazz and Contemporary Music Scholarship
– Scott West Organ Scholarship
– Piping Scholarship
– Cultural Project Scholarship (for Dance/Drama/Visual Arts/Debating/Public Speaking)
– Major Residential Music Scholarship for Exceptional Music Students

Applications for 2025 are open for returning students only

Non-Residential Music Scholarships

The College offers partial fee relief for places in its Non-Residential Program. To be eligible for these scholarships, students must be high-performing musicians, whether vocalists, instrumentalists or composers.

Applications for 2025 are open for returning students only

Sporting Scholarships

Applicants are not required to submit applications for sporting scholarships. They are awarded in collaboration with the Elite Athletes Program (University of Sydney)

GradReady GAMSAT Merit Scholarships

GradReady is proud to award one student residing at St Andrew’s College a GradReady GAMSAT®Attendance (Comprehensive) Course each year. The scholarship is designed for prospective medical students and provides them with comprehensive preparation for the Graduate Medical Schools Admission Test (GAMSAT®). Please click here for more details on the course.

GradReady is an education technology company aimed at making learning more effective and engaging. GradReady has helped over 6,000 students prepare for the GAMSAT® exam since 2010. Their students have improved by an average of 24 percentile points and 90%+ have achieved medical school admissions. To learn more about GradReady, click here.

Please find here the direct link to the scholarship: https://gradready.com.au/gamsat-preparation-courses/principal_scholarship.

Post Graduate Research Scholarships

St Andrew’s College wishes to encourage more research post graduates to reside at St Andrew’s College. Up to 4 scholarships will be available in 2025 for students undertaking research masters, PhD or post doctoral research studies.