UTS Science High Achiever’s Scholarship
VALUE
$5,000 per year
Application Open
27/08/2026
Application Close
07/12/2026
DURATION
The Scholarship covers the standard duration of an eligible UTS Faculty of Science.
RECIPIENTS
Four (4)
STATUS
Open
Overview
To attract top performing high school students to specific UTS undergraduate Science degrees.
Who is eligible
To be eligible for the Scholarship, an applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
- Australian or New Zealand citizen, or the holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or permanent humanitarian visa; and
- Current school leaver; or gap year student who received an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) or equivalent score in the previous year, where no university study was undertaken in the gap year; and
- Have a Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) preference to one of the courses at UTS in the Faculty of Science listed in clause 5.2 for the Autumn session directly following the Scholarship selection; and
- Academic excellence in the final year of high school (ATAR of 90 or above, excluding bonus points).
Eligible courses:
To be eligible for the Scholarship, all applicants must have a UAC preference and intention to enrol full-time in one of the below courses at the UTS Faculty of Science in the Autumn session directly following the Scholarship selection:
Science single degree courses:
- C10242 (607005) Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)
- C10242 (607001) Bachelor of Science (Life and Environmental Sciences/Physics and Mathematics)
- C10457 (607081) Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences
- C10223 (607033) Bachelor of Environmental Biology
- C10228 (607035) Bachelor of Marine Biology and Climate Change
Science combined degree courses:
- C10162 (609170) Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Business (specified majors*)
* Scholarship is only applicable for specific majors: Chemistry
Selection process
- Ranked in ATAR (or equivalent score) order.
- First UAC preference to one of the specified UTS Faculty of Science undergraduate degrees at the time of selection will be highly regarded.
- Candidates who have applied using the optional UTS online Elite School Leaver Scholarships Application form will be highly regarded.
- Motivation to succeed in the specific Faculty of Science degree program as demonstrated in the Scholarship application may be considered.
- Demonstrated initiative in personal and professional life as demonstrated in the Scholarship application may be considered.
Other information
Students who complete an application, will be considered for all UTS Elite School Leaver scholarships, as listed here (subject to meeting the eligibility criteria):
- Vice-Chancellor's Outstanding Achievement Scholarship
- Vice-Chancellor's Merit Scholarship
- Business Dean's Merit Scholarship
- Engineering and Information Technology Dean's Scholarship (more information coming soon)
- Law Dean's Scholarship
- Health Dean's Scholarship
- Science Dean's Scholarship
- Science Dean's Scholarship for Women
- UTS Science High Achiever's Scholarship
How to apply
These scholarships are awarded automatically following the release of ATAR results, although you must be enrolling as a domestic student and have a University of Technology Sydney course preference on your UAC application to be eligible. The application form is optional and can be completed online at the Elite School Leaver Scholarship Application Form.