Postgraduate Scholarships

Please refer to the Scholarships Office for other non-law specific scholarships

The Sydney Law School is undertaking a major review throughout 2009 of all prizes and scholarships.

Conditions of award and value of these prizes and scholarships may vary as a consequence of this review.

HECS Equity Scholarship

The Faculty of Law provides a limited number of HECS Equity Scholarships to postgraduate students within the Faculty. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance to students who might otherwise have difficulty meeting the cost of undertaking study within one of the Faculty's coursework programs. Successful applicants will incur a government HECS liability instead of paying full fees. The financial benefit of this depends on the program in which the student is enrolled.

Application closing date: closed

John O’Brien Memorial Coursework Scholarships in Criminal Law and Criminology

Established by a bequest to establish a memorial fund in perpetuity named the John O’Brien Memorial Fund. The purpose of the bequest is to provide scholarships in the University of Sydney Law School in particular for students in Criminal Law. The scholarships will be awarded annually to commencing students in the Master of Criminology by coursework.

Eligibility: Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents who will be commencing in the Master of Criminology coursework degree, either full-time or part-time. Applicants will be assessed on their entry scores and other measures of merit including a personal statement, and financial need.

Value of award: Payment of tuition fee

Application closing date: closed

The Justice Peter Hely Scholarship

Background: The Scholarship was established by the Law School through contributions from the friends and colleagues of the late Justice Peter Hely to promote postgraduate study in the fields of commercial law and equity. The scholarship is open to final year law students, Law graduands and graduates of the University of Sydney, to enable them to undertake a postgraduate degree in the fields of commercial law and equity, either by research or coursework, at the University of Sydney or any other appropriate university.

Conditions of Award: The scholarship shall be awarded under the following conditions:

1. The value of the scholarship will be $14,000, payable as a one-off payment.
2. The scholarship shall be awarded by the Faculty of Law, on the recommendation of a selection committee constituted by the Dean.
3. The scholarship shall be awarded to enable a Law graduand/graduate to undertake a postgraduate degree in Law, either by research or coursework, at the University of Sydney or any other appropriate university.
4. Payment is conditional on acceptance into an appropriate Law degree program. The student may be required to re-pay the scholarship if they withdraw from the degree before completion.
5. The scholarship shall be open to final year students, graduands and graduates of the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney.
6. Applicants must be Australian citizens or have permanent resident status.
7. Criteria for selection will be academic performance in the Bachelor of Laws or Master of Laws, or equivalent, and community service.

Application closing date: closed

Victoria Gollan Memorial Fund Scholarship

Established in 1996 by donations made in memory of Victoria Jane Barclay Gollan. The purpose of the fund is to assist an Aboriginal student in the study of law at the University of Sydney.

Eligibility: Full time Aboriginal student enrolled in a Law degree at the University of Sydney. (Undergraduate or Postgraduate level)

Basis for Award: Academic merit and financial need.

Value of Award: $1,500

Application Closing Date: 20 November 2009

Postgraduate Prizes

The Sydney Law School is undertaking a major review throughout 2009 of all prizes and scholarships.

Conditions of award and value of these prizes and scholarships may vary as a consequence of this review.