The Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarships (VCIS) are awarded to recognize academic excellence for international students. This is a highly competitive scholarship based on academic merit and is awarded to talented students intending to pursue a Bachelor’s or Master’s coursework degree at Macquarie University. This scholarship provides up to AUD $10,000 applied towards your tuition fee. This is a very limited scholarship, so we encourage you to accept your offer and scholarship early to avoid disappointment.
Criteria
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be a full-time international student commencing an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree (excluding Graduate Certificates and Global MBA courses) and meet the following criteria:
- Achieve a minimum WAM equivalent of 65 for Postgraduate applications; or a minimum ATAR equivalent of 85 for Undergraduate applications.
- Commence study in the session and year indicated in your scholarship letter of offer.
Application time
applications are open year round or until scholarships have been filled up for the year. There are limited number of scholarships, so we encourage you to accept your offer early to avoid disappointment. Note that some scholarships have acceptance deadlines which you will have to meet to be eligible for the scholarship.
How to apply
To be considered for this scholarship applicants are required to complete a nomination form and hold a valid offer letter to study at Macquarie University. As part of the application form you must:
- Applicants must complete an application form and type “VCIS” in the Scholarship Name field.
- Enter your student number as outline on your Macquarie University Offer Letter.
Visit the scholarship website for more details.
