Undergraduate

Scholarships 2018

For domestic and

international students
 Contents
With you all the way 3
Bringing out your best 4
Grants, bursaries and prizes 5
Melbourne Chancellors Scholarship 6
Undergraduate Access Scholarships 8
Scholarships for Indigenous students 9
Scholarships by study area 10
Overseas study scholarships 16
Residential college scholarships 17
Sport scholarships 18
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars 19
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When reading through this publication, please note that

your status as a domestic or international student is
based on your citizenship, not where you have studied.
You are a domestic student if you are an Australian citizen
or permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen or hold
a permanent humanitarian visa. You are an international
student if you do not meet the criteria listed above, even
if you are currently attending high school or studying at
another institution within Australia.

Please note: The information in this brochure is indicative

and should not be relied upon to make your final decision.
Visit our website for more up-to-date information.

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With you all the way

When you accept your place at the University of Melbourne, youll be joining a community
of exceptional people who believe in the power of collaboration and mutual support.

Whether our passions lie in physics apply for! There are scholarships for
or performance, the one thing we all domestic and international students;
believe in at Melbourne is advancing the
boundaries of whats possible. And we
scholarships awarded on merit only
and some that take financial need into
95% of Melbourne
can only do that together. Thats why the account; some to help you stay here in students continue their
Melbourne Scholarships Program is one Melbourne, and some to help you travel studies beyond their first
of the most generous and comprehensive the globe. There are scholarships that year consistently more than
in Australia. support your whole course or help you at any other university in
explore a specific interest. AustraliaQ
There is a wide range of scholarships
listed here, and it is worth reading Wherever you are, and whatever your
through the eligibility criteria for each. passion, with a Melbourne Scholarship
You may be surprised at what you can you can turn ambition into achievement.

Law lecturer Ian Malkin is so

passionate about student
success that he set up his own
scholarship. The Ian Malkin
Internship Scholarship supports
Juris Doctor law students
who may struggle to afford
internships in the not-for-profit
or government sectors.
It would be quite costly if they
have to support themselves and
would be terribly unfair if they
missed out on opportunities
due to lack of privilege,
Professor Malkin says.
Thats the sort of commitment
our students can expect.

Q Enrolment survey 2016

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Bringing out your best

Our comprehensive scholarships program is designed to help you build

on your potential as you study.

Are you in Year 10? The Kwong Lee Dow studies, so its quite likely that youll pick skills necessary for success in the
Young Scholars Program is an exceptional up a scholarship, bursary, prize or travel global workplace. Our scholarships are
pathway to continued success at grant during your time here. Applying just one way in which we encourage you
university. If youre in your final year of for more scholarships as you study will to follow your curiosity and study what
high school and expecting a high ATAR, help you build an impressive resume and you love, because thats how you thrive.
make the most of it with a Melbourne expand your horizons.
Chancellors Scholarship.
The Melbourne Model encourages
But this is just a start! Most of our you to challenge yourself and try out
scholarships are awarded to continuing different ways of thinking, giving you the
students at different points in their perspective and communication

Doug Brumley was awarded a string of

scholarships during his University of
Melbourne studies and believes success
breeds success.
Doug won several awards during his Bachelor
of Science honours degree, including support
from Newman College. These paved the way to
the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship
that supported him through his PhD overseas
and helped him land his dream job as a lecturer
in applied mathematics back at Melbourne!
Doug can now show his students that
accumulating awards is a great boost for
your confidence and your CV.
Scholarships like these encouraged me to
push even further. Working hard for a string of
scholarships from the University of Melbourne
can help you present yourself well.
Dougs Melbourne awards include:
Melbourne National Scholarship
Deans Prize (Faculty of Science)
Dwight Prize in Physics
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Summer Vacation Scholarship
Professor Nanson Prize
(Mathematics and Statistics)

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Grants, bursaries and prizes

In addition to our scholarships, we offer many prizes, grants and bursaries that
can help you get the most out of your time at university.

Grants are available to undertake financial pressures of uni so you can one-off bursary payments per year,
volunteering or leadership activities. focus on your studies. varying from $200 to $10 000.
Excel in your studies and you could
pick up a coveted prize for academic Many student bursaries have been To be considered for these grants, you
achievement. Bursaries are available established by generous bequests and must provide evidence of financial need,
for a variety of needs and can ease the donations to assist students in financial and submit an online Student Financial
need. The University awards over 500 Assessment.

