A Distinction is an achievement worth celebrating but what if your academic excellence could be recognised in an even more meaningful way?
Since 2019, the University of Newcastle has awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Academic Excellence Scholarships. Sponsored by our Vice-Chancellor, these scholarships celebrate and support academically outstanding students who have already commenced their studies.
Our university appreciates your hard work, persistence, dedication, and sustained effort to achieve academic excellence, and demonstrates this with an automatic application to this prestigious scholarship for eligible students.
Scholarships are an invaluable asset for your academic career and are available for a range of different circumstances. However, for this one you just have to do well in your degree.
Along with this scholarship comes the opportunity for you to be recognised as an ambassador for your degree, and to continue to inspire future students once you graduate.
Academic Excellence Scholarships Recognising Outstanding Performance in Undergraduate Studies
This scholarship, worth $10, 000, is awarded each year to both domestic and international full-time students who have demonstrated academic excellence throughout their undergraduate degree, as they progress from Year 1 to Year 2, Year 2 to Year 3, and so on. What makes this scholarship even more special is that the university automatically recognises your ongoing efforts through your results. You can use the eligibility criteria to set your aspirational study goals throughout your degree, and who knows, maybe your name will be on this list next!
A huge congratulations to the inspirational 2026 recipients:
CLARE HALLIWELL Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) | HAYDEN MARTINELLI Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Business Analytics |
| NGUYEN DUY HOA TANG Bachelor of Visual Communication Design | MARIE TESSEDE Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Diploma of Legal Practice |
DOAN THUY LINH TRAN Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business Analytics | GIORDANO DIONIGI Bachelor of Arts |
harrison hottes Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Commerce | LIAM KAY Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (Honours) |
jasie brown Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood & Primary) | AMELIA IMIG Bachelor of Education (Primary) |
| JESSICA LOVE Bachelor of Education (Secondary) | GRACEYN SHIPP Bachelor of Education (Primary) |
BELLA LINTON-HALL Bachelor of Biomedical Science | DARSHEENA SINGH Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Diagnostic Radiography) |
MILANI CLEGG Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Radiation Therapy) | CATRIONA KAZUNO Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) |
JAYDE WEBSTER Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) | LILLIANA FRANCISCI Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) |
EE RU CHEN Bachelor Nutrition & Dietetics (Honours) | Ching YeE CHEUNG Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) |
samantha mclaren Bachelor of Nursing | ruby harris Doctor of Medicine |
BRAIDEN STANBOROUGH Bachelor Psychological Science (Advanced) | tristan dyson Bachelor of Data Science/ Bachelor of Computer Science |
ASHLEA WALL Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours) | ALEXANDER MCGAVIN Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) |
WILLIAM ZENKE Bachelor of Construction Management (Building) (Honours) | claudia hickey Bachelor of Math/ Bachelor of Science |
GEORGIA PAYNE Bachelor of Environmental Science & Management | camille cherry Bachelor of Design (Architecture) |
RAHEEL NATH Bachelor of Renewable Energy Engineering (Honours) | lone petersen Bachelor Psychological Science (Honours) |
University of Newcastle Academic High Performers Scholarship for Early Entry Program
The University of Newcastle also encourages future students to achieve high academic results before they come to university, as it’s a reflection of their dedication to educational excellence. The Academic High Performers scholarship celebrates and supports future undergraduates in their degrees with $10, 000 each year of their studies (up to $50, 000 for 5 years of study). There is no application required for this scholarship, as selection is based on UAC admissions application, however you will need to meet the eligibility criteria.
Congratulations to the following future students in each of the variations of this 2026 scholarship:
University of Newcastle Academic High Performers Scholarship for Year 12 Indigenous School Leaver
JACOB POTTER Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Nuclear Medicine) |
University of Newcastle Academic High Performers Scholarship for Year 12 School Leavers
SIENNA LATHAM Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) | anna vogt Bachelor of Medical Science |
MOLLY HEALY Bachelor of Psychological Science (Advanced) | NIKLAS MUELLER Bachelor of Medical Science |
ELEANOR HAYES Bachelor of Medical Science | jem fidyk Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours) |
TIMOTHY KABIR Bachelor of Medical Science | DARCY LUBANS Bachelor of Medical Science |
University of Newcastle Academic High Performers Scholarship for Regional High School DUX
LAYLA WICKS Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) WESLEY LAW Bachelor of Medical Science HOWARD EASTWOOD Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) |
Academic Excellence Scholarship 2027 Recipient
Maybe you!