UNSW Veterans Scholarship 2027

The Scholarship has been established to support former and transitioning Australian Defence Force Personnel or their dependents, who are experiencing disadvantage to commence studies in any UNSW undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree program.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineDecember 8, 2026
• Study LevelMasters , Undergraduate
• SponsorUniversity of New South Wales (UNSW)
• School to studyUniversity of New South Wales (UNSW)
• Eligible CountryAustralia , New Zealand

Benefits

• For undergraduate recipients, the Scholarship will have a value of $5,000 per annum and will be payable for the minimum duration of a single or double degree program. For postgraduate recipients, the Scholarship will have a total value of up to $20,000.

Requirements

To be eligible, applicants must meet all the following criteria:

• Be commencing in a UNSW undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree program; and
• Be a former or transitioning Australian Defence Force Personnel, or their dependent

Selection Process

• Applicants will be considered on the basis of their UAC Equity Scholarship or UAC Educational Access Scheme application.
• Applicants must submit evidence of their own or their parents Australian military service record through the UNSW Scholarships portal.

Check also:
ANU Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship 2026
University of Canberra Research Scholarships 2026

Application Deadline

How To Apply

To be considered for this Scholarship, applicants must complete Part 1 and Part 2 of the application process.

Part 1

Complete the UNSW Scholarships Application form and submit evidence of your own or your parents Australian military service record through the UNSW Scholarships portal by 8 December 2026.

Part 2

Undergraduate students

• Educational Access Scheme (EAS):

  Students who are commencing undergraduate studies in 2027 and applying via the Educational Access Scheme (EAS) will be considered. Applications for EAS must be received at UAC by 19 November 2026. For more information regarding the UNSW Access Scheme, please refer to www.unsw.edu.au/access-scheme.

• UAC Equity Scholarships (ES):

• Commencing undergraduate students who have received an offer of admission to UNSW via other approved UNSW pathway programs can be considered by submitting an Equity Scholarship (ES) application to UAC by 8 December 2026.

Postgraduate students

• Commencing postgraduate students who have received an offer for admission to UNSW can be considered by submitting an Equity Scholarship (ES) application to UAC by 8 December 2026.
  (By submitting an EAS or UAC Equity Scholarship application, you may also be considered for other Equity Scholarships for 2027).

For more information, kindly visit the UNSW webpage.