My scholarship helped me
financially, and it also provided
me with a network of friends.
Receiving a scholarship drove
me to reflect on how I can
assist others who are less
fortunate than me, in order to
benefit individuals and society
collectively.
Ewe Jin Tan,
Bachelor of Commerce,
Commerce Opportunity Bursary

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Melbourne Chancellors Scholarship
The Melbourne Chancellors Scholarship is awarded to talented undergraduate
students in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement during their
Australian Year 12 or International Baccalaureate (IB).

Benefits For international students: Selection

A 50 per cent tuition fee remission for
The Melbourne Chancellors Scholarship The Melbourne Chancellors Scholarship
the standard full-time duration of a
provides the following benefits: is awarded on the basis of merit and
bachelors degree
guaranteed to all students who satisfy the
For domestic students: Melbourne Global Scholars Award of undergraduate course prerequisites and:
HECS student contribution up to $2500 for an approved period
exemption for the full duration of a of overseas study as an Exchange or Achieve an ATAR of at least 99.90, or
Commonwealth Supported Place Study Abroad student Intend to undertake the Bachelor of
in a bachelors degree and a Guaranteed International Full Fee Music and achieve an ATAR of at
concurrent diploma place in a professional masters least 99.85 and achieve an audition
Living allowance for the standard degreeQ for students who meet score of A+, or
full-time duration of the bachelors the prerequisite course and entry Are of Indigenous Australian descent
degree and concurrent diploma with requirements for the masters and achieve an ATAR of at least 90.
a value of: An accommodation place arranged by
- $ 5000 per year for students who the University close to the Parkville Application
studied in Victoria campus in quality accommodation
for the first year of study. The Eligible students who have applied for
- $ 10 000 per year for students who offer does not include the cost of admission to the University via VTAC
studied outside Victoria accommodation. will be automatically considered for the
Melbourne Chancellors Scholarship.
Melbourne Global Scholars Award of

Eligibility
up to $2500 for an approved period Outcome
of overseas study as an Exchange or To be considered for this scholarship,
Study Abroad student you must: The first offers are made a few days
after the Victorian Year 12 results are
Guaranteed Commonwealth Be one of the following: released in December. Further offers
Supported Place in a professional are made in January and February to
masters degreeQ for students - a
 domestic or international student
students who have completed the IB
who meet the prerequisite course who completed an Australian Year
or Year 12 outside Victoria. Scholarship
and entry requirements for the 12 or the IB in Australia, or
offers do not represent an offer for
masters degree - a
 n Australian citizen who completed admission to a University of Melbourne
An accommodation place arranged by an Australian Year 12 or the IB bachelors degree. Course offers are made
the University close to the Parkville outside Australia separately through VTAC.
campus in quality accommodation
for the first year of study. The Have applied for a University of chancellorscholars.unimelb.edu.au
offer does not include the cost of Melbourne undergraduate course via
accommodation. VTAC for commencement in the year
following completion of an Australian
Year 12 or IB
Not have previously undertaken any
tertiary studies (excluding extension
studies completed as part of a
Year 12 program).

Q Some exclusions apply. For a list of applicable courses, please go to chancellorscholars.unimelb.edu.au

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When Paris Mordecai adds up the
benefits of her latest scholarship, its
not just the $22 000 in living allowances
shes thinking about.

The KPMG Indigenous Pathway

Scholarship winner also receives an
internship with one of Australias most
high-profile companies, and says thats
something you cant put a price on.

Providing scholarships such as this,

getting Indigenous kids involved with
business is so important. Without the
scholarship I may never have considered
it, Paris, who is also a Chancellors
Scholar, says.

Having that sort of encouragement is

so valuable. I cant wait to see where this
takes me. I feel like the scholarship and
the internship is just the beginning.

The scholarship, open to second-year

Indigenous students in Arts, Commerce
or Science, was developed in consultation
with Murrup Barak, Melbourne Institute
for Indigenous Development.

Paris, a Trinity College student, has her

eye on pursuing academia. She also
hopes to continue to mentor young
students through the Universitys
Aspiring Scholars Program.

Paris also received a University

housing bursary, a Trinity College
General Scholarship and an academic
achievement award for excellence in
first-semester studies in 2017.
Undergraduate $4.7m
Access Scholarships in equity scholarships

For many, the road to uni isnt easy. If you qualify for consideration under our
Access Melbourne admissions program, you could land a scholarship that can help.

