Australia’s Global University Award (PUCA1026) is an automatic tuition award from UNSW for the Term 1, 2027 intake. It supports new international students entering eligible undergraduate or postgraduate coursework.
Recipients study full time on campus at UNSW; UNSW Online and UNSW Canberra programs are excluded. No separate scholarship application is required, and eligible admission applicants are assessed on academic merit.
Benefits & funding
- $10,000 toward tuition fees for one year.
- UNSW applies the payment to tuition fees in the student’s second term of the first year.
Eligibility
- Be an international student under UNSW’s definition: not an Australian or New Zealand citizen (dual citizens included), an Australian permanent resident, or a permanent Australian humanitarian visa holder.
- Commence full-time, on-campus study in an eligible UNSW undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program in Term 1, 2027.
- Programs delivered through UNSW Online and UNSW Canberra are not eligible.
- Eligible students are ranked on academic merit.
Can you apply?
Here's who can apply
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Eligible nationalities
Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Andorra · Angola · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bahamas · Bahrain
+ 185 more
Bangladesh · Barbados · Belarus · Belgium · Belize · Benin · Bhutan · Bolivia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Botswana · Brazil · Brunei · Bulgaria · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cambodia · Cameroon · Canada · Central African Republic · Chad · Chile · China · Colombia · Comoros · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Croatia · Cuba · Cyprus · Czechia · DR Congo · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Estonia · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Fiji · Finland · France · Gabon · Gambia · Georgia · Germany · Ghana · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Hong Kong · Hungary · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kiribati · Kosovo · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Latvia · Lebanon · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Macau · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Maldives · Mali · Malta · Marshall Islands · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mexico · Micronesia · Moldova · Monaco · Mongolia · Montenegro · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Namibia · Nauru · Nepal · Netherlands · Nicaragua · Niger · Nigeria · North Korea · North Macedonia · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Palau · Palestine · Panama · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Qatar · Republic of the Congo · Romania · Russia · Rwanda · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · San Marino · São Tomé and Príncipe · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Serbia · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Singapore · Slovakia · Slovenia · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Africa · South Korea · South Sudan · Spain · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Suriname · Sweden · Switzerland · Syria · Taiwan · Tajikistan · Tanzania · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Türkiye · Turkmenistan · Tuvalu · UAE · UK · USA · Uganda · Ukraine · Uruguay · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Vatican City · Venezuela · Vietnam · Yemen · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Education required
High School · Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Choose an eligible UNSW undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree and check its academic, English-language, and any special entry requirements.
- 2Submit an admission application through the UNSW Applicant Portal, or through UAC when UNSW requires that route for the applicant’s qualification.
- 3Track the admission application, provide any requested documents, and accept the offer if successful.
- 4UNSW automatically considers eligible students for the award; no separate scholarship application or supporting documents are required.
Program timeline
Current 2027 admission cycle
Applications to all 2027 international intakes are open.
Standard Term 1 teaching begins for UNSW Sydney term-based courses; other teaching calendars may differ.
Feb 15, 2027
Second term of the first year
UNSW applies the $10,000 tuition payment.