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 professional 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 Office 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 website for information about the APA(I) and NH & MRC schemes and links to databases that provide information about funding opportunities [e.g. the Community of Science (COS), ResearchResearch 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:
- Melbourne Business School
- Melbourne School of Design
- Melbourne Graduate School of Education
- Melbourne School of Engineering
- Office for Environmental Programs
- Graduate School of Humanities & Social Sciences - information about travel and funding opportunities, scholarships for research students, Travel for Research in Postgraduate Study (TRIPS), PhD Fieldwork Grants and the Anthropology (Melanesia) Fieldwork Scheme.
- Centre for Indigenous Education
- Melbourne School of Land and Environment
- Melbourne Law School
- Melbourne Graduate School of Management
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
- Melbourne Graduate School of Science
- Faculty of Veterinary Science
- Faculty of the VCA and Music including School of Music (Parkville).
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
Graduate Student Association (GSA) funding - the GSA provides funding for graduate student groups to hold a range of activities and events.
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
Research & 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.
Careers and Employment aims to provide expert, up-to-date careers and employment assistance and information in a friendly and professional manner. Also includes Careers Online, the University's official jobs database for students, recent graduates and alumni.
JASON (Joint Academic Scholarship 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 Commissions' Education & Training website
- Erasmus Mundus
- British Council
- Scholarships to Study in the UK
- USA Fellowship Program
- Victoria Fellowships
- 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
- Business Victoria Scholarships including the Premier's Award for Health and Medical Research
- IDP Education
- Cultural Sector Grants and Services Database
- Australian Federation of University Women
- Royal College of Nursing, Australia
- CSIRO
- Cancer Council 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
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