There are many different ways of getting Mildura Alumni Scholarship Eligibility
to uni. If your circumstances have For students from the Mildura region.
prevented you from achieving your best, An Australian citizen or permanent
Established by a donation from resident, or a New Zealand citizen
Access Melbourne can help. The University University alumni to celebrate the former
offers close to 200 Undergraduate Access all-residential Mildura campus. We award Complete Year 12 or the IB in Australia
Scholarships to Access Melbourne three Mildura scholarships per year. in the year prior to commencing at
applicants. These scholarships provide the University
an allowance of $5000 per year for the Ray and Violet Marshman Scholarship Not have been awarded results or
duration of the course and some cover the For students from rural and regional subjects undertaken as part of a
course fees as well. areas. There is one scholarship per year. degree course at a tertiary institution
in Australia
To be automatically considered for an John and Olga Lawless Ziegler
Undergraduate Access Scholarship for Scholarship ave applied for Access Melbourne
H
2018, you will need to submit your SEAS using the VTAC Special Entry Access
For students who demonstrate Scheme (SEAS) and included evidence
application by October 10 2017.
disadvantaged financial background. that you:
These awards include:
- Have a disadvantaged financial
Melbourne Access Scholarship Undergraduate Access
background, or
For commencing students who gained Scholarship benefits
- Are from a rural area or
admission to the University while having $5000 per year for the normal, under-represented school, or
experienced difficult circumstances that full-time duration of the course
affected their Year 12 studies. About 170 of -E
 xperienced difficult circumstances, or
May be extended by another year for
these scholarships are awarded each year. - Have a disability or medical
students who enrol in a concurrent
diploma at the University of condition, or
Alexander and Bridget Jones Memorial
Scholarship Melbourne - Are from a non-English speaking
For students from rural and regional Ten high-achieving students will also background, or
areas. Established by the Bendigo receive a tuition fee exemption for - Are an indigenous Australian.
and Adelaide Bank and the University their Commonwealth Supported Place,
valued up to approximately $30 500 The status of Indigenous Australians must
of Melbourne in memory of two
be confirmed by Murrup Barak, Melbourne
students who lost their lives in tragic Awarded on the basis of information in

Institute for Indigenous Development.
circumstances in 2013. your SEAS application, and your ATAR.
For more information, visit:
access.unimelb.edu.au

Originally from Mildura, Bachelor of

Science student and Mildura Alumni
Scholarship recipient Bridget Loughhead
always dreamed of studying at
Melbourne. The only thing standing in her
way was the cost. My parents couldnt
afford to pay for me, because there are
four other kids at home. I was always
going to be financially independent when
I went to university, but I was going to
have to work for a year after high school
to save up enough money.

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Scholarships for
Indigenous students
If youre an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander coming to the University of Melbourne, youll be
part of a thriving family of over 300 Indigenous students who are making Melbourne home.

We support Indigenous students with a The Indigenous Scholarship Program Encouraged and supported, our
range of programs to help them achieve administered by Murrup Barak, Indigenous students enjoy a level
their very best from the Melbourne Melbourne Institute for Indigenous of success that consistently ranks
Chancellors Scholarship for high achievers Development provides a raft of above the average for Group of Eight
and Access scholarships, through to specific benefits for books, housing university students.Q
collaborative awards developed by the bursaries, living costs and monetary
University in partnership with government. grants.

Scholarship Benefits Number available Eligibility

Melbourne Chancellors Scholarship For a summary of benefits and full Awarded on merit Indigenous applicants are required to achieve an
eligibility criteria, see page 6 or to all eligible ATAR or notional ATAR of 90.00 or above
chancellorscholars.unimelb.edu.au students

Melbourne Access Scholarships For a summary of benefits and full ~170 Eligible for Access Melbourne under the
eligibility criteria, see page 8 or Indigenous Australian category and meet the
access.unimelb.edu.au other eligibility criteria for the Melbourne Access
Scholarship

Indigenous Commonwealth Annual allowance ($2637 in ~25 Eligible for the Undergraduate Access
Education Costs ScholarshipsW 2017) for up to four years of your Scholarships (see page 8)
undergraduate degree Eligible students applying to the University via the
VTAC Special Entry Admission Scheme (SEAS) will
Indigenous Commonwealth Annual allowance ($5276 in be invited to apply for this scholarship
Accommodation ScholarshipsW 2017) for up to four years of your
undergraduate degree The status of Indigenous Australians must be
confirmed by Murrup Barak, Melbourne Institute
for Indigenous Development:
murrupbarak.unimelb.edu.au

Q Based on 2015 University of Melbourne Indigenous student success rate data.

W The values of Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarships are indexed annually.

