Scholarships are assessed based on the following core competencies:
*To be eligible to apply, students must reasonably expect to achieve an ATAR of 95.
The UWA Winthrop Scholarship is one of UWA's most prestigious academic scholarships and is named in honour of Sir John Winthrop Hackett KCMG, an influential politician, agriculturalist, editor, and inaugural Chancellor of UWA.
He believed people should be able to utilise their talents without restriction. As such, he was influential in the establishment of free, compulsory, and secular education in Western Australia in 1899.
Winthrop Hackett’s leadership and passion facilitated many civic and cultural improvements across his life, particularly in the Western Australian Community. Our current day Winthrop scholars embody these traits as they are a leader in their community and firm in their convictions and values. A Winthrop scholar is civic minded and invested in the advancement of their community through developing their personal leadership.
Each year, up to five scholarships valued at $10,000 per annum are awarded to domestic* Year 12 high school students who demonstrate exceptional academic capabilities, can articulate their leadership vision, and demonstrate community and co-curricular achievements.
* An Australian citizen or permanent resident or holder of a Permanent Humanitarian Visa or a New Zealand citizen.
Students selected for a UWA Winthrop Scholarship benefit from:
Applicants need to apply online using the UWA Winthrop Application Template [DOCX 129KB].
A complete application includes:
The mentoring process was a key part in my career development, particularly as a pre-med student at the time, and now as a medical student entering my penultimate year. I received incredible personalised advice – both for my career in medicine, as well as managing university studies with my personal life."
As a rural student from Kalgoorlie, the Winthrop scholarship was such an honour to receive as it allowed me the financial means throughout my undergraduate years to live away from home at St Catherine's College. Through this scholarship I was able to live on campus, where I made the most of the many opportunities St Cat's and UWA had to offer through leadership, cultural, arts, sporting and volunteering endeavours."
Throughout my time as a Winthrop scholar I have always felt supported by staff and my fellow scholars. The support available allowed me to excel in all areas of my life while studying at UWA."
The Winthrop Scholarship has opened the door to a number of experiences that I would not have had otherwise."