University Of New England Destination Australia Program (DAP) for Domestic and International Students 2024

The University of New England has been selected by the Commonwealth Government as one of the tertiary education institutions that will award a number of the new Destination Australia Program (DAP) scholarships for commencement in the 2024 academic year.

UNE welcomes the opportunity to provide DAP scholarship support to Domestic and International students interested in undertaking study at Australia’s oldest regional northern NSW, with seven residential colleges at its main Armidale campus.

UNE has a long and strong record of world class research in numerous fields.  In ERA 2018, UNE gained a top 5-star rating of ‘Well above world standard’, for 15 specific research fields including: Agriculture, Land & Farm Management; Animal Production; Ecology; Environmental Science & Management; Evolutionary Biology; Genetics; Geology; Macromolecular & Materials Chemistry; Pure Mathematics; Soil Sciences; Zoology; and Psychology. UNE was rated the second top 4-star category of ‘Above World Standard’, or 3-star for ‘World Standard’, for another 12 specific research fields.

• Table of Content
• About University Of New England
• UNE Destination Australia Program (DAP)
• Aim and Benefits of UNE Destination Australia Program (DAP)
• UNE Destination Australia Program (DAP) Courses
• Requirements for UNE Destination Australia Program (DAP) Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University Of New England

The University of New England (UNE) is a public university in Australia with approximately 21,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern central New South Wales.

UNE Destination Australia Program (DAP)

Aim and Benefits of UNE Destination Australia Program (DAP)

Scholarship Value: $15,000 tax-free per annum for 4 years.

UNE Destination Australia Program (DAP) Courses

Requirements for UNE Destination Australia Program (DAP) Qualification

If you meet the following scholarship criteria, you may be eligible for a Destination Australia Program (DAP) scholarship:

• Applied for admission or been offered admission between 1 January 2024 and 30 June 2024 into a Higher Degree by Research course (Masters by Research or Doctoral Degree)
• Not yet enrolled as a full time, on campus student (must reside in the Armidale area),
• A Domestic or International candidate

• Preference will be given to applicants that align with the Australian Government’s National Skills Priorities.
• Preference may be given to applicants in educationally under-represented groups (e.g. first in family, low socio-economic status, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, First Nations, disability, regional and remote).
• Preference may be given to applicants not in receipt of another scholarship.
• The scholarship shall be administered by the Graduate Research School
• The Committee’s decision is final.

For further information, please see the scholarship Terms and Conditions.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Applicants must meet UNE’s admission requirements for higher degree by research course. Please see the entry requirements. Applicants must submit a candidature application if they wish to apply for a scholarship. For more information on submitting a candidature application please see our how to apply/enrol webpage.

To apply for the scholarship please complete the Destination Australia Program Application form. Please make sure you have read the Terms and Conditions if you wish to apply.

Only complete applications will be processed, so please ensure that you have submitted all required documentation with your application. The Graduate Research School will notify you via email when your application has been processed.

For more details visit: UNE website.