Having the DELWP Scholarship

has made university more
accessible. I have the flexibility
to buy extra materials and
software for myself so I can work
from any place, and dont have
to come in to a lab if it doesnt
suit me on a certain day. Having
the extra financial support goes
a long way.
Laura Brown,
First recipient of the Victorian
Department of Environment, Land,
Water and Planning (DELWP) Diversity
and Inclusion Scholarship for Bachelor
of Design students, a Medley Hall,
University and Victorian Government
partnership

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Scholarships by study area
Our faculties offer hundreds of specific awards that can help you through your
undergraduate studies. Heres a taste of whats available. For a full list and how
to apply, check faculty websites and scholarships.unimelb.edu.au.

Agriculture fvas.unimelb.edu.au/study/scholarships
Scholarship Q Benefits Number available Eligibility

Ian Roach Family Scholarship Annual payment for three years, 1 Selection is based on academic merit and
totalling up to $20 000 potential to succeed
Preference will be given to students in
financial need
Meet rural student criteria

William Allen Stewart Scholarship Annual payment for up to three years, 3 Selection is based on academic merit
totalling up to $30 000

William Buckland Foundation Residency at a participating 3 Selection is based on academic merit as

Residential Scholarship residential college for three years, demonstrated by an ATAR or equivalent,
valued at approximately $50 000 leadership potential, participation and
commitment to community and evidence of living
in rural or regional Victoria

Tallis Family Agricultural Payment over two semesters, 1 Selection is based on academic merit
Scholarship totalling up to $2000 Demonstrate disadvantage by financial hardship
Meet rural student criteria

Alan Blakney Memorial Payment over two semesters, 1 Enrol in the Diploma of General Studies
Scholarship totalling up to $5000 Selection is based on academic merit
Study full time at the Universitys Dookie campus
Demonstrate disadvantage by financial hardship,
personal circumstances, a disability or medical
condition, or come from a rural or isolated area

Vam Deo Dhar Memorial Up to $2500 1 Selection is based on academic merit

Scholarship Full-time international student studying in the
field of agriculture

Q Scholarships listed are based on awards offered in 2017 at time of publication. Number and value may vary from year to year.

I cant express how

incredible it has been to
receive such support.
This scholarship has meant
that I do not have to work
as much to cover my living
expenses, so I can use my
time to study or do things
to progress my career
instead.
Emily Webb-Ware,
Bachelor of Agriculture,
William Allen Stewart Scholarship

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 The University offers over
1200 awards for new and
continuing students

Arts arts.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships
Scholarship Q Benefits Number available Eligibility

Bachelor of Arts International 25%50% fee remission for the 8 Available to students with a minimum ATAR of
Scholarship duration of the course (up to 90.00 (or equivalent)
three years) Meet the entry requirements for the Bachelor of Arts
$5000 bursary 15 Selection is based on academic merit and country
of citizenship
Citizen of a country deemed under-represented by
the Faculty of Arts (eligible countries may change
from year to year)
All international Bachelor of Arts applicants from
under-represented countries will automatically be
considered

Miltiades and Alkistis Chryssavgis Payment to the value of $5000 1 Commencing Bachelor of Arts student
Scholarship

Faculty of Arts Excellence Payment to the value of $4000 2 Selection is based on academic merit
Scholarship Enrolled first or second-year Bachelor of
Arts student

Melbourne Global Languages $1500$7000 travel scholarship 14 (2017 first-round Selection is based on academic merit
Scholarship awards; 49 in total Enrolled and completed a full year of language
for 2016) study at a tertiary level in the language you intend
to study overseas

Igor Meshakov-Korjakin Russian $2000$5000 travel scholarship 6 Completed the relevant unit (see Arts website for
Scholarship full conditions)

Shakespeare Scholarship Payment to the value of $3500 1 Selection is based on academic merit
Enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts and undertaking
a second, third or fourth-year English and Theatre
Studies subject

Emma Grollo Memorial Payment to the value of $7250 2 Selection is based on academic merit and a proposal
Scholarship Faculty of Arts student enrolled in an Italian program

Italian Australian Foundation Payment ranging from $2500$5000 4 Enrolled Bachelor of Arts student
Travel Scholarship Undertaking the Languages of Venice: Study
Abroad unit, will be eligible, or disadvantaged and
wish to travel for the purpose of formal study of
Italian language, culture and/or heritage
Preference given to Australian citizens of Italian
descent. However, all Australian residents or
citizens who fit the eligibility criteria are invited
to apply.

Gwenda Ford English Literature Payment ranging from $1000$5000 2 Selection is based on academic merit and
Scholarship documented financial disadvantage
Third-year undergraduate student with a major in
English Literature

Q Scholarships listed are based on awards offered in 2017 at time of publication. Number and value may vary from year to year.

