Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$2,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
This Scholarship has been established to assist students with the costs of art materials and books related to their studies.
The Scholarship was donated to the University of Sydney by the de Costa family in memory of Jerome de Costa whose enrolment at SCA was sadly prevented by his untimely death.
Benefits
This scholarship is valued at $2,000.
Eligibility
You must:
- be currently enrolled in their first or second year of Bachelor of Visual Arts or Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies in the Sydney College of Arts at the University of Sydney
- be able to demonstrate financial hardship in one or more of the below:
- identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island person as defined in the University of Sydney’s Confirmation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identity Policy 2015
- low socio-economic status
- carer responsibilities
- long-term medical condition/disability (including ongoing effects of abuse)
- sole-parent responsibilities
- regional and/or remote disadvantage
- refugee status
- LGBTIQ +, and/or
- first in family.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Australia
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
26 May 2026