UNSW Community Plus Scholarship

About this scholarship

The purpose of the Scholarship is to support commencing students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds with on-campus accommodation at UNSW. This Scholarship will pay up to $25,000 per annum towards accommodation fees at UNSW-operated Accommodation. Independent Colleges or Apartments are not eligible. No monetary contribution will be paid to the recipients.

Eligibility

To be eligible, applicants must meet all of the following criteria: Have applied for the Gateway Admissions Pathway (GAP) in 2025 in Round 1 or 2* Be commencing full-time in an undergraduate UNSW degree program in Term 1, 2026. Be from a low-SES background based on residential address at the time of application. Low-socioeconomic areas (bottom 25%) are based on IRSAD and IEO indexes of SEIFA criteria. *For the Gateway Admissions Pathway round application dates, please see key dates .

How to apply

Applications are made through the University of New South Wales application portal. Always verify eligibility, supporting document requirements, and deadline timing on the provider's official page before applying.

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