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 Commerce fbe.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships
Scholarship Q Benefits Number available Eligibility

Abernethy Scholars Program Membership in a student peer All first-year Students selected into the Bachelor of Commerce
network, including cross-cohort and students who who are awarded a faculty scholarship on the basis
alumni activities receive a SEAS- of their SEAS application will automatically be
Exclusive access to some of the based faculty awarded a place in the Abernethy Scholars Program
facultys key experiential programs scholarship Scholarships included in this program are denoted
Group mentoring by Professor by a W in the list below
Margaret A Abernethy, Sir Douglas
Copland Chair of Commerce and
former Dean of the Faculty of Business
and Economics
Exclusive professional development
opportunities

Melbourne Chancellors Mentoring by a senior Australian All BCom Entry into the Bachelor of Commerce Melbourne
Scholarship Copland Program business leader Chancellors Chancellors Scholarship
Invitations to special faculty events Scholarship
recipients
Membership of a cohort of high-
achieving students
Access to a student peer network,
including cross-cohort activities and a
series of alumni events
Invitations to the facultys key
experiential programs
Group mentoring by Professor Paul
Jensen, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of
Business and Economics
Exclusive professional development
opportunities

First in the Family ScholarshipW Annual payment of $10 000 for three 6 Australian citizen or permanent resident
years, totalling $30 000 Eligible for Access Melbourne
First in your family to attend university

Commerce Opportunity Bursary W Annual payment of $15 000 for three 3 Australian citizen residing in Victoria
years, totalling $45 000 Eligible for Access Melbourne
Selection is based on academic merit and
documented financial or other disadvantage

Dawn Wade ScholarshipW Residency at International House for 1 Australian citizen residing in rural or regional area
three years, to the maximum value of Eligible for Access Melbourne
$22 000 per year
Selection is based on academic merit and
documented financial or other disadvantage
Have applied to International House online

Faculty Opportunity Bursary W Annual payment of $15 000 for three 1 Eligible for Access Melbourne
years, totalling $45 000 Selection is based on academic merit and
documented financial or other disadvantage

Commerce Undergraduate 50% fee remission for the duration of 10 Awarded on the basis of academic merit
International Merit Scholarship the course (up to three years) All international Bachelor of Commerce applicants
are automatically considered

Bachelor of Commerce Global 20% fee remission for the duration of 50 Have completed an approved Year 12 program or
Scholarship the course (up to three years) equivalent that meets the eligibility requirements
for the Bachelor of Commerce
Minimum ATAR of 90.00, or equivalent
Citizen of a country deemed under-represented by
the Academic Board (eligible countries may change
from year to year)
Selection is based on academic merit and citizenship
All international Bachelor of Commerce applicants
from under-represented countries are automatically
considered

Commerce at International House Residency at International House 1 Australian citizen residing in rural or regional
ScholarshipW for the first year of the Bachelor of Victoria
Commerce, valued at approximately Eligible for Access Melbourne
$20 000
Have applied to International House online
Selection is based on academic merit and
documented financial or other disadvantage

Q Scholarships listed are based on awards offered in 2017 at time of publication. Number and value may vary from year to year.
W Scholarship is part of the Abernethy Scholars Program.

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 Commerce fbe.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships
Scholarship Q Benefits Number available Eligibility

Bertalli Family Foundation Annual payment of $5000 for three 2 Australian citizen
ScholarshipW years, totalling $15 000 Eligible for Access Melbourne rural category

Burnet Family Access Scholarship W Annual payment of $5000 for three 1 Australian citizen or permanent resident
years, totalling $15 000 Eligible for Access Melbourne

Wade Family Commerce Residency at Ormond College for the 2 Australian citizen and resident of Australia
Scholarships at first year of the Bachelor of Commerce, Apply for a place and financial assistance at
Ormond College valued at approximately $13 000 Ormond College

Douglas Family Scholarship W Annual award of the net annual 1 Australian citizen residing in rural or regional
income of the trust ($5100 in 2016) for Victoria
three years Eligible for Access Melbourne Financially
Disadvantaged category

A.G. Whitlam International 50% fee remission for the duration of 5 Citizen of one of the designated countries
Undergraduate Merit Scholarship the course (up to three years) (for Semester 1: Sri Lanka and Bangladesh; for
Semester 2: India, Vietnam and Bangladesh)
Have completed an approved Year 12 program or
equivalent in a country other than Australia that
meets the eligibility requirements for the Bachelor
of Commerce
Students who meet the eligibility criteria will
be automatically considered, with no separate
application process

