Scholarships Merit-based
Westpac Bicentennial Foundation

Asian Exchange Scholarship

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Any
Disciplines
12700 AUD
Grant
Australia
Location
02 Dec 2024
Application deadline

About

The Westpac Bicentennial Foundation offers unique scholarship programs that empower scholars to invest the time and energy into what matters most, their studies, research and personal development. 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

$12,700

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction
  • living expenses
  • accommodation
  • travel expenses
  • other

Description

The Asian Exchange Scholarship is a remarkable opportunity offered to passionate and curious individuals looking to expand their worldview, embrace new perspectives and help build stronger ties between Australia and Asia. 

Applicable programmes

Benefits

Up to 36 Asian Exchange Scholarships are awarded every year. 

Should you be chosen, you’ll get access to:

Receive $12,700 in financial support for your exchange in Asia and to participate in our Leadership Development Program. This funding can be put toward travel, living and study expenses such as flights, accommodation, food and textbooks.

Build leadership skills, learn about the Asia region and practice cross-cultural communication in our weeklong leadership residential in Singapore. You'll be joined by other scholars from across Australia before your exchange begins. 

Connect with an inspiring network of like-minded game-changers and achievers across all five Westpac scholarship streams and attend exclusive events like the Westpac Scholars Summit held in Sydney. You’ll also have the opportunity to participate in mentoring as part of the W100 Network.

Eligibility

We’re looking for Australia’s best and brightest. To be eligible you must: 

  • Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
  • Be studying full-time at one of our 14 participating Australian universities.
  • Be an undergraduate student (including Honours students) enrolled in second year or beyond when commencing the exchange.
  • Hold a minimum of a credit average.
  • Be intending to complete a university approved exchange program for one to two semesters in mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, South Korea or Taiwan, pending no travel restrictions.
  • Be intending to commence exchange in semester 2, 2025, for the start of semester at your host university in Asia, pending no travel restrictions. Please note, most universities in our selected destinations refer to this as the ‘Fall semester’.

All fields of study are eligible.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

Australia

Nationality

Australian

Study experience required

High school

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

02 Dec 2024
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