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Scholarships available to international students

The scholarships listed below are for international students1 to undertake studies at the University of Melbourne.  These scholarships are offered as part of the Melbourne Scholarships Program.

While not part of the Melbourne Scholarships Program, studentships are sometimes offered to international students.

The Prime Minister of Malaysia’s Melbourne Scholar Programme

This scholarship is for staff in the early stages of their academic career at a university in Malaysia who (i) show outstanding promise and leadership potential and (ii) wish to undertake a PhD in Science or Engineering at the University of Melbourne (Australia).

Applications for the 2008 scholarship are closed. 

The Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education Split-PhD Scholarship

Applications are now open for potential candidates interested in undertaking a split PhD program at The University of Melbourne, sponsored by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education. Staff members of any Malaysian university are eligible to apply. For further information about the Split PhD scholarship and application process visit: http://www.gradstudies.unimelb.edu.au/future/splitphd.html

The University of Melbourne Malaysia Australia Colombo Plan Commemoration (MACC) Scholarship

The MACC scholarship is co-funded by the Malaysian government and the University of Melbourne and provides a living allowance and OSHC and tuition fee coverage for PhD degree study at the University of Melbourne.  Malaysian citizens who have an unconditional offer to undertake a PhD will be automatically considered for this scholarship.  A separate application is not required and applicants do not need to lodge an expression of interest to the MACC in order to be considered.  For more details, visit the MACC website.

1International students are citizens of countries other than Australia and New Zealand and are not Australian permanent residents.

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