International Undergraduate 50% fee remission for the duration of 8 Attended one of these partner institutions:
Partner Scholarship the course (up to three years) - Trinity College Foundation Studies, Australia
- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
- Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
- HELP University, Malaysia
- Taylors College, Malaysia
- Sunway College, Malaysia
- Markham College, Peru
- Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore
- Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore
- Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
- Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore
All partner institution Bachelor of Commerce
applicants are automatically considered

Design bdes.unimelb.edu.au/#fees
Scholarship Q Benefits Number available Eligibility

DELWP Diversity and Inclusion $6350 per annum for three years at 2 Students from an Indigenous Australian background
Scholarship full-time equivalent are strongly encouraged to apply, as are students
Significantly subsidised from disadvantaged financial backgrounds and/or
accommodation at Medley Hall (the students who have lived in (and for Year 12 students,
total discounted amount is dependent also completed secondary school in) regional
on a financial assessment under Victoria or growth areas of Melbourne
Medley Halls entry requirements) Have applied or intend to apply for the Bachelor
of Design through VTAC with a view to majoring in
Urban Planning
Australian or New Zealand citizen or Australian
permanent resident or holder of a permanent
humanitarian visa

Interstate Design Scholarship $5000 Unlimited Domestic school-leavers with a minimum ATAR
(35 offered in 2016) (or notional ATAR) of 95.00 applying for the Bachelor
of Design from outside of Victoria are considered
automatically
No separate scholarship application is required

Q Scholarships listed are based on awards offered in 2017 at time of publication. Number and value may vary from year to year.
W Scholarship is part of the Abernethy Scholars Program.

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 Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/study/scholarships
Scholarship Q Benefits Number available Eligibility

E.S.J. King Prize $1200 (approximate) 1 Best-performing student in the three compulsory
subjects in the Pathology major (Mechanisms of
Human Disease; Techniques for Investigation of
Disease; Frontiers in Human Disease) in third year of
Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Biomedicine

R.D. Wright Prize and Scholarship Awards ranging from $500$2000 (in 8 Highest aggregate mark in second and third-year
2017) depending on prize category physiology subjects in Bachelor of Science or
One or more research studentships may Bachelor of Biomedicine
be awarded annually to undergraduates
to enable them to undertake research
in the Universitys department of
Physiology during the long vacation

Noel Arthur Twiss Scholarship Up to $50 000 (approximate) 1 or more Currently enrolled in one of the following courses:
Bachelor of Oral Health, Doctor of Dental Surgery,
Doctor of Clinical Dentistry, Graduate Diploma in
Clinical Dentistry (Implants), Bachelor of Oral Health
(Honours), Bachelor of Biomedicine (Honours) with
an approved Oral Health research project, Bachelor
of Science (Honours) with an approved Oral Health
research project, Master of Philosophy, PhD
Scholarship is awarded based on most
compelling case

John and Betty McCreery $500-$3000 Variable Eligible students are selected based on
Scholarship financial need
Provide evidence of financial need

John and Betty McCreery $5000 (approximate) 30 (university-wide) Enrolled in the Faculty of Science or Melbourne
Travelling/Study Scholarship Medical School and undertaking overseas study for
at least one semester
Have received approval to study overseas as part of
a University of Melbourne Exchange or Study Abroad
program or a University of Melbourne subject with
an overseas component
Have not previously received a Melbourne Mobility
Assistance Grant for overseas study that was part of
your current course

Anatomy and Neuroscience $1000 4 Student must have discussed the scholarship
Vacation Scholarship project with a supervisor in the department and
have supervisor approval
Scholarship covers research projects conducted
within laboratories of the Department of Anatomy
and Neuroscience

Laverack Prize for Cell & $350 1 Majoring in Cell and Developmental Biology and
Developmental Biology achieved the highest score in the core subject
CEDB30002 Concepts in Cell and Developmental
Biology, combined with the aggregate scores in
the best three elective subjects that contribute to
the major

Irene Stanley Award $825 (approximate) 1 High-achieving undergraduate student who has
completed one or more subjects in Biochemistry

Music and Performing Arts vca.unimelb.edu.au/study/scholarships

mcm.unimelb.edu.au/study/scholarships
Scholarship Q Benefits Number available Eligibility

Lionel Gell Foundation Scholarship $10 000 10 Australian citizen

Second-year students at the Faculty of VCA&MCM
who will be entering third year in 2018
Studying Music Performance; Composition or
Interactive Composition; Jazz & Improvisation; Dance;
Drawing & Printmedia or Photography; Painting
(figurative preferred); Film and Television; Music
Theatre; Theatre or Acting; and Production

Q Scholarships listed are based on awards offered in 2017 at time of publication. Number and value may vary from year to year.

