University of Melbourne

Most of the funding at the University of Melbourne is awarded by the university itself, which is why the list below reads like a Melbourne catalogue rather than a roundup of outside schemes. Research degrees are typically funded through the national Research Training Program allocation, which Melbourne tops up, and many doctoral awards carry a stipend on top of fee relief. The named awards follow the same pattern: most cover tuition, some add a living allowance, and a few are tied to specific faculties or to your country of origin.

Undergraduate applicants meet a different set of awards, usually called scholarships or bursaries, and several are decided on admission rather than by a separate application. The Melbourne Chancellor's Scholarship and the Narrm Scholarship, both of which appear below, are among the better known of that group. What actually matters when you browse is the funding type on each card: fully funded means fees and living costs are covered, while a tuition waiver or partial award leaves some costs with you. Melbourne's cost of living is real, so read that line before you get attached to a shortlist.

Deadlines vary widely because each award follows its own cycle. Treat the date on a card as the current one, then confirm it on the University of Melbourne scholarship pages before you spend a weekend on an application. If an award below interests you, the official link on its card is the only safe place to apply.