Closing dates and selection timelines for local students
The table shows the key dates that relate to the award of the following scholarships: APA, MRS, FMS, HRS and the Prestigious and Other Major Scholarships*.
Application closing dates for local students are shown in red.
Applicants can view the status of their applications at any time on SCHOLS.
Timeline for international scholarship applications (e.g. IPRS, MIRS and MIFRS)
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 31 October |
Application closing date for APA, FMS, HRS and Prestigious (and other major) Scholarships. |
| Until 14 November 2008 |
Melbourne Scholarships Office (MSO) completes initial assessment of applications |
| 14 November 2008 |
Applications sent to academic departments for advice |
| 25 November 2008 |
Academic departments return the applications to the MSO |
| Early December 2008 |
Graduate Research Scholarships Committee assess the applications |
| 11 December 2008 onwards |
MSO sends initial scholarship offer letters |
| 19 December 2008 onwards |
Prestigious and Other Major Scholarships offers made |
| 19 December 2008 onwards | Date by which the MSO will send a letter to all applicants who applied by 31 October to advise them of the current status of their application. |
| 8 January 2009 |
Date by which applicants must accept or decline scholarship offers made in December 2008 |
| End January 2009 |
FMS and HRS offers made |
| January-July 2009 |
MRS offers continue to be made as advice is received from the faculties |
| 31 March 2009 |
Latest normal commencement date for APA recipients |
| May 2009 | Majority of applicants on the scholarship waiting list will be notified of their success or otherwise from the end of April |
* For full information about the APA (Australian Postgraduate Award), MRS (Melbourne Research Scholarship), FMS (Fay Marles Scholarship), HRS (Human Rights Scholarship), Prestigious and Other Major Scholarships please visit our 'scholarships available' page.
# The assessment of applications received after 31 October may take between 4-8 weeks depending when the application is received. Applicants will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.