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 Id love to use statistics to
help improve conditions in
the developing world, by
creating and analysing models
for complex issues such as
food distribution, climate
change or disease outbreak.
The Huntsman Australia Prize
has enabled me to reduce
the number of hours I spend
working at my jobs each week,
freeing up more time to focus
on my studies.
James Ha,
Chancellor's Scholar, Huntsman
Australia Prize for excellence in
second-year Chemistry

Science science.unimelb.edu.au/students/scholarships
Scholarship Q Benefits Number available Eligibility

Wyselaskie Scholarship in Natural $5000$10 000 1 Awarded on the basis of academic merit in third-
Sciences year studies to a student continuing on to graduate
studies in the Faculty of Science

Dwight Prize $1200 3 Top students in first-year Physics, first-year

Chemistry and third-year Genetics

Dame Margaret Blackwood Prize $1500 1 Excellence in second-year Genetics

Argus Exhibition in Geology $1000 1 Top student in first-year Geology

Maurice H. Belz Prize $500 and $250 2 Top two students in second-year Statistics and
Probability subjects

John McFarland Exhibition $500 1 Excellence in first-year Pure Mathematics

J. F. W. Payne Exhibition $500 1 Excellence in first-year Biology

E. F. Millar Exhibition $500 1 Excellence in second-year Botany

Georgina Sweet Exhibition $500 1 Excellence in second-year Zoology

Huntsman Australia Prize $500 1 Exceptional achievement in second-year Chemistry

Q Scholarships listed are based on awards offered in 2017 at time of publication. Number and value may vary from year to year.

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Overseas study scholarships

Studying overseas can be one of the most enriching experiences of your time at uni.
With our program of scholarships and grants behind you, the world lies ahead.

We send over 1300 students abroad Do you strive to be an ambassador Our program includes University and
each year on semester, year or short- and future leader in your field? government-sponsored awards covering
term intensive programs. With one There are a number of national a range of student circumstances, from
of our scholarships or grants, you scholarship programs supporting high academic achievement through to
could be studying business in Beijing, students to develop their leadership, financial need. Loans are also available.
French in Qubec, science in Estonia or networking and ambassadorship skills
anthropology in Santiago sooner than while studying overseas as part of their Below is a small selection of whats on
you think. Australian degree. offer. Discover more about these and
other opportunities through our website:
mobility.unimelb.edu.au

Melbourne Mobility Awards Melbourne Mobility Social, educational or Australian Government National scholarship
Excellence Awards financial need grants and loans programs

Melbourne Global Alan Gilbert Mobility Lin Martin Melbourne OS-Help Loan New Colombo Plan
Scholars awards Scholarship Global Scholarship Scholarship (funded by DFAT)

Jamakepe and USA Wayne and Marion Patten Melbourne Global Financial New Colombo Plan Westpac Asian Exchange
Foundation Scholarships Mobility Scholarship Assistance Grant Mobility grants

Universitas 21 Award Melbourne Global Aitchison Travelling Endeavour Mobility grants

Language Scholarship Scholarship
see page 11

It completely redefined
my university experience,
adding immeasurable
depth, Commerce
student Claudia Wilson
says of her exchange
to Fudan University,
Shanghai. I cant
imagine if I hadnt gone
on exchange.
Claudia travelled as part
of the Westpac Asian
Exchange Program,
with support from other
funding sources, including
the Melbourne Global
Scholars Award.

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Residential college scholarships

The Universitys residential colleges have a long history of providing

financial support for students relocating to Melbourne to study.

Scholarships and bursaries offered by Scholarships and bursaries may be

our residential colleges are designed to awarded on the basis of academic
enable more students to benefit from an excellence and/or financial need. As all
education at the University of Melbourne applicants are treated on a case by case Nearly $5m
and one of the residential colleges. basis other factors may contribute to the in residential college
awarding of a scholarship or bursary. assistance in 2017
In 2017, nearly $5 million was distributed You may find your course has a joint
to about a third of all resident students scholarship with a particular college.
via scholarships and bursaries, with an
additional $2 million dispersed via part- You can apply for a scholarship or bursary
time employment opportunities. when you submit your application to live Find out more
at a residential college. See the colleges
Scholarships and bursaries are available +61 3 9342 1753
website for more information about the
to new and continuing residents, with application process for each college.
specific support for regional, rural, enquiries@colleges.
unimelb.edu.au
interstate, international and Indigenous
Australian students, and those who are colleges.unimelb.edu.au
the first in their family to attend university.

