Other funding

As the number of applications received for the Melbourne Scholarships 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 Melbourne Scholarships, 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 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 and MRC schemes and links to databases that provide information about funding opportunities [e.g. the Community of Science (COS), Research Professional etc]

Many of the University's faculties/graduate schools and Murrup Barak - Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development 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:

Awards, Scholarships and Prizes - lists of awards available students 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.

Residential Colleges - All of the residential Colleges at the University of Melbourne are able to provide some form of financial assistance to students.

GradFlash - a newsletter that often includes information about graduate funding opportunities at the University of Melbourne.

The Research Grants Group within Melbourne Research aims to expand and diversify the sources of national and international funding available to University of Melbourne researchers. The group also produces the Research and Grants Bulletin which 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 Commonwealth Government's Australia Awards 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 program and the AusAID Scholarships program.

Scholarships for study outside Australia

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