Other funding
As the number of applications received for a scholarship program usually exceeds the number of scholarships available, we encourage you to search widely and submit applications for any schemes for which you meet the eligibility criteria.
If you are seeking information about scholarship and research funding opportunities beyond those offered by the Melbourne Scholarships Office, the following people and other resources may be of help.
Good luck!
People
Speak to:
- your supervisor
- academic and general staff in your department/faculty
- colleagues
- senior students
- recent graduates
- visitors to the university
University of Melbourne resources
If you've not already done so, visit the Melbourne Scholarships website for comprehensive information about the scholarships offered as part of the Melbourne Scholarships Program.
The Scholarship News section of the graduate research scholarships website is used to announce some scholarships. The Graduate Research Scholarships Team forwards to JASON (a database for graduate scholarships) all notices that we receive about new scholarships.
Visit the Melbourne Research Office website for information about the APA(I) and NH & MRC schemes and links to databases that provide information about funding opportunities [e.g. Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) Plus, the Community of Science (COS), Humanities and Social Sciences Research Funding, etc]
Many of the University's faculties/graduate schools and the Centre for Indigenous Education offer graduate scholarships and referrals to other funding options that are in addition to those offered as part of the Melbourne Scholarships Program. To view specific information about these opportunites use the links below:
- Arts - information about travel and funding opportunies, general graduate scholarships for research students, faculty scholarship prizes and awards, Travel for Research in Postgraduate Study (TRIPS), PhD Fieldwork Grants and funding for PhD Anthropology students working in Melanesia
- Melbourne School of Design
- Melbourne Graduate School of Education
- Melbourne School of Engineering
- Office for Environmental Programs
- Centre for Indigenous Education
- Land and Food Resources
- Melbourne Graduate School of Management
- Melbourne Law School
- Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
- Melbourne Business School
- Music
- Melbourne Graduate School of Science
- Veterinary Science
- Victorian College of the Arts
Awards, Scholarships and Prizes - lists of awards available students at the University of Melbourne
Academic Activity Grants - funding to enhance the graduate experience at the University of Melbourne
Sports Scholarships - scholarships and grants available to student-athletes by Melbourne University Sport and the Melbourne University Sports Association (MUSA)
Gradflash - a newsletter that often includes information about graduate funding opportunities at the University of Melbourne
Grants Bulletin - provides information about research funding (for University of Melbourne students, Staff and Associates only)
Student Financial Aid offers advice and information on student loans and bursaries, government student assistance, budgeting, and on a range of other matters related to student finances to students of the University of Melbourne who find themselves in genuine financial hardship.
JASON (Joint Academic Scholarships Online Network)
JASON is a fabulous national database that aims to list all of the postgraduate scholarship opportunities offered by: universities; charitable foundations; state, federal and overseas governments; private organisations etc. The scholarships are for local and international students and for study in Australia and overseas. JASON allows you to enter a profile and will then alert you of any scholarships that match it. JASON will even email you of scholarships that suit your profile as they are added to the database!
Australian Scholarships
The Australian Government's Australian Scholarships program provides a large variety of generous scholarships for both local and international students to undertake studies and research in Australia and overseas. The scholarships support short visits and completion of entire courses.
The program includes the Endeavour Awards and the AusAID Australian Leadership Awards (ALAs). The ALAs are for citizens from the Asia Pacific region to undertake doctorate or masters courses in Australia.
Scholarships for study outside Australia
- The General Sir Monash Awards
- Fulbright Scholarship
- Rhodes Scholarships
- Commonwealth Scholarships in the UK
- Travelling scholarships offered as part of the Melbourne Scholarships Program
- Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
- Association of Commonwealth Universities
- The Menzies Foundation
- Cambridge Australia Trust
- European Unions' Education & Training website
- Erasmus Mundus
- British Council
- Scholarships to Study in the UK
- USA Fellowship Program
- Victorian Fellowships and Premier's Award for Medical Research
- Gates Cambridge Trust
- The Embassy of the country you'd like to study in
If you are seeking funding to undertake studies at another university, contact that university for information about the scholarships they offer and their suggestions about funding support. If you plan to enrol overseas, it may also prove worthwhile to contact the government in that country about scholarships.
Other specialist funding opportunities
- Australian Federal Government websites such as DEEWR and DIISR
- IDP Education
- Cultural Sector Grants and Services Database
- Australian Federation of University Women
- CSIRO
- Cancer Council of Victoria
- National Heart Foundation
- Kidney Health Australia
- The Lionel Murphy Foundation
- Rotary International
- Australian Sports Commission
- Philanthropy Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Dan David Prize
- Australian Science Grants and Awards
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