Moving from another state was

a big step financially. My college
scholarship let me focus more on
extracurricular activities and my
coursework, allowing me to excel.
Jasraaj Kaur Singh,
Chancellors Scholar (Bachelor of Biomedicine),
College academic achievement scholarship

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Sport scholarships

The University has a proud tradition of supporting outstanding student-athletes

in their sporting and academic pursuits.

Sport scholarships are provided as part Student-athletes selected to represent Late applications will usually be open
of the Universitys Elite Athlete Program. their country of citizenship may also until week two of Semester 1 each year.
The program also includes an elite apply for an International Travel Grant of The number of scholarships awarded
athlete entry scheme for prospective up to $1500 annually. is determined by the scholarships
student-athletes and flexible student committee.
assistance for recognised elite athletes Scholarship application dates vary.
whose sporting activities may clash with Prospective students can usually apply For more information visit:
their studies. for a conditional sport scholarship in sport.unimelb.edu.au/
August for the following year. eliteathleteprogram

Scholarship Benefits Eligibility

Andrew and Geraldine Buxton Annual payment of $10 000 for up to Undergraduate or postgraduate student-athlete demonstrating academic
Athletic Scholarship three years, totalling $30 000 Q merit and excellence in the sport of athletics

Friends of the Sports Association Annual payment of up to $3000 Q Selection based on a students potential to represent Australia in a junior
Scholarship or under-age team (Olympic, Commonwealth or FISU sport)

High Performance Scholarship Annual payment of up to $4000 Q Selection based on a students potential to represent Australia in a senior
sporting team (Olympic, Commonwealth or FISU sport)

Hockey, Netball and Volleyball Annual payment of up to $1500 Q Selection based on a students potential to represent the University and
Scholarships and play for either the Hockey, Netball or Volleyball clubs

Peter Hone Rugby Scholarship Annual payment of up to $1500 Q Selection based on a students potential to represent the University and
play for the Rugby Club

Rugby Young Achiever Award Annual payment of $5000 Q Selection based on leadership, academic endeavour and rugby excellence
for Year 12 school-leavers
Commencing first-year university in 2018

Winged Victory and ScholarFit Gym membership and various support Selection based on a students potential to represent an affiliated sporting
Scholarships depending on sporting need club senior team and/or the University

Bachelor of Science student Amy

Bongetti has her heart set on
representing Australia in karate
at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Through the Universitys Elite
Athlete Program, she has a
Winged Victory Scholarship and
receives travel grants to help
her compete around the world.
The support has definitely
helped me manage my study
in conjunction with my sport,
she says. It has really helped
me make the transition to
university.

Q Scholarships include a $2500 subsidy for specialised strength and conditioning, physiotherapy and intervarsity sport.

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 Tom Duke has a long list of prestigious
scholarships to his name, but he never
forgets where his University of Melbourne
journey began.
The Kwong Lee Dow program was a
key factor in my decision to come to
Melbourne, Tom says. I was able to
attend revision lectures for my VCE
subjects, become familiar with the
Parkville campus and, most importantly,
I made a heap of amazing friends!
Toms awards include:
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar
Chancellors Scholar (Bachelor of Arts)
Bachelor of Arts Deans Honours List
Faculty of Arts Excellence Scholarship
Ormond Scholar
Highest Achieving Student, Faculty of
Arts (Ormond College)

Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars

If youre a Year 10 student in Victoria, apply for the Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program and
you could have an exciting uni experience that will push you to achieve your best.

The Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Entry is competitive, but the benefits To be eligible for the relocation allowance
Program is an academic enrichment continue beyond high school. you must:
program designed to support high-
achieving Victorian Year 11 and 12 Enrolment benefits Enrol in an undergraduate degree at
students, and select secondary students the University of Melbourne
and eligibility
living close to the New South Wales and
KLD Young Scholars who go on to study Be a Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar
South Australian borders.
at the University will have access to a during secondary school
As a Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar, you Melbourne Global Scholars Award valued
Complete Year 12 or the IB in Australia
can take part in an exciting program of at up to $2500 to support an approved
in the year prior to commencing at
events and activities focused on expanding period of study overseas during their
the University
your academic and personal horizons. undergraduate degree.
Live in a designated regional/isolated
You will enjoy access to our extensive For eligible regional and rural Kwong
area at the time of entry to the
library network, including specialist Lee Dow Young Scholars who enrol at
University.
libraries in law, business, chemistry, Melbourne, there is also a one-off $2500
physics, architecture, biomedicine, relocation allowance to assist with the
fine arts and music. cost of moving.

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